[5][6] Aside from her group activities, Nara appeared as a cameo role as a stewardess on the 20th episode of the SBS drama Take Care of Us, Captain with fellow Hello Venus member, Yooyoung.

[7] In 2017, Nara played her first major acting role in SBS's romantic comedy drama Suspicious Partner.

[14] The series was a commercial success and became the seventh highest-rated Korean dramas in cable television history.

[15][16] She was also cast in historical comedy TV series Royal Secret Agent as Hong Da-In, a courtesan whose beauty is comparable to Hwang Jini.

In March 2021, Nara was confirmed to be starring in tvN's fantasy drama Bulgasal: Immortal Souls.