Kim Yeji, the South Korean pistol shooter who captured the world’s attention during the Paris Olympics with her skill and calmness, has taken an unexpected career turn: she will star in her first acting role as an assassin.
At 32, Kim won the silver medal in the 10-metre air pistol competition in July. Her ultra-calm demeanour, combined with her trademark metal-rimmed shooting glasses and baseball cap, made her a viral internet sensation. Videos of her performances quickly spread, attracting praise from the likes of Elon Musk, who on his social networking site X (formerly Twitter) wrote: ‘She should star in an action movie. She doesn’t need to act!’.
Now, Kim will star in ‘Crush’, a short-form series spinoff of the global film project ‘Asia’, according to a spokesperson for Seoul-based entertainment firm Asia Lab. The athlete will share the screen with Indian actress and influencer Anushka Sen in what promises to be a ‘deadly duo’, a company statement said.
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Since winning the silver medal, a clip of Kim at the Baku World Cup in May has gone viral, inspiring memes, fan art and edits to the K-pop beat. In August, Kim signed with a talent agency in South Korea to manage her activities outside of sports, and has been featured in a photo shoot for Louis Vuitton.
This acting debut marks a new stage in the career of Kim Yeji, who continues to break new ground both on and off the shooting range.
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