VIDEO. “No acting required!”: Futuristic Olympic shooting champion lands hitwoman role in film

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South Korean shooting medalist Kim Ye-ji lands acting debut. Cold and icy.

South Korean Olympic shooter Kim Ye-ji, whose skill and nonchalance captivated audiences and the web at the Paris Games, has landed her first acting role, playing a hitwoman, Asia Lab announced Friday.

The 10-meter pistol silver medalist will star alongside Indian actress and influencer Anushka Sen in a series called “Crush,” according to a spokesperson for the Seoul-based entertainment company.

Her attitude has become a viral phenomenon

The fiction will feature stars from at least seven different countries and will notably address the themes of racism and xenophobia. A short video shot in May during a World Cup event in Baku, then her ultra-calm attitude combined with futuristic shooting glasses and a baseball cap worn backwards at the Paris Games this summer, have made her a viral phenomenon, in particular thanks to the multiple montages widely used on social networks social.

The 32-year-old sports shooter's online popularity has even earned her praise from billionaire Elon Musk, who suggested on his social network X that she “should star in a movie”. “No acting required!”, he wrote in late July. Kim Ye-ji has also since signed a contract with a South Korean talent agency.