Olympic Sharpshooter Is Becoming An Assassin
After scoring thousands of fans thanks to her cool style and unwavering confidence at the 2024 Paris Olympics, one South Korean sharpshooter is ready to take aim at her step in her career and become an assassin. Okay, Kim Ye-Ji won’t actually be clocking in as a literal assassin, but the 32-year-old Danyang, South Korea native, who won the silver medal in the women’s 10-meter air pistol in July, will be playing an assassin in the upcoming multinational short-form series Crush.
See her in a quick teaser for the upcoming series below.
In a short teaser trailer added to Asia Lab’s YouTube channel, Anushka Sen can be seen reprising her role from Asia as she attempts to aim a pistol at an unknown target. After a few seconds, Kim Ye-Ji, leaning into her cold, calm, and collected assassin demeanor, casually walks up to Anushka Sen and adjusts her shooting stance, straightens her arms, and improves her aim, all while remaining as stoic and confident as ever.
While exact plot details are still under wraps, it appears as if Kim Ye-Ji will play a well-seasoned assassin who will act as a mentor of sorts, offering her wisdom and showcasing her obvious skills around a gun.
“Kim Ye-ji’s casting as a global Korean assassin was a natural choice given her precision and performance at the Olympics, particularly her shooting skills.”
Lee Jung-sub
Kim Ye-Ji will portray her assassin character alongside Indian actor, Anushka Sen, with additional cast announcements expected to come at a later date. Crush is described as an action series that will see characters hailing from all over Asia engaging in dynamic and explosive storylines that all share an overarching theme. The short-form series will be directed by Korean filmmaker Lee Jung-sub, who also serves as the CEO of Asia Lab, a content production company that highlights travel products through collaborations with influential and viral Asian stars.
During the 2024 Paris Olympics, Kim Ye-Ji created an enormous amount of buzz thanks to her seemingly one-of-a-kind style and icy demeanor, which inspired fans to refer to her as an assassin or even a Terminator.
The Kim Ye-Ji assassin series will act as a spin-off to Lee Jung-sub’s original movie, Asia, which was inspired by the “Stop Asian Hate” movement, following the stories of people who are forced to confront racial hatred and discrimination all throughout the globe. The film included actors from several Asian countries, including Korean actor Jang Yoon-young, Thai actor Pakorn Chatborrirak, Indian actor Anushka Sen, and Malaysian singer Daiyan Trisha.
According to Lee Jung-sub, the decision to cast Kim Ye-ji was heavily influenced by the Olympian’s rising popularity and her ability to handle a weapon. “Kim Ye-ji’s casting as a global Korean assassin was a natural choice given her precision and performance at the Olympics, particularly her shooting skills,” Lee Jung-sub told NBC News. “The moment I saw that, I was convinced we had to cast her as the killer. It brings unparalleled credibility to the character.”
Crush is described as an action series that will see characters hailing from all over Asia engaging in dynamic and explosive storylines that all share an overarching theme.
During the 2024 Paris Olympics, Kim Ye-Ji created an enormous amount of buzz thanks to her seemingly one-of-a-kind style and icy demeanor, which inspired fans to refer to her as an assassin or even a Terminator.
During the Olympic women’s 10-meter air pistol competition, Kim Ye-Ji sported a pair of futuristic glasses that are designed to help a sharpshooter’s aim by equipping a blinder over one eye, eliminating the need for the shooter to focus on manually keeping the eye closed. To help keep her hair out of her face, Kim Ye-Ji opted to go with a casual ball cap in addition to her trendy-looking glasses, adding to her viral assassin persona.
For now, it remains unclear if Kim Ye-Ji’s assassin character will be wearing the Olympian’s now iconic glasses and ball cap combo in Crush. But regardless of her attire, there is a good chance that she’ll look cool no matter what.
Source: NBC News
