Actor Kim Hyang-gi has been chosen as the lead for the Coupang Play series "The Absolute Value of Romance," signaling another career-defining role.
Coupang Play's "The Absolute Value of Romance" (directed by Lee Tae-gon, Kim Jun-hyung) is a high-teen series about a high school girl who wrote romance novels starring pretty-boy teachers and then encounters them in unexpected moments in real life, becoming the protagonist of a tumultuous school life.
Kim Hyang-gi plays Yeo Ui-ju, a high school girl who is an ordinary student by day and writes romance novels by night. Through a character who moves between reality and imagination and fuels inner creativity, Kim Hyang-gi's characteristic delicate and lovable performance is expected to shine.
In particular, in this work Kim Hyang-gi will interact with Cha Hak-yeon, who plays Ga Woo-su, a math teacher with an IQ of 156 and a cool, aloof demeanor, and with the pretty-boy teacher lineup of Kim Jae-hyun, Son Jeong-hyeok, and Kim Dong-gyu. The delightful chemistry shown by actors with solid acting chops is expected to be a key point of interest in the series.
Recently, Kim Hyang-gi's career moves have been relentless. In the film "Hanran" she played A-jin, a mother who risks her life to go down the mountain for her daughter, earning critical acclaim for her fierce maternal love and overwhelming gaze, and in the Netflix series "Cashero" she transformed into Bang Eun-mi, who exhibits superpowers proportional to the calories she consumes, fully displaying the tsundere charm of a daily-life hero. Additionally, in KBS 2TV's single-episode project "Love: Track," the eighth story "Min-ji Min-ji Min-ji" realistically portrayed the subtle emotional waves of ordinary teenagers, offering deep comfort and empathy to viewers.
Meanwhile, having repeatedly attempted limitless transformations in each work and proven her unquestionable acting, Kim Hyang-gi's fresh and profound take on the high-teen genre in "The Absolute Value of Romance" is already drawing attention from the industry and fans.
Meanwhile, Coupang Play's "The Absolute Value of Romance," which is drawing anticipation for Kim Hyang-gi's performance, is scheduled to be released on Coupang Play in April.
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