Actor Jeon Soyoung made a clear name for herself from her first leading role.
Jeon Soyoung left an impression on global viewers by playing Yoo Se-a in the Netflix series "Gireo" released on the 24th.
"Gireo" is Netflix's Korean "YA (young adult) horror" series, and it rose to No. 1 on Netflix's domestic top 10 series chart two days after its release.
At the center of "Gireo"'s success is Jeon Soyoung. Playing the confident high school student Yoo Se-a, who devotes herself to track and field, Jeon Soyoung built her fundamentals by training daily for two months with national representative Kim Guk-young, and she went through a bob haircut transformation, weight gain and tanning.
The mood took a turn when the wish-granting app "Gireo"'s curse caused a horrific death to occur right before her eyes. Jeon Soyoung vividly showed the shock of losing a friend in an instant and the guilt of not being able to protect her on her collapsing face, and with the help of shaman Haet-sal (Jeon Sonee) she faced her trauma and displayed a desperate struggle that left a heavy aftertaste.
Over the eight-episode arc, Jeon Soyoung steadily led the character's transformation and growth. Viewers have praised her, saying, "The fresh combination of actors' performances is good," and "Her facial acting that depicts extreme horror was superb." They also reacted with comments such as, "Her performance proved she did not become a Baeksang Arts Awards newcomer nominee for nothing," "I was absorbed by her outstanding character realization ability, vocalization and attractive looks," and "Emotionally broad acting not typical of a rookie."
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