LOST actress Kim Yun-jin has found success in her homeland after a 19 year career outside of Korea.
Kim returned to her home turf to take the lead role
in SBS series “Ms. Ma, Goddess of Revenge.” The story is loosely based
on the fictional character of Miss Marple from Agatha Christie’s crime
novels and short stories. When LOST finished its sixth season in 2010, Kim was able to secure
a spot in the US entertainment scene by starring in another US hit
series, “Mistresses.”
In the SBS mystery-thriller series, which
premiered Oct. 6, Kim plays a mother seeking revenge for her daughter’s
death. After being locked up in a mental institution for killing her
daughter, she digs into the mystery to clear her name.
The
Saturday-Sunday drama, at its halfway point, is in second place with an
average
viewership rating of 6.9 percent, trailing behind MBC’s “Hide and Seek,”
which has been raking in an average viewership share of 12 percent.
Korean viewership tends to increase as the show progresses and usually
climaxes in the final episodes.
Though
Kim has taken part in local films while pursuing her career in the US,
the SBS series is her first return to the local TV scene in almost two decades. At
a press event held for promotions of the show, she said it was hard to
find time to star in local TV productions as Korean production schedules
are much tighter.
“I normally worked four days a week in the
US, but since shooting (this series), I have not been able to find the
time to do laundry,” she said.
“I have never imagined shooting
20 scenes a day, but everything goes so quickly. I was very worried when
I first saw the shooting schedule, but things happened smoothly
according to the timetable and I found it truly amazing.”
US
network and streaming platforms have been licensing Korean dramas.
Netflix created its own Korean mystery variety show, "Busted," which was
renewed for a second season. With the success of the film "Crazy Rich
Asians," more Asian actors will be cast in more diverse roles. But it also nice to know that some actors can go home to find success.
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RETURN TO K-DRAMA
Kim Yun-jin is set to make her first appearance in a Korean TV series in nearly 20 years, according to the Korean paper Chosen Ilbo.
The star of the U.S. hit series "Lost" appears as a detective in the crime thriller "Ms. Ma, Goddess of Revenge," which is slated to start airing early next month.
"I have appeared both in U.S. TV series and Korean films and dramas, but few people recognize any Korean TV series that I was in. So I hope this will be it," she said.
The star of the U.S. hit series "Lost" appears as a detective in the crime thriller "Ms. Ma, Goddess of Revenge," which is slated to start airing early next month.
"I have appeared both in U.S. TV series and Korean films and dramas, but few people recognize any Korean TV series that I was in. So I hope this will be it," she said.
In the Korean adaption of the popular "Miss Marple"
series by British author Agatha Christie, Kim plays a woman who is
falsely accused of killing her daughter and embarks on a journey to
prove her innocence.
Kim said the shooting for the Korean drama was more intense. In her US TV series, she would shoot 10 scenes a day. For the k-drama, it was double. In South Korea, dramas are filmed in a "live" production schedule. It means that actual series shooting begins before all the scripts are completed. In fact, with instant SNS commentary, some shows will actually change direction or character choices as the series is being shot. It creates a more stressful and overworked situation.
Kim moved to the U.S. when she was young, and debuted in Korea with a TV series in 1996. She shot to fame with "Swiri," a Korean hit film about North Korean spies, in 1999. After that, she was cast in the hit ABC series "Lost" and starred in another ABC series, "Mistresses," from 2013 to 2016 in the U.S. Most Korean actors would like to be in a Hollywood blockbuster. But as diverse Hollywood claims to be, it is still a closed company town. The rare example of risky full diversification is "Crazy Rich Asians" movie.
It is rare for Korean movies to have large releases in America or Europe besides the film festival circuit. In Asia, Korean movies are fighting for recognition against larger budgets and mainstream production studios in China, Hong Kong and Japan.
But k-dramas have an international audience. Besides being popular in Asia, Korean dramas are popular in South America and the United States as the internet and translation portals have spread programming throughout the world. Netflix has started some original programming with native Korean actors, such as the original variety/mystery series "Busted."
Kim said the shooting for the Korean drama was more intense. In her US TV series, she would shoot 10 scenes a day. For the k-drama, it was double. In South Korea, dramas are filmed in a "live" production schedule. It means that actual series shooting begins before all the scripts are completed. In fact, with instant SNS commentary, some shows will actually change direction or character choices as the series is being shot. It creates a more stressful and overworked situation.
Kim moved to the U.S. when she was young, and debuted in Korea with a TV series in 1996. She shot to fame with "Swiri," a Korean hit film about North Korean spies, in 1999. After that, she was cast in the hit ABC series "Lost" and starred in another ABC series, "Mistresses," from 2013 to 2016 in the U.S. Most Korean actors would like to be in a Hollywood blockbuster. But as diverse Hollywood claims to be, it is still a closed company town. The rare example of risky full diversification is "Crazy Rich Asians" movie.
It is rare for Korean movies to have large releases in America or Europe besides the film festival circuit. In Asia, Korean movies are fighting for recognition against larger budgets and mainstream production studios in China, Hong Kong and Japan.
But k-dramas have an international audience. Besides being popular in Asia, Korean dramas are popular in South America and the United States as the internet and translation portals have spread programming throughout the world. Netflix has started some original programming with native Korean actors, such as the original variety/mystery series "Busted."
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