Girls‘ Generation’s Yuri and Seohyun, who are also active as actors, will be releasing their new films ‘Invasion’ and ‘Holy Night: Demon Hunters’ in theaters in March and April, respectively. In particular, the two plan to show a new side of themselves, different from their existing bright and cheerful image, through the psychological thriller and occult action genres, which they are respectively challenging.

Yuri will be the first to release her first thriller film ‘Invasion’ on the 12th of this month. This work depicts the story of a mother (Kwak Sun-young) whose daily life is ruined by her daughter who was born with psychopathic tendencies, and a woman (Yuri) who is overcome with anxiety due to an intruder who suddenly appears 20 years later.

The film, which densely captures the relationships and cracks between characters that unfold over a 20-year gap, is raising expectations by being officially invited to film festivals in Korea and abroad, including the Busan International Film Festival, Hawaii, and Florence, ahead of its release.

After the preview on the 5th, there has been an outpouring of praise for the transformation of the lead actress, Yuri. In the film, Yuri plays Min, who makes a living by working for a special cleaning company that cleans up lonely death sites. She portrays a character who does not trust people and builds up a solid wall in her heart after a traumatic incident in her childhood, with freckled, sallow skin, a dark, expressionless face, and rough speech.

In particular, having built up his acting skills through dramas as well as plays such as ‘Grandpa Henri and I’, he is drawing attention with his excellent acting of Min‘s colorful and complex emotions as he is wary of and confronts Hae-young (Lee Seol), who suddenly appears one day and nonchalantly disrupts his daily life with a bright face. Some are even saying that this work will be a turning point in Yuri’s acting filmography.

Following Yuri, Seohyun will be releasing ‘Holy Night: Demon Hunters’ on April 30th. Having previously made special appearances and voice acting for animations, this is her first time starring in a commercial film. His first leading role in a movie, ‘Moral Sense’, was released on Netflix, not in theaters.

‘Holy Night: Demon Hunters’ is a story about the dark problem solver ‘Holy Night’ team that hunts demons and fights against a group that worships evil. Seohyun takes on the role of Sharon, who has a special ability to find demons, and challenges herself with an exorcism. She works with Ma Dong-seok, who plays Bau, who leads the ‘Holy Night’ team.


Reporter Seungmi Lee smlee@donga.com

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