‘Good Life Girl’ Seohyun has changed. Seohyun, who has the nickname ‘Good Life Girl’ for her kind and upright image, has finished preparing to further expand her acting spectrum by showing a new side of herself through the movie ‘Holy Night: Demon Hunters’ and the drama ‘I Stole the Male Lead‘s First Night’.

First, she sets out to chase away demons in the occult action movie ‘Holy Night: Demon Hunters’, which opens on the 30th. In the drama, she plays the role of Sharon, an exorcist who, along with the members of the dark solution group ‘Holy Night’, tries to save a city that has fallen into chaos due to an evil-worshiping group.

She was once prey to devil worshippers, but she is a character who sets out to use her ability to sense and find the presence of devils and even exorcise them for good. From the trailer, she caught people’s attention with her thick makeup, sharp eyes, and strong speech, showing off the force of a ‘strong older sister’.

In particular, unlike typical occult films that feature Western Catholic priests as exorcist characters, Sharon, played by Seo Hyun, is a unique exorcist character based on ‘an shamanism’. She also differentiated herself by using an ancient language that had never been seen before when exorcising people.

Seo Hyun said, “I was even more attracted to her because she was a character I had never seen before,” and “I had a lot of trouble figuring out how to express the ancient spells. I thought about looking for other movies as references, but in the end, I thought I had to create my own Saeron character. I practiced all day with earphones in to listen to the voice so that I wouldn‘t sound awkward while speaking in ancient languages,” he revealed.

Following the movie, KBS 2TV will present the fantasy romance drama ‘I Took the First Night of the Male Lead’ in June. This drama, which has a provocative title, is based on a web novel of the same name. It depicts a thrilling romance that unfolds as an MZ female college student who becomes possessed by a minor character in the novel and spends a night with the male protagonist.

Seo Hyun plays the role of Cha Seon-Cheok, a minor character from the novel. After being possessed by the soul of a female college student, he unintentionally spends a night with the male protagonist, turning the story of the novel upside down. He struggles to get the novel back on track after it goes astray.

Ok Taecyeon plays the role of Gyeongseong-gun, the perfect male protagonist from the novel who is favored by the king. As both Seohyun and Ok Taecyeon are idol-turned-actors who took their time, expectations are high for the unique chemistry they will show in this drama.


Reporter Seungmi Lee smlee@donga.com

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