Girls ‘Generation Choi Sooyoung’s explosive steps as an ‘actress’ are attracting attention.With three leading dramas scheduled to be released this year alone, she has also announced that she will be appearing in the new series of the global action franchise ‘John Wick’.

Sooyoung will be appearing in the Hollywood action film ‘Ballerina’, which will be released on June 6th.Among the Girls ‘Generation members who are also pursuing acting careers, including Yoona, Seohyun, Yuri, and Tiffany, Sooyoung is the first to successfully advance into Hollywood.

‘ Ballerina ‘is a spin-off of the global action film’ John Wick ‘series, and tells the story of Eve(Ana de Armas), a ballerina and killer trained by legendary killer John Wick(Keanu Reeves)as an assassin, who sets out for revenge after the loss of her father.

The news of Choi Soo-young’s appearance, which was completely unknown during the production and filming stages, was belatedly revealed on the 25th, two months before the release, when the posters of the main characters in the movie were released.Soo-young proudly decorated the ‘solo character poster’ as the character ‘Katla’.In the movie, Katla is a woman whom the main character Eve protects on her first mission, and no other detailed information has been revealed, piqueing the curiosity of fans.

In addition to ‘Ballerina’, Sooyoung plans to meet viewers through three leading roles in tvN ‘Please Quit Drinking’, ENA ‘Namnam 2’, and ‘Liar Royer’.

‘Please Quit Drinking’, which will be aired for the first time on the 12th, is a romantic comedy that depicts the story of a woman(Choi Soo-young), who describes herself as a sensible drinker, challenging herself to quit drinking after reuniting with her first love(Gong Myung), who hates alcohol.

The second season of ‘Namnam’, which was introduced in 2023, will also be released this year.It is a unique story that depicts the cohabitation between a helpless mother and a wonderful daughter, and it has received favorable reviews from drama fans as ‘well-made’.Following season 1, it will show the unique mother-daughter chemistry with Jeon Hye-jin.

In ‘Liar Lawyer’ scheduled to be released in the second half of the year, he plays a criminal lawyer who is assigned to defend an idol(Kim Jae-young)who is accused of being a murder suspect.He is a character who faces the real him while trying to prove the innocence of his ‘favorite idol’, and he will depict the process of realizing the life and love he truly wanted while tracking down the truth of the murder case.


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