Actress Joo Hyun-young continues her all-weather activity beyond dramas and onto the big screen.After making her face and name known through Coupang Play’s ‘SNL Korea’, she attracted attention with her acting that fit her character in dramas without being held back by her entertainment image.She is determined to emerge as a ‘Chungmuro blue chip’ by continuing to release leading screen works.

Joo Hyun-young, who played supporting roles in “The Strange Lawyer Woo Young-woo” and “Marriage Contract with Chaste Lady Park,” will take on her first leading role on the big screen in the movie “The Strange Train,” which opens on July 9.”The Strange Train” is a mystery horror film that uncovers the secrets of Gwanglim Station, where disappearances occur one after another.Joo Hyun-young will play the role of Da-kyung, a horror YouTuber thirsty for views.She will be the “single main character” who drives the tension of the film by uncovering the strange disappearance cases.

In particular, Joo Hyun-young is also aiming to transform her image into a ‘horror queen’ through this film, shedding her existing comical image.Director Tak Se-woong, who is confident that Joo Hyun-young’s transformation will be successful, did not spare his praise, saying, “Actress Joo Hyun-young did not ‘act as Da-kyung’, but lived as Da-kyung.She has always prepared thoroughly, from the script to the gestures.”

After making his screen debut with ‘The Ghost Train’, he will also walk the red carpet at a film festival with another leading role, ‘The Restaurant’.’The Restaurant’ has been selected as the closing film for the 29th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, which opens on July 3rd.

‘Dangol Restaurant’, which Ma Dong-seok took charge of as the general planning and production director and is drawing even more attention, is a warm and humorous mystery detective drama that tells the story of workaholic English instructor Mi-won(Joo Hyun-young)joining forces with the neighborhood residents to find her mother(Kim Mi-kyung)within the golden time of 48 hours after her mother suddenly goes missing.

Following two leading roles, she is challenging the summer box office season with the tentpole film “The Devil Has Returned.” This comedy film tells the story of a woman named Jeong Seon-ji(Im Yoon-ah)who wakes up every morning as a devil, and a young part-time worker named Lee Gil-goo(Ahn Bo-hyun)who watches her.Joo Hyun-young is expected to be a scene-stealer as Jeong A-ra, Jeong Seon-ji’s cousin with good instincts.


Reporter Seungmi smlee@donga.com

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