Kim Ji-soo. Picture: Instagram/@actor_jisoo
Relating how household is portrayed in mainstream media, Kim Ji-soo famous there will not be many variations between South Korea and the Philippines, as each international locations worth their households deeply.
Kim is without doubt one of the lead stars within the new movie “Mujigae,” the place he portrays Park Ji-sung, the absentee father of Mujigae (Ryrie Sophia), who will play his daughter along with his Filipina girlfriend left within the care of her aunt Sunny (Alexa Ilacad). As Mujigae and Sunny develop a better bond, Park visits the Philippines to take his daughter to his nation.
Like within the Philippines, household is without doubt one of the most typical themes in South Korean mainstream media. A few of its largest Okay-dramas revolve round household bonds, together with the “Reply” sequence, “My Daughter Seoyoung,” “18 Once more,” “My Golden Life,” and “Robust Girl Do Bong-soon (the place Kim is considered one of its lead stars),” to call a number of.
“Household formed this movie, which I feel that South Korea and [the Philippines] have the identical love for [them],” Kim stated of the movie and the way each international locations have the identical love for his or her households in an intimate press convention.
“All generations can relate to ‘Mujigae.’ I don’t assume there’s something completely different about displaying [stories of family] in South Korea and the Philippines, particularly since we’re all Asians,” he continued.
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The actor signed with Sparkle GMA Artist Middle in August 2024, and has since starred in quite a few Filipino initiatives. When requested what he observed about Filipinos whereas filming for the film, he famous that his forged mates and crew have constructive energies.
“Truly, it’s type of the identical in Korea. However once you’re right here within the Philippines, I feel persons are [brighter], they all the time smile. They usually all the time smile even when they’re drained. I believed that they’d a constructive vitality, which I received from them. It was enjoyable,” he stated.
Kim stated that he’s “getting used” to the recent climate within the Philippines, and loved exploring new alternatives within the nation. He additionally shared that he enjoys operating and strolling on the nation’s streets throughout his free time.
“I’m nonetheless attempting to [explore] new alternatives [as an actor in the Philippines], from motion to romantic, so I hope to [have] extra good initiatives right here,” he stated.
Earlier than starring in “Mujigae,” Kim appeared within the Kapuso sequence “Black Rider” and “Abot-Kamay na Pangarap.”
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