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It could come straight out of a science fiction film directed by Luc Besson. Or spend your days appraising rough diamonds. South Korean Olympic shooter Kim Ye-ji, star of social networks during the Paris Olympic Games, will become an actress by playing a hitwoman in the future series “Crush», declared the company Asia Lab this Friday, September 20. This fiction will feature stars from at least seven different countries to address the themes of racism and xenophobia.
The silver medalist in 10-meter pistol shooting sported one of the most atypical styles of Paris 2024. Her left eye was covered with a small black rectangle acting as an eye patch to ensure better concentration. Over his right eye was a black circle with a mechanical iris capable of limiting blur and focusing on the target. Kim Ye-ji wore these bionic shooting glasses along with a simple white cap screwed on her head. His futuristic style clashed with the stuffed elephant hanging from his belt, belonging to his five-year-old daughter.
“The biggest badass of the Olympics”
Left hand in the pocket, right hand on the gun, that’s also the attitude badassfull of composure, from the South Korean who had fueled the public’s enthusiasm. The magazine Glamour wondered if Kim Ye-ji was “the toughest badass of the Paris Olympics”, where GQ described it as “release of a cyberpunk fan-fiction“. Netizens went so far as to dig up his previous exploits at the Pistol Shooting World Cup in Baku in May. The 32-year-old woman then set the world record over 25 meters.
The one who comes from Maepo, 160 km southeast of Seoul, has already reaped the benefits of her recent notoriety. Kim Ye-ji posed in Louis Vuitton for the fashion magazine W Korea last August, barely two weeks after his medal.
Another shooter who panicked social networks during the Paris Olympics, the Turk Yusuf Dikec, would also interest producers. The one who, without the slightest equipment and all in detraction with one hand in his pocket, had also won a medal in 10m shooting, would have received offers from cinema and advertising, according to the Turkish media Skrorer and Posta.
