Kim Ye-ji, Paris Olympic silver medallist, debuts as a contract killer in the Crush series

South Korean Kim Ye-ji, silver medalist at the Paris 2024 Olympics in pistol shooting, makes her acting debut in the international series Crush (spin-off from the film Asia), where she will play a hitwoman. Alongside Indian influencer Anushka Sen, she joins an international cast for a series that promises to tackle powerful themes such as racism and xenophobia.

Kim Ye-ji 's story resembles a modern tale, where sport and social networking combine to transform a career. Indeed, the 32-year-old South Korean athlete has not only won over audiences with her sporting achievements, but also with her cool, detached attitude during competitions. A video filmed in May at the Shooting World Cup in Baku had already begun to make a splash, but it was her remarkable appearance at the Paris Games that catapulted her to viral stardom.

His unique style, sporting futuristic shooting glasses and a baseball cap worn backwards, has fascinated millions of Internet users, making Kim a veritable phenomenon on social networks. Humorous montages and clips of her performances continued to multiply on TikTok, Instagram and, above all, on X. Far from the classic image of the athlete, her unshakeable calm in the midst of competition has left its mark, and even attracted the attention of an unexpected celebrity: Elon Musk.

After her outstanding performance in Paris, where she won silver in the 10-meter pistol shooting event, Kim Ye-ji's notoriety soared. Billionaire Elon Musk, always on the lookout for viral trends, even jokingly tweeted that she "should be in a movie". This visionary remark quickly became reality, as a few months later, Kim Ye-ji signed with a talent agency in South Korea, opening the doors to the entertainment industry.

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In the Crush series, Kim will play a role that ironically echoes her real-life skills: that of a contract killer. Her mastery of firearms, which took her to the top at the Games, will be put to good use in this drama, where she will once again find herself wielding a weapon, but this time on a film set. This project, which brings together stars from seven different countries, promises to be a dramatic series in which questions of racism and xenophobia will be at the heart of the plot.

Kim Ye-ji's story shows just how far sport can take her. Her meteoric rise, amplified by social networks, shows that a sporting career can now extend far beyond the playing field. Kim is the embodiment of this new generation of athletes, capable of transforming an Olympic medal into a springboard to other industries, notably the film industry.

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