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Viral South Korean Olympic shooter Kim Yeji scores first acting role – as an assassin
- Pistol shooter’s coolness shot her to prominence at Paris Games
- Kim will play a killer in upcoming short-form series
South Korean pistol shooter Kim Yeji, whose skill and nonchalance won the internet at the Paris Olympics, has landed her first acting role – as an assassin.
The 32-year-old took silver in the women’s 10m air pistol in July and her ultra-calm demeanour, combined with her wire-rimmed shooting glasses and baseball cap, turned her into a worldwide online sensation.
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