The audience was surprised to know the real age of the stylish schoolgirl in the movie that is at the top of the world.
Released for more than a week, the movie XO, Kitty is still firmly in the top 1 globally in terms of viewership on the Netflix platform. In the movie, in addition to the main character, Kitty, there is also a girl who is equally noticed as Yuri, a famous female student at KISS. Yuri is known as the queen of social networks, always appearing with a stylish look, flamboyant and expensive clothes. Especially what makes Kitty dislike Yuri is that Yuri seems to be in a relationship with Dae – Kitty’s boyfriend. However, later on, Kitty realizes that Yuri was only “borrowing” Dae to help her hide a relationship that was forbidden by her parents.
Taking on the role of Yuri is actress Gia Kim, a rather unfamiliar face to moviegoers. Let’s learn about this emerging actress.
The charming beauty was once forbidden by her family to pursue art
Gia Kim is a Korean-American actress. She currently lives in Los Angeles and holds dual citizenship between Korea and the United States. Watching the transformation into a rebellious schoolgirl in XO, Kitty, the audience was surprised to find out that Gia Kim is now 30 years old. In real life, she pursues a glamorous style, different from the personality Yuri in the movie.
Yuri in XO, Kitty is the second professional role in Gia Kim’s career. She previously appeared in the 2021 short film, Happy Ending. Entering the profession so late is because Gia Kim was forbidden by her family. She said that her childhood has many similarities with the character Yuri when she grew up in a multicultural environment and had parents who put a lot of importance on education. Her parents did not want her to pursue a career related to showbiz. Therefore, despite being very fond of art, Gia Kim still followed the wishes of her parents to get an administrative job, from 9 am to 5 pm after graduating from university.
However, when she felt lost and stuck in the middle of an unhappy relationship, she began to ask herself, “What am I doing to be happy?”. At this time, Gia Kim decided to return to her original passion, looked for castings and went to a theater to cast. After many arguments and convincing the family, her mother finally let Gia Kim pursue acting. Immediately, Gia Kim attended an acting class in Los Angeles and actively looked for opportunities.
XO, Kitty is the first big project that Gia Kim has participated in and also a project she never thought she would get. Gia Kim said, “When my manager told me that I was accepted for the role, I almost fainted. I wanted to call my mother immediately, but according to Korean time, they had gone to bed so I had to wait a few hours until I got to bed. when she was awake”.
A special relationship with a supporting male in XO, Kitty
An information that made the audience extremely surprised after the release of XO, Kitty, was the relationship of Gia Kim and the supporting male Sang Heon Lee, who played Min Ho. In an interview with Teen Vogue, the male lead Choi Min Young revealed that Gia Kim and Lee Sang Heon are… brothers. Choi Min Young also shared an interesting story about discovering the relationship of two colleagues. Specifically, during the first meeting of the cast, Sang Heon asked if his sister could join. At this time, Choi Min Young somewhat disagreed: “I also want to meet the family of my co-stars, but not on our first meeting” and Sang Heon hastily explained that his sister is who plays Yuri.
Sang Heon and Gia Kim have not yet shared details about their biological relationship, but the audience can see their quite similar Instagram biographies. In addition, on Sang Heon’s birthday, Gia Kim also posted photos of both small days.
Gia Kim and Sang Heon at the premiere of XO, Kitty
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