Sooyoung of Girls' Generation signs with KKUM ENT, aiming for broader roles in acting across various platforms, including films and dramas.
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Sooyoung of Girls' Generation has signed an exclusive contract with KKUM ENT, predicting a new leap forward. Sooyoung, who has colored her works regardless of dramas, movies, or OTT (video streaming services), plans to further expand her activities with her solid acting skills and global fandom as her weapons. This contract is evaluated as significant in her overall career and is attracting attention. After debuting as Girls' Generation in 2007, Sooyoung officially started her acting career through the SBS drama 'Passion' in 2013. Since then, she has showcased stable acting and deep emotional lines in many works such as SBS 'The Flower in Prison', MBC 'Thief, Love, Steal Your Heart', MBC 'Time', JTBC 'War of Privacy', and Netflix 'King of Thieves', solidifying her presence. She has steadily expanded her spectrum of works across genres, including the Netflix movie 'Moral Sense: You Are My Master', the films 'The Exorcist Company', and 'BELIEVE'. She has uniquely embodied different characters with her interpretations, establishing herself as a 'multi-platform actress' with both popularity and acting skills. In particular, in the KBS 2TV show 'The Main Role's First Experience, I Took It', aired last June, she showed a new charm that brightened the drama's atmosphere and was loved by the audience. Balancing her cute and playful side with comedy and charm, she once again proved her strength as a reliable actress. The agency KKUM ENT stated, 'Sooyoung is an actress who possesses a sincere attitude towards her work and a passionate dedication to acting,' and revealed, 'We will walk together with her, paying close attention to ensure her next steps are more certain and supporting her.' Currently, the new career path that Sooyoung is drawing with the company is already attracting attention from fans and industry insiders worldwide. Pursuing sustainable growth and change, she is expected to continue showing solid steps forward. She is scheduled to meet the audience through the movie 'Searching for the King', set to be released in 2026.
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