There is Indonesian blood who plays in the Korean drama Racket Boys. She is Ko Soobin, the daughter of Yannie Kim, an Indonesian woman who lives in South Korea.
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| Children of Indonesian descent (red uniform) at Racket Boys (Photo: SBS/Instagram @yannie_kim79) |
The name Yannie Kim is already quite popular for South Korean drama fans in Indonesia. The woman from Bekasi has successfully pursued her career as an actress in the Ginseng Country.
He has several times recorded as cameos or supporting players in a number of hit dramas such as Yong Pal, Dear My Friends, and Hospital Ship. His acting talent turned out to be down to his daughter, Ko Soobin.
Recently, Soobin took on the role of an Indonesian athlete named Ivana Putri in the drama Racket Boys. He also collided acting with a young South Korean actress, Lee Jae In.
Jae In plays the character Han Se Yoon, a South Korean athlete who competes against Ivana. Although the role is not much, but Soobin spent 5 months practicing.
This was revealed by the mother on her personal Instagram. Yannie Kim shared a photo of Soobin with actors Ahn Nae Sang and Jae In.
"The lesson that can be learned from shooting Korean dramas is that getting good results is needed, in addition to well-coordinated team work, as well as really thorough preparation," wrote Yannie Kim as quoted by MNC Portal Indonesia, Friday (18/6). /2021).
"Imagine training for approximately 5 months (starting from late December 2020). Twice a week only to appear in 2 episodes, and even then it may only appear for 1 to 2 minutes," he added.
However, Yannie admits that her daughter has learned many valuable lessons. In addition to acting, he can also learn badminton because he was trained by former athletes directly.
Drama Racket Boys premieres on May 31, 2021 on SBS. The drama airs every Monday and Tuesday at 10 p.m. KST. Previously, this drama had also experienced protests because it was considered demeaning to the Indonesian state. In the dialogue episode 5, it is described that Indonesia as the host of the badminton match did not welcome South Korea well. SBS later apologized for the incident. /celebrity.okezone.com

