Kim Tae Ri's unique facts are much sought after after he starred in the drama Twenty Five Twenty One. In the drama, Kim Tae Ri plays a high school boy named Na Hee Do who is cheerful and passionate about achieving his dream of becoming a professional fencing athlete.
Interestingly, at the age of 31, Kim Tae Ri is still suitable to play an 18-year-old character with all his ridiculous behavior.
Previously, he also appeared and rose to fame in the drama The Handmaiden and in a short film called Moon Young which was screened at the Seoul Independent Film Festival in 2013.
Reporting from various sources, celebrities.id has summarized the facts of Kim Tae Ri, Friday (22/4/2022).
Kim Tae Ri Facts
1. His Career Started as a Theater Crew
Tae-ri was initially involved in a theater performance after graduating from college, but she did not become an actress in every stage. Tae-ri's position at that time didn't really have anything to do with acting because she was only a crew that handled lighting and sound in the theater.
Tae-ri finally gets the trust to be a standby actor for Spoonface Steinberg's performance at his theater even though he has never appeared on stage. Some time later she finally made her debut as an actress by appearing through the theater stage Pansy and To Ask About Love in 2013.
Tae-ri then played in a short film called Moon Young which premiered at the 2015 Seoul Independent Film Festival. Interestingly, this short film was later made again in the form of a feature-length film which was released in 2017 again involving Tae-ri as the main character.
2. Casting is often rejected
The Korean Film Council had launched, Kim Tae Ri was often rejected when auditioning to appear in films for reasons of age. Kim Tae Ri is considered too old to debut as an actress.
Even so, he immediately got the spotlight when he was offered to play in a big screen film titled The Handmaiden in 2016. The film successfully led Kim Tae Ri to walk on the red carpet of the Cannes Film Festival. She also managed to bring home many Best New Actress trophies at various award stages. Since then, his name in the entertainment world began to skyrocket.
3. Born in a Poor Family
Little Kim Tae Ri grew up and was raised by his grandmother. The actress who graduated from Kyung Hee University majoring in Journalism and Communication grew up in a less fortunate family.
Kim Tae Ri had a number of jobs while he was in school and worked at the fast food restaurant KFC, a newspaper and cafe company, before he was able to pursue a career in the entertainment industry.
4. BTS fans
Some sources say, in an interview, Kim Tae Ri once admitted that he is a fangirl and his favorite group is BTS.
He often watches video clips of the Butter singers on his smartphone. Apparently, with a big name in the Korean film industry, it doesn't close the penchant for an actress in Kim Tae Ri's class to become an ARMY.
5. Have a Dream to Become a TV Anchor
Initially Kim Tae Ri had dreams of becoming a news anchor on television. However, along the way he changed his dream, because he entered the theater club which made him fall in love with the world of acting.
She didn't even pursue her dream as a TV anchor and instead pursued acting through a theater show and made her the actress she is today.
6. Known to Often Play Actor in Hits6. Known to Often Play Actor in Hits
Kim Tae-ri was trending on Twitter when he played the main role in the drama Twenty-Five Twenty-One. This is because Tae-ri is far more often involved in feature films than serials. Starting from The Handmaiden, 1987: When the Day Comes, Little Forest, to Space Sweepers which aired through the Netflix service.
Tae-ri himself has only starred in two Korean dramas, namely Mr. Sunshine as well as Twenty-Five Twenty-One. Even so, so far Korean dramas involving Tae-ri have always received positive responses from the audience. Mr. Movies Sunshine, which he starred in, was in the sixth position as the highest-rated series in South Korean television history.
Meanwhile, the Korean drama Twenty-Five Twenty-One which is currently airing also quite received a very positive response in the first four episodes of the drakor and managed to achieve an audience rating above 6-8%, which is high for a newly released series.
Editor : Oktiani Endarwati /celebrties.id
