“My Perfect Stranger” female lead leaves a high-paying job to pursue her acting aspirations
Jin Ki Joo is on a steady path to fame as an actress with her next project, “My Perfect Stranger”.
Replacing the “Oasis” in its time slot, “My Perfect Stranger” starts off with a positive outlook after the first episode. The drama achieved an opening rating of 4.5%, topping the Nielsen ranking for Monday-airing drama series.
The drama tells the story of Hae Joon (Kim Dong Wook) and Yoon Young (Jin Ki Joo) who accidentally travel to 1987. From this accidental time travel, Hae Joon has an opportunity to solve a crime from the past while Yoon Young can meet her parents and prevent their marriage. While seemingly discrete in purpose, these two goals are connected, bringing Yoon Young and Hae Joon together.
In the past, Jin Ki Joo has appeared in other historical dramas, such as “Moon Lovers” or “Twenty Again”.
The 1989-born actress was previously an IT consultant for Samsung SDS. She also worked as a reporter for SBS regional affiliate G1. Even then, she did not cross into acting right away. She had to challenge herself with the 23rd Supermodel Contest, where she was introduced to some actor management companies.
Jin Ki Joo started acting in 2015 with the romantic comedy drama “Second 20s”. It took her three years, in 2018 with the movie “Little Forest”, to receive the nominations she deserved as an actress. She was nominated for “Best new Actress” at the 2018 “Baeksang Arts Awards” and the “Grand Bell Awards”. Ki Joo eventually won the “Best New Actress” award in the 2019 “Chunsa Film Art Awards”.
Netizens are paying more attention to see how Jin Ki Joo will perform in the future.
Source: K14
