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Actor Shin Hye-sun meets viewers with the Netflix series ‘Lady Doua’.
‘Lady Doua’ is a mystery thriller that tells the story of a woman, ‘Sara Kim (played by Shin Hye-sun),’ who wanted to be a luxury even if fake, and a detective, ‘Mugyeong (played by Lee Jun-hyuk),’ who pursues her desire. With a narrative that delves into conflicting memories and multiple lives surrounding a single name, and the boundary between truth and falsehood, it has drawn anticipation even before its release.
Among them, Sara Kim, played by Shin Hye-sun, is a person whose name, age, background, and education are all veiled; one day she appears out of nowhere and captivates everyone. As the branch head of the luxury brand ‘Boudoir,’ targeting the top 0.1%, she leads a glamorous life while hiding another face and another life behind it, which intensifies curiosity about her identity and the truth as the story unfolds. As such, expectations and interest in how Shin Hye-sun has completed Sara Kim are growing by the day.
Shin Hye-sun has been receiving strong praise through the previously released teaser poster, trailer, and character stills. In every cut, she expresses very different moods of Sara Kim with a dense, nuanced performance, raising the multilayered appeal of the character. In particular, Shin Hye-sun not only foreshadows an overwhelming presence with luxurious jewelry and costumes, but also delicately depicts even the moments of enduring reality with an impassive face, stimulating curiosity about the person named Sara Kim.
Thus, through ‘Sara Kim’ in ‘Lady Doua,’ Shin Hye-sun is set to unveil a new face different from those she has shown so far. Moving between the multiple lives and complex emotions contained within a single name, Shin Hye-sun will lead the center of the narrative. Attention is focused on whether she, called a ‘cheat code’ for consistently delivering in each project, can once again surpass herself with a career-defining character.
‘Lady Doua,’ starring Shin Hye-sun, will be released on Netflix on the 13th.
