EXCLUSIVE: Actress Jun Ji-hyun fed off pressure to up her game for 'Kingdom: Ashin Of The North'


Actress Jun Ji-hyun focused more on her character's inner turmoil for her role in 'Kingdom: Ashin Of The North'. Photos: Netflix

Jun Ji-hyun is such a huge fan of the K-zombie series Kingdom that she reportedly approached writer Kim Eun-hee at a private event professing to the writer that she would love to appear in the series, be it in a small role or even as one of the zombies!

Writer Kim instead wrote the titular role in the special Kingdom episode, Kingdom: Ashin Of The North for the Korean actress, who is also known as Gianna Jun.

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