Choi Ae Ra, Kim Ji Won’s First Female Lead Role after 7 Years of Career
In 2010, Kim Ji Won debuted with ‘Lollipop’ CF, then she gained popularity through MBC’s sitcom ‘High Kick: Revenge of the Short Legged’. In the sitcom, her character was a model who is engaged in a love triangle with Lee Jong Suk and Yoon Gye Sang.
In 2013, Kim Ji Won played in SBS ‘The Heirs’ as Yoo Rachel, an arrogant heir. Kim Ji Won successfully changed her image and impressed the audience.
After that, Kim Ji Won appeared in KBS2’s ‘Descendants of the Sun’, her second time working in Kim Eun Suk’s drama. Kim Ji Won’s role was military doctor Yoon Myung Joo, who is involved in an adorable romance with Jin Goo. ‘DOTS’ was Kim Ji Won’s most popular drama, which skyrocketed her name even more.
After 1 year since ‘Descendants of the Sun’ ended, she chose KBS2 ‘Fight for My Way’ as her next work. After 7 years, she has finally becomes the main character of a drama. With ‘Descendants of the Sun’, Kim Ji Won became many people’s girl crush, now, her acting in ‘Fight for My Way’ makes us realize that she could be the next ‘Queen of Romantic Comedy’.
In ‘Fight for My Way’, Kim Ji Won plays as Choi Ae Ra, who dreams of being an announcer but works at a department store’s information center instead. Her character is a is very honest girl in term of expressing her feelings. In Ae Ra’s life, there is a ‘male friend’ named Go Dong Man (Park Seo Joon). Both often fight with each other, but those fights create a romantic atmosphere. In the latest episode of the drama, it seems like these two characters have started noticing their romantic feelings for each other.
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