130610 SNSD Yuri In New Film: Sing And Swim?

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Was the idea for the film “No Breathing” inspired by a statement madeby Girls Generation’s Sooyoung on the Mnet show “Beatles Code?”

It was on that show two years ago that Sooyoung talked about how muchshe envied fellow band member Kwon Yuri’s swimming abilities.

Not only did Sooyoung say that Yuri was very talented at swimming,but she added that Yuri was also prettier in the water than she was onstage.



One reason that Yuri can ace the butterfly stroke is that before she became a singer, she took plenty of swimming lessons.

“I learned swimming when I was young,” she said during that televisedinterview. “Before I became a trainee, I dreamt of becoming aprofessional swimmer.”

Those lessons will come in handy as she films “No Breathing,” Korea’s first swimming themed film.

She will have the opportunity to hit the pool with her film co-starsSeo In Guk and Lee Jong Suk. They play her childhood friends in themovie. They become rivals in trying to win her love and competing to seewho is the best swimmer.

Woo Sang, played by Lee Jong Suk, is a nationally ranked swimmer, whois obsessed with achieving the top spot. Won Il, played by Seo In Guk,is a swimmer who stayed away from the sport for a while but is nowmaking a comeback.

Yuri plays Jung Eun, a girl who dreams of becoming a musician. Thecharacter has a lot going for her. She has an easygoing personality, is atalented singer, and has a pretty face.

“I’m happy to have the chance to show another side of myself in thisfilm,” said Yuri before filming began. “I came to like the characterafter reading the script and was inspired to act in it. I’ll work hardto make the movie a success.”

Playing the role of Choi Anna in “Fashion King” won Yuri a New Staraward. She also had a cameo appearance in “Attack of the Pin Up Boys”and a minor role in “The King’s Boyfriend,” which was part of a SuperJunior documentary.

She recently updated fans with the message that she was learning toplay the guitar for her “No Breathing” role and getting blisteredfingers for her efforts. Hopefully the role will also give her more thanone chance to demonstrate her superior swimming skills.

The film will be released later this year.

By: KDramastars