On May 28th H&Entertainment released new profile photos of Jung Soo-jung via Instagram to their various followers. The new photos are in a pensive style common for actresses, and likely represent an official shift in career priorities for the popular singer. Following an ensemble performance in "The Player" back in 2018, Jung Soo-jung signed up as the lead for the independent film "More Than Family" back in 2019. Jung Soo-jung played a pregnant college student searching for her birth father in that movie.
The performance was widely acclaimed when released into theaters late last year. But by then Jung Soo-jung had already started work on the upcoming film "Sweet and Sour" which will premiere internationally via Netflix. The change in profile for Jung Soo-jung is likely aimed at least in part at the fact that "Sweet and Sour" will be released in less than a week's time on June 4th.
Nor is this the only upcoming project for the singer turned actress. Jung Soo-jung has also been confirmed for the KBS drama "Police University" which will premiere on KBS this coming July. H&Entertainment has also stopped referring to Jung Soo-jung by her stage name from her musical work with SM Entertainment, and is now using her proper Korean name to make reference to her.
Written by William Schwartz
Staff writer. Has been writing articles for HanCinema since 2012, having lived in South Korea since 2011. Started out in Gyeongju, then to Daegu, then to Ansan, then to Yeongju, then to Seoul, lived on the road for HanCinema's travel diaries series in the summer of 2016, and is currently settled in Anyang. Has good tips for utilizing South Korea's public bus system. William Schwartz can be contacted via william@hancinema.net. He also has a substack at williamschwartz.substack.com where he discusses the South Korean film industry in broader terms and takes suggestions for future movies to review.
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