Kim so-hyun portrayed multiple characters in the costume drama "Rising Moon River"! As a historical romance drama, the drama depicts the indomitable love of Princess Hiraoka (Kim So-hyun) and General Vinda (Kim Ji-so). Due to the high appearance of the actors and production team, the drama became one of the most anticipated Korean dramas in the first half of 2021.
With a week to go until the premiere, Kim's new stills have been revealed. As Princess Hiraoka, she will shuttle back and forth between the princess and the ruthless warrior. Her reinterpretation of characters from ancient classic folktales will challenge the existing concept of a Hiraoka princess. "Rising Moon River" is Kim So-hyun's first time to play various roles in a play.
She will play the dual roles of the queen and her daughter Princess Hiraoka, but Princess Hiraoka will also play a warrior, and the two characters must be different. In order to convey all aspects of Hiraoka's information, Kim made clear differences in details such as the tone of speech and the expression of emotions. In order to make her swordplay stunts seamless, she also put in a lot of efforts, such as watching action videos countless times and learning from stuntmen.
The production team commented: The Hiraoka in our play is completely different from the crying Princess Hiraoka we are familiar with. We believe that Hiraoka, an upright princess and cynical warrior, has become a naïve little adult in the face of love, and will become an immortal character in the same line as the heroine of Kim So-hyun's film works and costume dramas. They also added that this is due to Kim's solid acting foundation. I hope that everyone can wait for the broadcast of the show while expecting Kim So-hyun to accept new challenges. "Rising Moon River" will premiere at 9:30 p.m. on February 15.