5 Things You Probably Don’t Know About Kim Tae Ri [Updated 2023]
"Twenty Five, Twenty One" stars Kim Tae Ri as a young talented fencer. She is full of determination. In the drama, she is definitely an open book. However, there are many things about the actress that fans certainly do not know about.
If you want to learn about Kim Tae Ri's hobbies, passions, and past works, then keep on reading!
1. Kim Tae Ri is a cat mom!
During her days off, Kim Tae Ri spends her leisure time with her cats. According to the actress, she describes her daily life as "living with cats seeing fur as air."
Kim Tae Ri added, "I love living with them because my bronchial tubes are fine, but if people have problems, then it'll be a bother."
2. The theater club kick started her career.
Kim Tae Ri majored in Journalism and Communication at Kyung Hee University in 2008 until 2012.
She was also a part of the theater club, but she maneuvers the play as a technical crew. Through this, theater opened some opportunities for her. Kim Tae Ri acted in a few plays before.
Because of her passion, she was cast to appear in many commercial advertisements and short films. Her career was not as smooth as butter because she also experienced many failures and rejections.
Then came 2016 where she received her breakthrough role in Park Chan Wook's "The Handmaiden."
She won multiple awards for her portrayal and hailed as the year's Best New Actress at the Blue Dragon Film Awards.
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Since then, she's welcomed with a slew of multiple projects. She starred in popular dramas "Little Forest," "Mr. Sunshine," and "Space Sweepers."
3. She worked part time when she was younger.
Unlike Na Hee Do, actress Kim Tae Ri had it rough. She shared with her "Twenty Five, Twenty One" co-stars that she used to work multiple part-time jobs after her classes ended in high school.
In fact, one of them was a fast food crew where she makes hamburgers. She is without a doubt a talented, and hard-working woman.
4. Kim Tae Ri loves birdwatching.
Due to her hectic schedule, Kim Tae Ri did not realize that there are many birds in Seoul.
Kim Tae Ri revealed that her new hobby is watching birds flock and fly together. Whenever the actress hears the sound of birds, it gives her happiness. It makes her heart content and at ease.
5. Kim Tae Ri learned fencing for 'Twenty Five, Twenty One.'
Did you know that Kim Tae Ri do not need a double for her fencing stunts? That's right!
The actress learned fencing for half a year with a gold medalist prior to "Twenty Five, Twenty One" filming.
Kim Tae Ri definitely finds the sport cool, but she thinks it also makes one miserable. She admitted that she spent five months laughing and crying because of fencing.
WJSN Bona, who plays the role of a fellow fencer and gold medalist, learned from the same teacher. Kim Tae Ri gets so upset when she loses to the former, just like her character Na Hee Do.
Because of this, she did a lot of research and wrote a diary-the same diary used as Na Hee Do's in the drama!
