"Kim Seon-ho is back": K-drama fans rejoice as Start-Up actor's debut film The Childe drops first teaser

South Korean media website, Its New Korea, dropped the first teaser for Kim Seon-ho's debut film The Childe on their YouTube channel on May 15, 2023. The teaser featured other leading casts as well including Kang Tae-joo, Kim Kang-woo, Go Ara, and others. As soon as fans saw the trailer they were incredibly excited to see the actor's big-screen debut.

The highly-anticipated noir film The Childe revolves around a boy, born to a Korean father and Filipino mother, who dreams of becoming a boxer. The boy travels back to South Korea in search of his father who has previously isolated him and joined people involved in unethical business.

The latest teaser showcases Kim Seon-ho as the antagonist Gwigongja who continues to chase his target till he makes a mess out of his name. The target will be played by the rookie actor Kang Tae-joo who will chronicle the role of Marco. The teaser shows the actor as someone who takes great pride and treats it as fun to finish off people for the sake of his business.

As The Childe teaser revealed, fans were overjoyed to see the actor make his big-screen debut and his comeback to the film industry after nearly a year. Fans took to social media to express their excitement with one even saying that the actor "IS BACK."

Fans are eagerly waiting for Kim Seon-ho's big-screen debut

Kim Seon-ho's fandom popularly as Seonhohadas are excited after watching the actor's character in the teaser. They are elated that they will finally get to see him in an entirely new role where he would play an antagonist.

In the teaser, he is seen shooting at people mercilessly and smiling mischievously which has fans raving over his new look. They are even calling his character a professional killer.

Kim Seon-ho's fans are also stating that there are different faces of the actor that no one has ever seen before. They are claiming that through the portrayal of Gwigongja, they will be able to explore new sides of him

Needless to say, the actor's comeback has set fans abuzz with excitement since the announcement of his being cast as a villain in The Childe. Since the Netflix series Hometown Cha Cha Cha ended in 2021, fans have been eagerly waiting for his comeback.

The upcoming noir film is helmed and penned by the director Park Hoon-jung. He is famous for his works including I Saw The Devil, The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion, Night in Paradise, and others.

In the teaser, Kim Seon-ho is seen flaunting his devilish smile while chasing his target. He is seen cornering his target who questions who the actor is exactly to which he replies "A Chingu," which means "friend" in Korean.

The actor is seen in action executing many action scenes in a car, chasing and shooting at people. Other actors in action also seem confident and unbothered by the crimes they are committing because they uphold immense authority.

More about Kim Seon-ho

Kim Seon-ho began his acting career in a theater and has come a long way. He began his career by playing different characters and is one of the most loved and prominent actors in South Korea today.

He rose to international success and fame after starring in dramas including Hometown Cha Cha Cha and Start-Up. He has also appeared in other shows as well including Catch The Ghost, 100 Days My Prince, Good Manager, and others.

Meanwhile, Kim Seon-ho has also conducted his Asia tour fan meeting titled 'One, Two, Three, Smile' and donated the proceeds from the fan meet to charity. Fans loved the thoughtful and compassionate gesture of the actor.

The Childe is set to release in the theaters of South Korea, Phillippines, Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam, and is reported to be released on June 21, 2023.

About the author

Kirti holds a Bachelor's degree in Journalism & Mass Communication and has been a Kpop writer at SK POP since 2022. She has been following Kpop and Kdramas since the last 6 years and but has worked in the genre only in the last 3-4 years donning several several caps - social media intern, copywriter, article writer and academic writer.

Kirti likes to pen down insightful features based on Korean dramas, especially the 'Ending Explained' categories. It gives her the satisfaction of creating the most authentic content rather than simply replicating what media outlets generally do.

Her process of creating content is time-consuming, yet methodical; she prefers to use original sources of information, which in her case are Korean outlets. She watches entire episodes, writes them down, cross-checks/fact-checks the details/event timelines off the web and eventually creates her copy.

Kirti likes Lee Je-hoon, IU, and Kim Seon-ho since she feels that their dramas are inspiring and have good plotlines. When she is not writing about K-dramas, she can be found watching them.

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