{"id":118421,"date":"2026-05-15T16:51:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T16:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=118421"},"modified":"2026-05-15T16:51:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T16:51:49","slug":"from-i-o-i-to-cannes-k-pop-idol-kim-do-yeons-rise-as-an-actress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=118421","title":{"rendered":"From I.O.I to Cannes: K-pop idol Kim Do-yeon\u2019s rise as an actress"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kim Do-yeon is steadily establishing herself as one of Korea\u2019s rising young actors, moving from a Blue Dragon Film Award win to a Cannes Film Festival invitation in less than a year. \u201cThis award will become a great source of strength for my acting,\u201d Kim said while accepting the Best New Actress trophy at the Blue Dragon Film Awards last November. \u201cI want to become an actor who continues to think and reflect more deeply, but never hesitates.\u201d Six months later, the former I.O.I member is now heading to Cannes Film Festival. Kim stars in \u201cDora,\u201d which was invited to the Directors\u2019 Fortnight section of the 79th Cannes Film Festival, opening May 12. It marks the first Korean film invited to the section in three years since director Hong Sang-soo\u2019s \u201cIn Our Day\u201d in 2023. \u201cDora\u201d tells the story of a family that leaves Seoul for a seaside villa during midsummer, where a young woman named Dora, who suffers from an unknown illness, experiences love for the first time, gradually unsettling everyone around her. The film is the third feature by director July Jung, known for<\/div>\n
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