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Song Hye-kyo shares what drew her to starring in horror film ‘Dark Nuns’

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<p>Korean star Song Hye-kyo shared what made her say yes to do the horror film <em>Dark Nuns.</em></p><p>In an interview with <em>Elle Korea</em> as translated by Soompi, the actress shared that the project came at the right time after she did <em>The Glory.</em></p><p>&quot;I’m not a huge fan of the occult genre, but my mother really likes it a lot, so I was familiar with it from a young age. I didn’t want my next project after ‘<em>The Glory</em>’ to be a romance or a love story. Fortunately, right at that time, I came across<em> Dark Nuns</em>,&quot; she said.</p><p>Hye-kyo shared that she wants to take on more challenges after <em>The Glory.</em></p><p>&quot;Watching myself on the monitor as I fought felt new and refreshing, and I was excited about discovering a new side of myself through completing this challenge,&quot; the actress remarked.</p><iframe class="instagram-media" id="instagram-embed-3" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C8WE8NuyYGS/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A3%2C%22os%22%3A985998.1999999285%2C%22ls%22%3A28010.899999976158%2C%22le%22%3A28022%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="0" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-3" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px;min-width:326px;padding:0px;position:absolute"></iframe><blockquote class=" instagram-media-registered" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/C8WE8NuyYGS/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" id="instagram-media-payload-3" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:16px"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C8WE8NuyYGS/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="background:#FFFFFF;line-height:0;padding:0 0;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;width:100%" target="_blank"><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;align-items:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:40px;margin-right:14px;width:40px"><br/></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:100px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:60px"><br/></div></div></div><div style="padding:19% 0"><br/></div><div style="display:block;height:50px;margin:0 auto 12px;width:50px"><br/></div><div style="padding-top:8px"><div style="color:#3897f0;line-height:18px">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding:12.5% 0"><br/></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;margin-bottom:14px;align-items:center"><div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(0px) translateY(7px)"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;height:12.5px;transform:rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px);width:12.5px;flex-grow:0;margin-right:14px;margin-left:2px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(9px) translateY(-18px)"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left:8px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:20px;width:20px"><br/></div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:2px solid transparent;border-left:6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;transform:translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left:auto"><div style="width:0px;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(16px)"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;flex-grow:0;height:12px;width:16px;transform:translateY(-4px)"><br/></div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(-4px) translateX(8px)"><br/></div></div></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center;margin-bottom:24px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:224px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:144px"><br/></div></div></a><div style="color:#c9c8cd;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C8WE8NuyYGS/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="color:#c9c8cd;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Song hyekyo (@kyo1122)</a></div></div></blockquote><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p><em>Dark Nuns </em>follows the story of nuns who carry out exorcisms.</p><p>Hye-Kyo will take on the role of Sister Junia, a courageous and steadfast nun who rises to the challenge of saving a young boy&#x27;s life.</p><p>In the same interview, Hye-kyo reflected on her enduring career.</p><p>&quot;I have always done my best within the time given to me. The results may not always be good, but whether in the past, present, or future, I will continue to work quietly and diligently, just as I always have,&quot; she stated. </p><p>The actress added: &quot;I’ll accept criticism when necessary and appreciate praise when it comes.&quot;</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-1" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/CtUh1yGy2mA/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A971501.1999999285%2C%22ls%22%3A28010.899999976158%2C%22le%22%3A28022%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="879" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-1" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Hye-kyo&#x27;s latest series<em> The Glory </em>premiered on Netflix on December 30, 2022. Netflix reported that the show was watched for 25.4 million hours globally three days after it was released.</p><p><em>The Glory</em> follows the story of Moon Dong-eun (Hye-kyo), a former victim of severe school violence, who seeks revenge by becoming a homeroom teacher at the school attended by her bully&#x27;s child.</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/1/7/song-hye-kyo-s-revenge-drama-the-glory-becomes-no-1-show-on-netflix-ph-1322"><strong>READ: Song Hye-kyo’s revenge drama ‘The Glory’ becomes No. 1 show on Netflix PH</strong></a></div><p>In a December interview reported by Naver and translated by Soompi, Hye-kyo shared, &quot;When I read the script, it was a genre and character that I had really been wanting to try.&quot;</p><p>Describing her role, Hye-kyo explained that Moon Dong-eun is &quot;a woman with a broken soul who has a lot of hurt and wounds from childhood school violence. She’s a character who isn’t protected by anyone, including her school, her parents, or the police.&quot;</p><p>The second part of the series premiered on Netflix on March 10.</p>

<p><i>'Dark Nuns' </i>follows the story of nuns who carry out exorcisms. Song Hye-Kyo will take on the role of Sister Junia, a courageous and steadfast nun who rises to the challenge of saving a young boy's life.</p>

'Dark Nuns' follows the story of nuns who carry out exorcisms. Song Hye-Kyo will take on the role of Sister Junia, a courageous and steadfast nun who rises to the challenge of saving a young boy's life.

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