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Cover Jeon Do-yeon as Gil Bok-soon in 'Kill Boksoon' (Photo: Netflix)

Get to know Jeon Do-yeon, Sol Kyung-gu, Esom, and Koo Kyo-hwan of Netflix's upcoming action film 'Kill Boksoon', which recently premiered at the prestigious Berlin International Film Festival and is expected to thrill K-entertainment fans around the world

Directed and written by Byun Sung-hyun, Kill Boksoon is an upcoming South Korean crime action film that centres on Gil Bok-soon (Jeon Do-yeon), a legendary killer in the contract killing industry. As she contemplates retiring to spend more time with her daughter, she’s faced with a moral dilemma on the job that makes her a target for her fellow assassins.

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The movie, which boasts a stellar cast of Jeon Do-yeon, Kim Si-a, Sol Kyung-gu, Esom, and Koo Kyo-hwan, was officially invited to the Berlinale Special section at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival and had its world premiere on February 18, 2023.

Above The cast of 'Kill Boksoon'–Jeon Do-yeon, Sol Kyung-gu, and Kim Si-a–introduce themselves

Ahead of its Netflix release on March 31, 2023, get to know the killer cast and characters of Kill Boksoon, which has been coined the "Korean little sister to the John Wick franchise", below.

Jeon Do-yeon as Gil Bok-soon, legendary killer at MK Ent

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Above Jeon Do-yeon as Gil Bok-soon in 'Kill Boksoon' (Photo: Netflix)

Widely respected and celebrated for her acting abilities, Cannes best actress winner and four-time Baeksang Art Awards winner Jeon Do-yeon plays Gil Bok-soon, a merciless super-assassin and star employee of contract killing business MK Ent leading a double life as a single mother whose child is on the verge of a teenage meltdown.

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Sol Kyung-gu as Cha Min-kyu, CEO of MK Ent

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Above Sol Kyung-gu as Cha Min-kyu in 'Kill Boksoon' (Photo: Netflix)

Best known for his roles in the Public Enemy film series and the heartwrenching 2013 film Hope, and for playing a ruthless gang leader in The Merciless, veteran actor and four-time Baeksang Art Awards winner Sol Kyung-gu makes a return in Kill Boksoon as Cha Min-kyu, the powerful and intimidating chairman of top contract killer agency MK Ent.

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Kim Si-a as Gil Jae-young, daughter of Gil Bok-soon

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Above Kim Si-A as Gil Jae-young in 'Kill Boksoon' (Photo: Netflix)

South Korean child actress Kim Si-a, who first captured hearts through her breakthrough role in 2018's Miss Baek, is back to enrapture the audience once more as Gil Bok-soon's 15-year-old daughter Gil Jae-young, who's trying to manoeuvre and survive her tricky teenage years.

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Esom as Cha Min-hee, director of MK Ent and younger sister of Cha Min-kyu

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Above Esom as Cha Min-hee in 'Kill Boksoon' (Photo: Netflix)

Esom (real name Lee So-young), best known for her amazing acting chops in the 2014's Scarlet Innocence, is back to charm K-entertainment fans in her role as Cha Min-hee, the cold-hearted director of MK Ent and deeply affectionate younger sister of Cha Min-kyu.

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Koo Kyo-hwan as Han Hee-sung, an affiliated killer of MK Ent

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Above Koo Kyo-hwan as Han Hee-sung in 'Kill Boksoon' (Photo: Netflix)

Fresh off winning Best New Actor at the 2022 Baeksang Arts Awards, Koo Kyo-hwan is kicking right back into action as Han Hee-sung, an affiliated assassin of MK Ent and a colleague of Gil Bok-soon, who, while highly skilled, often goes unrecognised for his work and as the story unfolds, his ulterior motives are revealed.

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