Kim Tae-hee's First Step in Hollywood...Take on the character who is most similar to me and imprint the irreplaceable presence (Butterfly)
Aug 24, 2025
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Kim Tae-hee played the wife of former U.S. intelligence agent David Jung (Daniel vs. Kim) 'Kim Eun-joo in the Amazon Prime Video series 'Butterfly' which aired on tvN on the 22nd and 23rd.
This is Kim Tae-hee's first overseas expansion and Hollywood debut, and she made a global presence by impressing with her delicate emotional performance every moment she appeared.
In the play, Kim Eun-joo is a person with not only outstanding beauty, but also warm character and discernment to penetrate reality, and in the first episode, she expressed complex emotions to her husband David, who takes risks to meet his daughter Rebecca (Reina Hardist). Kim Tae-hee showed her solid acting skills by expressing her inner side, where instinctive anxiety, worry, and anger intersect with her husband with delicate eyes and expressions.
In the second inning, Eun-joo, who felt the following, called David to heighten the tension of the play. After twists and turns, Eun-joo, who faced her husband covered in blood, was worried about him and crossed the limits of her emotions. In the narrative dominated by action and tension, Kim Tae-hee centered on the axis symbolizing the keyword 'family', raising expectations for future performances.
As such, Kim Tae-hee took on a new challenge by performing bilingual acting that crossed English and Korean. Without fancy styling such as hair and costumes, she caught the eye with the appearance of a realistic and ordinary wife and mother, adding to the realism of the play.
Kim Tae-hee, who entered Hollywood for the first time with "Butterfly", said, "I took on the role of supporting probability for the first time without any special settings, and I think I took on the most similar and most me-like character as usual. It's an action thriller, but there are many touching stories of my family, so please look forward to it."
Kim Tae-hee, who has shown in-depth performances in various works regardless of genre, such as 'House with a Madang', 'Hi Bye, Mama!', 'Iris', and 'Stairway to Heaven', proved her full potential in the global market through this 'Butterfly'. Viewers are paying attention to how Kim Tae-hee will perform in the future story. After the show, viewers said, `It's been a long time since I saw actor Kim Tae-hee", "When actor Kim Tae-hee comes out, I can concentrate clearly", "Eun-joo seems to play an important role for some reason", "It's very catchy in fluent English acting. As expected, as expected, he responded.
Meanwhile, according to the last Flix Patrol (OTT service ranking aggregation site), since its release on the 13th (Wednesday), 'Butterfly' has been ranked second worldwide in the Prime Video 'TV SHOW category, proving the keen interest of global fans. In particular, as of the 20th (Wednesday), it ranked No. 1 in 12 countries, including the United States, Norway, Singapore, and Malaysia, and several countries are also entering the TOP10 list.
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