You have to be as pretty as possible. It's different from the drama...Kim Tae-hee's new face to take out Butterfly (comprehensive)
Aug 21, 2025
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On the morning of the 21st, a press conference was held at CGV Yongsan I'Park Mall in Ichon-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, for Amazon's original prime video series 'Butterfly' (directed by Kim Jin-min, Kitao Sakurai, and Yantner). The press conference was attended by Daniel Dae-Kim as former U.S. spy David Jung, Raina Hardisti as David Jung's daughter Rebecca, Kim Ji-hoon as the cold-blooded killer who pursues David Jung and his daughter Rebecca, Kim Tae-hee as David Jung's wife Kim Eun-joo, and Sean Richards as a competent intelligence analyst and linguist from the CIA.
'Butterfly' tells the story of a veiled former U.S. spy and an incumbent agent sent to kill him. It is a spy thriller series based on Arash Amel's graphic novel of the same name, produced by Amazon MGM Studios and released through tvN in Korea.
In particular, "Butterfly" drew attention as a co-producer and showrunner of the novel written in 2019 by Ken Woodruff, who participated in the leading role as well as the general production of Daniel Dae-Kim, a Korean-American actor, and Ken Woodruff, who won the LA Times Mystery and Thriller category. In addition, domestic viewers are also looking forward to the location in Korea, including Seoul and Busan, in line with the setting of the main character of an intelligence agent who lives in Korea and lives disconnected from the world.
Above all, it draws more attention because it is a work with Korean actors. Kim Ji-hoon, Park Hae-soo, and Kim Tae-hee, as well as domestic luxury actors such as Sung Dong-il and Lee Il-hwa, made an impression with their entry into Hollywood.
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Raina Hardesty also "I was excited as my heart warmed. I filmed in Korea for six months last year, but I never visited Korea before that. I felt a lot of warmth and love for this country."
Daniel Dae-Kim, who acted as well as produced as a lead actor, has experienced what he could not do before, co-starring with the executive producer. In the original, a character that was not Asian was changed to Korean. And I also melted my experience. It contains life as an ethnic Korean and feelings of returning to Korea. White people could also put differences in cultures that they could not know. And I was able to make my character's last name Chung among the choices I was able to make. I tried to capture the affection of Korea (情)' I could put in points that any Korean could hear and know. I was able to decide on the whole vision"It was also good to be able to cast an actor that I like as a fan. It was nice to be able to work with Kim Tae-hee and Kim Ji-hoon."
Regarding the location in Korea, there are many things I feel from living as an Asian. I live in the same country as Americans, but the situation is not the same as mine. I was born in Busan, but I immigrated to the United States at a young age. But in my mind, Korea didn't leave. It was also my identity. Many ethnic Koreans return to Korea to work and marry Korean wives. That's why I wanted to tell you this story. Now, Korean food, dramas, and songs are very interested and popular. So it was a good timing for this story to be made in the U.S. market as well. In fact, I wasn't interested in Korea 5 to 10 years ago. Even if I wanted to do a project like this at the time, the American studio would not have responded positively. But it's different now. So I was able to complete the current 'Butterfly'," he added.
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About acting in action "After the casting of this work was decided, an actor strike began, and he was able to practice fighting and action for months. Even after entering Korea, I had time to learn martial arts. Of course, it wasn't easy, but it was good to explore through action and movement. There are a lot of really good action scenes. Our stunt team did a great job and made a lot of great scenes" expressed confidence.
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He chose 'Butterfly' as the reason why he chose "There was no reason not to choose". When I saw the script, I fell in love with the story. The character given to me is not much. There is also an episode in which only one or two scenes come out, and it was a role I could relate to, and I thought it would be a great pride and honor if I could show a good image of Korean women. I enjoyed the producer's previous works, too. Korean-American writers also came to believe that they were writers who understood Korean culture well in Korean families", he confessed his process.
In addition, "The work I always gravitate toward was a genre and role that I had not done in my previous work. Unexpectedly, I played many unique roles and genres. In this work, the collaboration with the United States felt like a new opportunity. But the role is ordinary. I hope the audience will sympathize a lot with the female character I played. The makeup is light and the hair and outfit are natural. It's my most normal self. In Korean works, there was pressure to be as pretty as possible, but in this work, I tried to focus on support. I personally found it fresh in the unadorned and set parts", he confessed.
Then "I'm a supporting actor in this work. have been the leading role in the entire work In this work, I was able to play a good role in supporting the main character and supporting the probability. I hope you enjoy the whole work rather than focusing on me. I hope it's an opportunity to feel familiar with Korea," he said of the wind.
The process of working with Daniel Dae-Kim and his wife was also special. Kim Tae-hee said "At first, we met through a Zoom meeting. Not only Daniel Dae-Kim, but also many producers of 'Butterfly' were together, and at that time, I tried to communicate in English as much as possible, but Daniel Dae-Kim interpreted the difficult part instead. I was so thankfulAren't they an international couple in the series? Before filming, I had a lot of conversations with Daniel Dae Kim about what language I would use to film the line, expressing my trust.
As for her husband and senior Hollywood debutant, Kim Tae-hee said, "(B) has been very supportive of her husband since she first received this work. I recommended this work, saying it was a great opportunity. New York Premium was also hesitant because he was a supporting actor, but he strongly supported the actor Kim Tae-hee to be known. Thanks to you, I was able to film the show comfortably and continue to promote it" he sent his heart.
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