Asian A.V. Club newsletter #44: Ji-young Yoo

The video chat series continues and today we are talking with Ji-young Yoo who in a short period of time is making some cool career choices with films like Freaky Tales and Until Dawn!

by Stevie Wong

Hey #AAVC fam! So I know we were trying out a new series called ‘SPEED DATE’ based on the limited amount of time to do these interviews, but then we got the chance to talk to Ji-young Yoo for a longer chat and had to re-brand with the new ‘HANG with’ series! This title could be a work in progress, so we are very keen on hearing from you with other possibilities that we can settle on!

But let’s get to the main event. Ji-young Yoo first got on our radar as one of the key leads in the Prime Video dramatic series Expats. Holding her own against Nicole Kidman and Sarayu Blue, Ji-young’s performance as Mercy was a real emotional roller coaster that the young actress handled with ease. This year, Yoo has two buzzy films coming out within a matter of months of each other. Ryan Fleck & Anna Boden (Half Nelson, Captain Marvel) bring Freaky Tales to our screens. Set in Oakland, CA, during 1987, the film weaves four wild stories together, with Ji-young’s segment about a group of punks who decide to stand up against some neo-Nazis.

In a few weeks, Ji-young gets her scream queen on in the twisted, gory Until Dawn by horror maestro David F. Sandberg (Lights Out, Annabelle: Creation).

Like we said, she is having a moment. So press play and lets HANG with Ji-young Yoo!

Freaky Tales is showing nationwide in theaters now. Until Dawn is showing in theaters April 25th. Expats is streaming on Prime Video.

Like we said above, we are very open to other titles for the interview series so please offer suggestions in the comments (cause we have ALOT more HANG’s coming)! So please keep coming back, SUBSCRIBE if you haven’t already and if you want to support independent sites like #AAVC, we are more than happy to receive a monetary tip!

Thanks again and we will see you very soon!!