[Official] Seo Ye-ji returns to the screen after five years amid personal life controversy, cast in "Geumwol-do"

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Actress Seo Ye-ji is set to return to the big screen after five years, overcoming a personal life controversy.

According to her agency, B-Wave Entertainment, on the 4th, Seo has been cast in the role of Kim Ji-hoo in the film "Geumwol-do."

"Geumwol-do" is a work inspired by actual records of cannibalism left in the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty. Set against the backdrop of a remote island and a closed community in Korea, it features a new genre attempt described as a "Korean-style vampire." The film is directed by Baek Dong-hoon, who helmed "The Chef: Kimchi War."

In the film, Seo plays Kim Ji-hoo, a character who defies her fate. She is expected to heighten the audience's immersion in the story as she investigates mysterious incidents unfolding on Geumwol-do, a remote island she reaches after receiving a message from her mother.

Seo's return to the screen marks approximately five years since "Memory of Tomorrow," which was released in April 2021. Over that period, Seo has demonstrated a wide acting spectrum by moving between film and television. However, she faced turbulence in her activities after being embroiled in various controversies, starting with allegations of gaslighting her ex-boyfriend, actor Kim Jung-hyun, followed by issues involving school bullying and academic fraud.

Seo, who had been relatively inactive for a while after the tvN drama "Eve" aired in 2022, began her comeback with her first fan meeting at the end of 2024. Following her appearance on the Coupang Play variety show "SNL Korea" in April 2025, she recently took on her first stage role in the play "Praise of Death."

Seo, who has gradually expanded the scope of her activities, returns to the screen after a long absence with "Geumwol-do." As she is set to make an acting transformation with a character of a different color from those in her previous works, attention is focused on what kind of performance she will deliver.

"Geumwol-do" is scheduled to begin filming in mid-this month and aims for a theatrical release next year.

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