{
  "id": 2281918,
  "title": "Moon Geun-young to return as film lead after 9 years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/moon-geun-young-to-return-as-film-lead-after-9-years-2281918",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-21T02:52:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/films/20260821/moon-geun-young-to-return-as-film-lead-after-9-years"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Moon Geun-young, the South Korean actress who last led a film in 2017's Glass Garden, is set to return to the big screen in a leading role for Yeon Sang-ho's upcoming movie Yeto. The film, distributed by Showbox, follows the story of influencer sisters Su-a and Min-a, with Moon Geun-young taking on the role of Su-a. Her last leading role was over a decade ago, and she will now be seen alongside Kim Si-a as Min-a and Go Ah-sung as Deok-hee, a mysterious figure encountered by the sisters. Yeon Sang-ho is co-directing the film with Yoon Young-woo, an emerging filmmaker who has worked on Yeon's Netflix series Parasyte: The Grey and Hellbound. The film is currently in post-production after completing its shooting.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Moon Geun-young to return as film lead after 9 years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/moon-geun-young-to-return-as-film-lead-after-9-years-2280124",
        "published": "2026-08-21T02:42:04.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}