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Actor Yoo Ah-in, who had been laying low after being convicted of habitual drug use, is drawing attention as he prepares to return to the screen with the film “Vampyr” (directed by Jang Jae-hyun), with rising newcomer Kim Do-yi cast as his co-star.
On the 18th, NEW announced, “The film ‘Vampyr’ has finalized its cast and will begin full-scale filming in August. ‘Vampyr’ is scheduled for theatrical release in 2028.”
“Vampyr” is a mystery occult film about an unidentified hitman who takes on a priest’s request and pursues a mysterious cult. It is the latest work from director Jang Jae-hyun, known for “Exhuma,” “Svaha: The Sixth Finger,” and “The Priests.”
The recent script reading was attended by director Jang Jae-hyun and the main cast members who will lead “Vampyr,” including Yoo Ah-in, Lee Seong-min, Lee Joon-hyuk, Do-yi, Yoon Kyung-ho, and Choi Hyun-wook.
The role of the mysterious girl opposite Yoo Ah-in has gone to newcomer Do-yi. According to industry sources, the audition competition for the part reached roughly 1,000 to 1. The young actress is expected to make a strong impression with fresh energy after emerging from such fierce competition.
Kim Do-yi is a member of the seven-member hip-hop girl group IAN, formed through the Mnet-Japanese joint survival show “Unpretty Rapstar: HIP POP Princess,” which aired last year. Born in 2008, she is 19 years old in Korean age.
Meanwhile, Yoo Ah-in has been on hiatus and taking time for reflection after his drug use case.
Yoo Ah-in was brought to trial on charges of habitually using four types of medical narcotics, including propofol, midazolam, ketamine, and remimazolam, 181 times between September 2020 and March 2022 by disguising the injections as sedation for cosmetic procedures.
He was also found guilty in the first trial last September of illegally purchasing more than 1,100 sleeping pills under other people’s names from 2021 to 2023, as well as inducing another person to smoke. He appealed, and the sentence was finalized at one year in prison, suspended for two years.
This article has been translated by GripLabs Mingo AI.