Kim Go-eun shows off her versatility once more

Even the most versatile actors inevitably develop an image over time, whether as a lead in lighthearted romantic comedies or as the hardened detective in a crime thriller.

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Kim Go-eun plays a seemingly emotionless killer in The Price Of Confession.

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Performers who move fluidly across genres are few and far between, but Kim Go-eun is one of them.

From playing a bright, innocent high schooler in K-drama Guardian: The Lonely And Great God (2016 to 2017) to embodying a charismatic, cold shaman in horror movie Exhuma (2024), Kim has become one of South Korean cinema’s most trusted character actors.

She now takes on yet another guise in Netflix’s The Price Of Confession, portraying Mo Eun, a seemingly emotionless killer who strikes a deal with fellow inmate Yoon-su (Jeon Do-yeon).

Through the series, Mo promises to confess to the murder Yoon-su is charged with, in exchange for Yoon-su killing someone for her once she is released.

Sporting her shortest haircut to date and erasing emotion as she commands Yoon-su, Kim says embodying Mo was challenging, as despite Mo’s unfeeling exterior, Kim viewed her as far more layered than a flat, emotionless villain.