South Korean sharpshooter Kim Ye-ji looked like she was right out of a Hollywood movie with her badass pistol skills at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Her impressive skills were complimented by an ice-cold stare, and confidence that exuded from every pore, immediately making Ye-ji an internet favorite, and a viral sensation. She took silver in the women’s 10-meter air pistol competition Wednesday, and almost immediately catapulted to fame as the breakout star of the Olympics.
If the Koreans are sending swaggy matrix characters to shoot in the Olympics we need to start getting serious. Call in the duck-hunting rednecks https://t.co/R07soXl9kt
— Mr. Right (@mrrightdc) July 30, 2024
This girl is a movie character like how is she real pic.twitter.com/hys1bLyj4t
— Daniel (@growing_daniel) July 30, 2024
Ye-ji immediately intrigued fans with her stance, and her sci-fi-styled silver glasses that featured a left eye cover and a lens that covered her right eye. Many called out her distinctly cool “aura,” as being a true force to contend with.
Ye-ji cops an attitude to match her reputation, making her even more intriguing to fans.
“I am confident all the time… I, Kim Ye-ji, am going to win gold no matter what,” she told reporters, according to The National Post.
She should be cast in an action movie. No acting required!
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 30, 2024
She wore her South Korean uniform zipped right up to the neck, and concealed her head under a baseball hat. The 31-year-old was cool, calm, and collected as she stared the camera up and down before taking aim, and firing her weapon.
The 27-second clip racked up well over 28 million views in one day alone, and people across the globe are as obsessed with her skills as they are with her demeanor.
People can’t get enough of her ballsy attitude and her ultra-cool confidence, and many are suggesting Ye-ji should try her hand at a Hollywood career, after exploding on the social media scene.
CHATEAUROUX, FRANCE – JULY 28: Kim Yeji of Team Republic of Korea prepares to shoot during the Women’s 10m Air Pistol Final on day two of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Chateauroux Shooting Centre on July 28, 2024 in Chateauroux, France. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)
Elon Musk took to X to say he, too, believed the sharpshooter should be cast in a movie.
“No acting required!” Musk wrote. (RELATED: French President Macron’s Steamy Exchange With Sports Minister Heated Things Up At The Olympics)
Those who can’t get enough of her can catch Ye-ji in the preliminaries Friday and the finals Saturday.
