Lee Jia has been cast as the other female lead in the IRIS spinoff Athena, alongside the previously cast Jung Woo-sung, Cha Seung-won, and Su Ae. (And… meh.) Well, you can't win 'em all?
She'll play a character named Han Jae-hee, who is a special agent in the European office of the National Anti-Terror Service. She is physically tough and level-headed, who will contrast (somewhat) with Su Ae's cool and calm double agent character.
Honestly, I can't quite put a finger on why I can't get fired up about Lee Jia. I've tried to like her in all her previous projects - she was pretty good in her debut, Legend, though a little less compelling inBeethoven Virus and downright shrill in Style. I just can't connect with her and don't really feel any sincerity from her acting, which prevents me from sympathizing with her characters. And to think, until now I was all excited about Athena. Though I like the men better in Athena than IRIS (as a whole), I think the women are about equivalent. I might even give the edge to IRIS for Kim So-yeon.
Athena will begin shooting in June.
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