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They win shooting competitions, and especially among the hottest athletes on the planet. After their appearance in the 2024 Olympic Games, the aura of Koreans Kim Yeji and Oh Ye exploded on social networks.
We knew of snipers posted all over Paris, but we had neglected to look for them near Châteauroux. However, this is where the pistol shooting event took place and where we got to see two impressive shooters who we can read almost everywhere are the best of the Paris 2024 Olympics or even the best of the era, South Korea’s Kim Ye-ji. and Oh Ye in. The first, born in 1992, fascinates with its absurdity, which makes it almost a fictional character. his fans, all networks combined, never stop comparing him to the hottest action heroes of recent years; Kill Bill Through the Jason Bourne saga John Wick or Matrix. Seeing her aim and shoot, we understand why.
Apart from his performances, it is his attitude that captivates. Extreme detachment, one hand in his pocket when he shoots, never too many words, or even none at all, and, above all, a few charming signs; and in his pocket, his daughter’s elephant comforter. First of all, his glasses are so attached to his face that it gives the impression that everything about him is attached to his weapon.
The deadly glare
So much detail that crystallizes the creation of a character enhanced by the way the heroine in a black Fila tracksuit is dressed, like the worst badass, who can no longer even dream, and above all, if she came out of a trendy manga. Based on this, the images created from it are summaries of an era that looks for detail everywhere, precision in every movement, filmed, photographed, extremely precise, showing expressions during frames that are both very intense and at the same time. very neutral. It seems that he was doing the job coldly, but with dedication. In an overly emotional world, her poise, calm and firm, clearly stands out, and that’s what makes her a modern heroine, even a totem.
19-year-old Oh Ye Jin is his closest competitor. roommates in the same room in the Olympic Village, they push each other in the rankings; Oh Ye-jin just won the gold medal in the 10m pistol on July 28, while her compatriot finished second.
Between them, beyond complicity, there is a form of virtual duet that brings to mind these fictional characters devoted to their practice, who Koreanize generations of dreamy cartoon readers of Japanese manga and manhwa (the term given to the strip). But the way the games and sports in general are filmed has become so precise and intense that it gives the impression that these extraordinary female athletes are fictional characters anchored in reality.
Source: Le Figaro
