‘XO, Kitty’ cast members announced they’ve become kpop fans after filming
The long-awaited spin-off of popular movies To All The Boys I’ve Loved Loved is finally out and turning heads!
XO, Kitty follows the love adventures of the youngest of the series’ three Korean-American sisters, Kitty Song Covey (played by Anna Cathcart), on her own quest to find true love.
In this series, Kitty goes to Seoul, South Korea, to study at the same school her mother attended and where her long-distance boyfriend Dae is at – but she quickly realizes that her great adventure will be much more difficult than she ever imagined.
The cast of the film shot in Seoul, and they revealed that they had experienced real culture shock.
As you might expect, the series features many Kpop songs and even an idol makes an appearance!
Hence, it is not surprising to learn that the actors have also become kpop fans.
Anthony Keyvan, who plays Q, revealed he suspects the series would feature Kpop titles
“I was hearing parts and I was like, ‘Oh my god, I heard that on TikTok.’ It’s a very popular K-pop song. »
According to the actor, filming XO, Kitty in Seoul made him a K-pop fan.
“Having lived in Korea, K-Pop, BTS and BLACKPINK dances at Coachella are all over my For You page to this day. I just feel like everyone loves K-pop. So why not bring it to the show? »
Of course, some actors already knew kpop and were already fans. Such is the case of Gia Kim who plays the role of Yuri.
“The high point of my K-pop-crazy days was definitely high school.
I was really happy to hear that they recorded all these really great K-Pop songs, because K-Pop now has a huge global fan base and I’m proud of how it’s developing, especially in Korean.
I’m glad they recorded all these great songs because I have a feeling a lot of people who love K-Pop will love it too. [show] Also. »
Likewise, actor Sang Heon Lee, who plays Min Ho, loves Korean music, especially ballads. During filming, he discovered even more songs to love.
“There were times when I thought, ‘Oh, that’s a good song.’ Who is this? “And then I used Shazam and then I was like, ‘Oh, okay.’ Oh, is that her? IN ORDER…’ “
He added that he even became a fan of Jeon Somi, whom he discovered while filming.
“There was this artist called Jeon Somi – she sang this song and it was so catchy. I love this song. »
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