The world collapsed at Kim Ye-ji's shot 'Coolness in the world' Celebs - influencer - Praise from foreign body, why did Kim Ye-ji become a `Paris Olympic icon'

Aug 01, 2024

 The world collapsed at Kim Ye-ji's shot 'Coolness in the world' Celebs - influencer - Praise from foreign body, why did Kim Ye-ji become a Paris Olympic icon'



Her 'coolness in the world' penetrated the emotions of the world.

The women's 10-meter air pistol silver medalist Kim Ye-ji (32, Imsil-gun Office), who won the 2024 Paris Olympics, is gaining huge popularity by spreading through SNS. Both the top celebrities and major foreign media, who have great public confidence, were shot at by Kim Ye-ji's `cool charm.'

At this point, Kim Ye-ji is by far the best talker of the Paris Olympics. There was a situation that no one expected. I can't even control it because it was unexpected. As the saying goes, `I woke up and I became a star.' In just a day or two, Kim Ye-ji became the top Olympic star in the `World Class Popularity' class.



 The world collapsed at Kim Ye-ji's shot 'Coolness in the world' Celebs - influencer - Praise from foreign body, why did Kim Ye-ji become a Paris Olympic icon'
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Kim Ye-ji won the silver medal after Oh Ye-jin (IBK Industrial Bank) in the women's 10-meter air pistol final at the Paris Olympics held at Chatoru Shooting Center in France on July 28 (Korea time). In fact, at this time, Kim Ye-ji was only attracting attention from domestic media because of her quirky interview, which contrasts with her sharp appearance at the game.



However, Kim Ye-ji suddenly floated 'World Star' a few days later.

 The world collapsed at Kim Ye-ji's shot 'Coolness in the world' Celebs - influencer - Praise from foreign body, why did Kim Ye-ji become a Paris Olympic icon'
It started when a fan posted on X (X, former Twitter) a video of Kim Ye-ji achieving a world record of 25m pistol during the ISSF Shooting World Cup held in Baku, Azerbaijan in May. Kim Ye-ji in the video shows the coolness that does not exist in the world with her whole body. He wore a cap hat with a Korean flag on it upside down, wore a special sight for shooting and a blindfold, and shot with a cold expression as if there was not a drop of blood even if he stabbed it with a needle.



The result was 'World Record', but Kim Ye-ji did not laugh when she opened her left blindfold 'Tik' with her gun down, separated the magazine, and checked the score. After organizing the gun without changing his expression, he sighed deeply and turned around without regret. It reminded me of the cold back of the killer who completed his assassination mission.

The sensitivity of people around the world was properly shot at by this appearance. The user who uploaded the video is 'the most protagonist-like image I've ever seen in my life. She didn't even respond to the world record. Because she is so indifferent and mysterious,' he wrote. It was a comment that drew consensus from everyone. The number of video views has begun to soar.

Then Tesla (CEO) and X owner Elon Musk reacted. "It would be cool if there was a shooting world champion in the action movie," he said directly in the video. You have to cast Kim Ye-ji in an action movie. There is no need for smoke,' he said in an exclamation.

 The world collapsed at Kim Ye-ji's shot 'Coolness in the world' Celebs - influencer - Praise from foreign body, why did Kim Ye-ji become a Paris Olympic icon'
Musk's comment became a catalyst. As of 10 a.m. on the 1st, the number of views exceeded 34.2 million due to a flood of video views and comments. It happened two days after the video was uploaded on July 30. Netizens and X users around the world responded variously, such as 'Tremendous aura'Pose, facial expressions, and energy are like warriors'Looks like killers in the movie Johnwick'

What made the world's netizens even more enthusiastic is the unexpected charm that contrasts with the cold and sharp expression like an assassin. In particular, the cute 「Elephant Doll」 worn during the Olympic Games caught the eye.

 The world collapsed at Kim Ye-ji's shot 'Coolness in the world' Celebs - influencer - Praise from foreign body, why did Kim Ye-ji become a Paris Olympic icon'
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An X user posted a shot of Kim Ye-ji wearing an elephant doll and said, 'Oh my! Kim Ye-ji participated in the Olympics with her young daughter's elephant doll, introducing Kim Ye-ji's anti-war motherhood. The post also exceeded 5.1 million views.

 The world collapsed at Kim Ye-ji's shot 'Coolness in the world' Celebs - influencer - Praise from foreign body, why did Kim Ye-ji become a Paris Olympic icon'
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As it became an explosive topic through SNS, which is 'new media', the traditional 'legacy media' was also immersed in Kim Ye-ji's 'Coolness' in earnest.

CNN introduced Kim Ye-ji and social media's heated interest in her, saying on the 31st, `The Internet fell in love with South Korea's Olympic shooter who set a new world record.' The media cited Kim Ye-ji as a major figure in the 2024 Paris Olympics, saying, `An incredibly cool and mindless Internet star who broke the world record.'

CNN, in particular, said of Kim Ye-ji's fashion sense and style, "(The spinning hat) and glasses are just functional ornaments in shooting, but they don't look awkward on the runway," adding, "Kim Ye-ji in the video is staring at the target with a steel gaze through the shooting glass with short bobbed hair and a hat in reverse." It's like a scene from a science fiction movie."

 The world collapsed at Kim Ye-ji's shot 'Coolness in the world' Celebs - influencer - Praise from foreign body, why did Kim Ye-ji become a Paris Olympic icon'
Starting with this, major foreign media outlets began to introduce Kim Ye-ji. The American Times reported that "Kim Ye-ji's aura has taken over the Internet world. Now, she is aiming for the gold medal,' he said, explaining Kim Ye-ji's syndrome in detail. The prestigious British women's magazine `Glamour' referred to Kim Ye-jin as the `Paris Olympics' best badass' and the men's magazine GQ also described him as the `first unconventional style talker' of the 2024 Paris Olympics.

This is not the only legacy media that fell in love with Kim Ye-ji. The British Daily Mail is also enthusiastic about Kim Ye-ji, a South Korean gunman who won the silver medal at the Paris Olympics," he reported.

The leading British media 'The Guardian' also introduced Kim Ye-ji's world record video and fired bullets wearing Terminator-style glasses with his short hair tucked inside a black hat. The results of the effort appeared on the screen as a result of a new record, but he looked indifferent", he expressed in detail the trend of enthusiasm on social media surrounding Kim Ye-ji.

 The world collapsed at Kim Ye-ji's shot 'Coolness in the world' Celebs - influencer - Praise from foreign body, why did Kim Ye-ji become a Paris Olympic icon'
In particular, famous influencer with more than 700,000 followers are combining shooting scenes of the main characters in the existing famous action movies, such as Keanu Reeves (Johnwick Series), Denzel Washington (Equalizer Series), and Matt Damon (Jason Bourne Series), and Kim Ye-ji (Gunman) teamIntroducing the creation of a humorous 'GIF', Kim Ye-ji said that she is becoming a new 'meme' on social media.

Kim Ye-ji, who suddenly became the top talker at the Paris Olympics, will compete in the 25-meter pistol event on the 2nd. It's the same event in the legendary video that made a world record with the release of the Cold Blood Party Force. Attention is focusing on whether Kim Ye-ji, who has now received support from all over the world, will be able to win the gold medal.



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