Months later, after eagerly awaiting its release, I finally saw Jennifer’s Body, a film about Jennifer’s transformation into a demonic succubus, and her best friend from childhood, Needy. I thought Megan Fox was the prettiest girl I’d ever seen, but I wasn’t old enough to watch the film. It was kept safe from my innocent and exploratory fingertips behind a thin layer of plastic. I stared at the large poster for Jennifer’s Body (2009) outside my local cinema. When I was thirteen years old, I fell in love. The final girl gave me the tools I needed to survive.

By altering my reading of the final girl, seeing her not as virginal or pure, but as an asexual presence, my world shifted. It was because of the final girl that I, too, learned to survive a hypersexual world.

Suzy is just one of the many empowering final girls rebelling and surviving throughout the vast spectrum of horror storytelling.įinal girls, while usually providing a virginal non-sexual presence for the audience to root for, navigate hyper-sexual worlds and learn to survive against the odds. You can probably see how, as an asexual person, that journey feels somewhat familiar to me. Entering a world of wicked whimsy and intimacy, Suzy navigates the dark facets of desire, but she doesn’t quite fit in. Though there are many that I gravitate toward, the one that holds the lock and key to my heart is Suspiria ’s Suzy (1977). On it was announced that she parted ways with Namoo Actors after 19 years since her debut and signed with IU’s agency EDAM Entertainment.Trigger Warning: Discussions on sex, asexuality, and desire.Įveryone who loves horror has a soft spot for final girls. She attended the hanbok runway show on October 20, 2017. Shin was appointed as the Korean hanbok ambassador. In this capacity, she endorses the vision and the mission of the UNESCO bridge program, both in Korea and outside. The honor serves as recognition for her contributions in promoting Korean Culture and Education and her advocacy for the Korean Language, including her appearance in Deep Rooted Tree. On January 15, 2014, Shin was appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador for UNESCO's Korean Committee. She won the 'Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Wednesday-Thursday Drama' and the 'Best Couple Award' with Cha Eun-woo for her role in the 2019 series, Rookie Historian Goo Hae-Ryung.įorbes listed her among the 40 most powerful celebrities in Korea she ranked 26th in 2011 and 14th in 2012. She studied at Shinmok High School before enrolling at Chung-Ang University, where she majored in Performing Arts.įollowing that, her breakthrough role was as a housemaid in 2009 with the sitcom 'High Kick Through the Roof'. As a child actress, Shin was already known to the Koreans for her appearance in the popular children show Ppo Ppo Ppo, and she spent her childhood Hosting Children shows. She made her entertainment debut at eight years old in 1998 when she was featured on the cover and poster for Seo Taiji's solo album Take Five. Shin Se Kyung is a South Korean actress, singer, and model represented by EDAM Entertainment. Also Known as: Sin Se Kyung, Shin Se Gyung, Sin Se Gyung, Shin Se Gyeong, Shin Se Kyeong, Sin Se Gyeong, Sin Se Kyeong, Shin Sae Kyung, Shin Sae Kyeong.

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