South Korean sniper Kim Ye-ji looked like something out of a Hollywood movie at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics with her incredible pistol skills.
Her incredible skills, complemented by an iron gaze and confidence that oozes from every pore, have made Yeji an instant internet favorite and internet sensation, as she won silver in the women's 10-meter air pistol event on Wednesday and almost instantly catapulted herself to Olympic stardom.
If South Korea is going to send Matrix characters to the Olympics to film, we better get serious. Bring in the duck-hunting rednecks. https://t.co/R07soXl9kt
— Mr. Right (@mrrightdc) July 30, 2024
This girl is like a character in a movie, how is she real? pic.twitter.com/hys1bLyj4t
— Daniel (@growing_daniel) July 30, 2024
Yeji immediately piqued fans' interest with her posture and her sci-fi-inspired silver glasses with lenses that cover her left eye and one over her right, with many calling her uniquely cool “aura” a true force to be countered.
Yeji is living up to her reputation and becoming even more interesting to fans.
“I am always confident… I, Kim Ye-ji, will win the gold medal no matter what,” she told reporters. National Post.
She should be in an action movie, no acting needed!
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 30, 2024
Dressed in a South Korean military uniform zipped up to her neck, with a baseball cap covering her head, the 31-year-old appeared calm and collected as she peered the camera up and down before taking aim and firing her weapon.
The 27-second video has garnered over 28 million views in just one day, with people all over the world falling in love with her skills as much as her attitude.
People are going crazy for her bold attitude and super cool confidence, with many encouraging Yeji to try out for a career in Hollywood after exploding on the social media scene.
CHATEAUROUX, FRANCE – JULY 28: Kim Ye-ji of Team South Korea prepares to shoot during the women's 10m air pistol final during day two of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Chateauroux Shooting Center in Chateauroux, France on July 28, 2024. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)
Elon Musk told X that he also thinks the sniper should appear in the movie.
“No acting required!” Musk wrote. (Related: French President Macron and sports minister's heated exchange livens up the Olympics)
If you can't get enough of her, you can watch Yeji in the qualifying rounds on Friday and the finals on Saturday.
