Korean actressSong Ji-hyois swapping the film set for the depths of the seas.
She is the center ofDeep Dive Korea: Song Ji-Hyos Haenyeo Adventure, a doc series fromBBC StudiosandJTBC.
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The doc will run on JTBC in Korea and BBC Earth across Asia.
Lee Dong-hee, Ryan Shiotani and Song Ji HyoBBC Studios/JTBC
Song is best known for her role inRunning Man, Koreas longest-running variety show.
She has also appeared in films such asUnstoppableandIntruderand TV series includingWas it Love?andLovely Horribly.
She also had a cameo as herself in the Korean remake ofEntourage.
Her journey in the doc comes as interest in Korean culture continues to boom around the world.
We plan to set a new paradigm for international content production moving forward.
The deal marks another agreement during a busyMIPCOMfor BBC Studios, the commercial wing of UK pubcaster the BBC.
It has struck several deals, such as for landmark docAsia, in Cannes this week.
