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Staff Reporter
Actress Kim Yun-jin, who is on the threshold of becoming a world star with her role in the hit American drama series ``Lost,'' will roll out an autobiography in Korean early next month.
In the four-section book temporarily titled ``Kim Yun-jin's Hollywood Story,'' the 33-year-old focused on her road from local stardom to advancing into Hollywood in a frank, tell-it-all manner, according to her agency, X-Town Entertainment.
She wrote, for example, how she decided to go for a new challenge and headed to the United States at the age of 30, after she garnered the best actress award with her 2002 film ``Milae,'' or ``Ardor,'' directed by Byun Young-joo.
In Hollywood, she had to start out anew, regardless of her popularity in South Korea. When the deal with ABC, which airs ``Lost,'' finally came around after much efforts, she suffered partial facial paralysis, but overcame it.
When posing for a promotion poster for the hit TV series, however, Kim recalled people of colored races were made to stand in the back row. The experience overlapped with the memory of a rejection she experienced in Korea: she wished to star in director Lee Chang-dong's critically acclaimed 2000 film ``Peppermint Candy,'' but was turned down because she had an ``exotic'' air.
``While she felt confused about her identity, not being entirely Korean nor American, she regained confidence thinking she is the only actress who can pursue a career in both countries,'' X-Town said in a press release.
The book will be released on June 4 by Hainaim, a local publisher. Kim is currently back on her Korean home turf filming ``Seven Days'' directed by Won Shin-yun.
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