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Know the Cast & Characters: ‘Kill Boksoon’

Kill Boksoon Cast - Every Actor and Character in the 2023 Netflix Movie

The Kill Boksoon cast features Jeon Do-Yeon, Sol Kyung-Gu and Esom. This info article contains minor spoilers and character details for Sung-hyun Byun’s 2023 Netflix movie. Check out more streaming guides in Vague Visages’ Know the Cast section.

Kill Boksoon centers on a single mother who masquerades as a notorious assassin. As Bok-soon thinks about her career, the head of an underworld organization trains a new generation of killers. The narrative follows Bok-soon as she protects her daughter from South Korean baddies. Here’s every main actor and character in Kill Boksoon.

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Kill Boksoon Cast: Jeon Do-Yeon as Gil Bok-Soon

Kill Boksoon Cast on Netflix - Jeon Do-Yeon as Gil Bok-Soon

Character Profile: A legendary assassin. She raises a teenage daughter while working for an “event planning company.” Bok-soon distances herself from an organization known as MK Ent.

Jeon’s Resume: Eun-ha in Neoneun nae unmyeong (2005), Shin-ae Lee in Secret Sunshine (2007), Eun-yi Li in The Housemaid (2010), Sook-hee in Emergency Declaration (2021), Nam Haeng-Seon in Crash Course in Romance (2023)

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Kill Boksoon Cast: Sol Kyung-Gu as Cha Min-Kyu

Kill Boksoon Cast on Netflix - Sol Kyung-Gu as Cha Min-Kyu

Character Profile: The CEO of MK Ent. He trained Bok-soon to be an elite assassin. Min-kyu establishes a set of rules for his MK colleagues.

Sol’s Resume: Jong-du Hong in Peppermint Candy (1999), Cheol-jung, Kang in Public Enemy (2002), Jong-du Hong in Oasis (2002), Byung-su in Memoir of a Murderer (2017), Junji Muramaya in Phantom (2023)

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Kill Boksoon Cast: Esom as Cha Min-Hee

Kill Boksoon Cast on Netflix - Esom as Cha Min-Hee

Character Profile: The ruthless director of MK Ent. She believes that Bok-soon is past her prime. Min-hee tries to right some wrongs while training a new generation of assassins.

Cha’s Resume: Deokee/Se-jung in Scarlet Innocence (2014), Mi-so in Microhabitat (2017), Woo Soo Ji/Soo-ji in Because This Is My First Life (2017), Jeong Yoo-na in Samjin Company English Class (2020), Kang Ha Na in Taxi Driver (2021)

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Kill Boksoon Cast: Koo Kyo-Hwan as Han Hee-Seong

Kill Boksoon Cast on Netflix - Koo Kyo-Hwan as Han Hee-Seong

Character Profile: An MK assassin. He wonders why only the powerful make rules for his organization. Hee-seong damages his reputation within MK by working on unsanctioned “shows.”

Koo’s Resume: Jane in Jane (2016), Captain Seo in Peninsula (2020), Tae Joon-ki in Escape from Mogadishu (2021), Han Ho-yeol in D.P. (2021), Jung Ki-hoon in Monstrous (2022)

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Kill Boksoon Cast: Kim Si-A as Gil Jae-Yeong

Kill Boksoon Cast on Netflix - Kim Si-A as Gil Jae-Yeong

Character Profile: Bok-soon’s daughter. She is an angsty teenage musician. Jae-yeong gets targeted by a rule-breaking MK killer.

Kim’s Resume: Ji Eun in Miss Baek (2018), Yoo Mi in The House of Us (2019), Myung Jin in The Closet (2020), Young Ashin in Kingdom: Ashin of the North (2021), Luna in The Silent Sea (2021)

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The Kill Boksoon cast also includes:

  • Hwang Jung-min as Shinichiro Oda
  • Fahim Fazli as Masood
  • George Tsai as Gwang-Il (Voice)
  • Kim Sung-oh as Sergeant Shin
  • Elyse Dinh as Gil Bok-soon (Voice)
  • Willis Chung as Gwang-Man (Voice)
  • Yoon Kyung-ho as Principal Yang No Soon
  • Lee Yeon as Kim Yeong-ji
  • Byung Mo Choi as Hyun Chul
  • Kim Gi Cheon as Soo Geun
  • Andreas Fronk as Russian Sailor

Q.V. Hough (@QVHough) is Vague Visages’ founding editor.