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The COVID-19 situation has been bad news for many businesses. But for some, they’ve been given some welcome respite in the form of rental discounts to help them tide over these tough times.

Take Korean power couple Kim Tae Hee and Rain, for example. They made headlines for slashing the rent in their respective buildings by 50 per cent, which, according to reports, would cause the stars to suffer hefty losses. Their act of kindness, though, has made them heroes in the eyes of netizens.

Days after Rain and Kim Tae Hee's Good Samaritan act came to light, another celeb landlord made a similar decision. Actress Jun Ji Hyun, or Gianna Jun, who you might remember from the hit movie

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Confirmed that she was offering a 10 per cent cut in rent for tenants in her Gangnam building for the months of March and April.

You’d think that the news would be greeted with some form of praise, but the exact opposite happened. Netizens started criticising her for doing the bare minimum for what they think is a purely PR move, claiming that actress has a penchant for hoarding her wealth.

“She’s among the top five [wealthiest celebs] in our country in terms of real estate holdings. Couldn’t she a bit more generous to the people who are really suffering?” one netizen wrote. Another added, “I remember reports saying that she bought that building without taking out a loan. For her to be able to fork out 32.5bil won (S$37.7mil) like that means that she has much more stashed away.”

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Jun Ji Hyun is married to a former banker who has since become the CEO of an investment firm with assets estimated at 350bil won (S$405.8mil).

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We know it's a hassle to switch browsers but we want your experience with TODAY to be fast, secure and the best it can possibly be.When the South Korean Joseon-era TV series Kingdom first streamed on Netflix in January 2019, the ferocious and rabid zombies captured the horrified attention of many viewers, perhaps even stealing the spotlight from its main cast Ju Ji-hoon and Bae Doona.

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Superstar Jun Ji-hyun, who's also known as Gianna Jun, admitted during a recent interview with the Asia Pacific (APAC) press that she, too, was in awe.

When asked by a reporter if she was afraid of the zombie actors, she laughed as she replied: Not at all. In fact, before we shot the scenes, one of the things I was most excited about was coming face to face with the actors dressed as zombies. When I was on set, I realised how much trouble all the actors went through to present themselves as convincing zombies.

I begged them for photos. I was able to take pictures with the zombie actors and really bragged about them to my friends and family.

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Ji-hyun, 39, stars as the title role in the hyped-about special episode titled Kingdom: Ashin of the North, which premieres on Netflix today (July 23).

Her brief appearance in the last few minutes of Kingdom season two's last episode showed her to be a mysterious warrior who understands more about the resurrection plant than anyone else in Joseon, and even appears to have a few zombies in captivity.

The 92-minute special episode will reveal more about Ashin, her connection with the plant, and her involvement with what happened in the first two seasons. The writer of the Kingdom series Kim Eun-hee called the story the beginning of everything, the root of it all.

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In a separate press conference with the Korean media, Ji-hyun added: I'm a big fan of the Kingdom series and writer Kim. Before I knew I was going to play Ashin, I talked to her and told her I want to be a zombie in the Kingdom series because I want to be in it. I said it was okay if it was a minor role or as a zombie.

I worked with the zombies during the filming of the second season. One thing I went through then was, we had scenes in the forest very late at night, and the zombie actors would be wearing their fake blood on their bodies and faces. Sometimes, I would spot them having a meal under a huge tree in the dark.

So you can imagine, I was really startled to see that. This time, because I was experienced already, that didn't really happen. This time around, I saw the zombie actors wearing full makeup with their blood and everything, and talking on their handphone with their friends and families.

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It was so realistic. They would be calling someone [and saying], 'Hey mum, remember to sleep tight.' Seeing these made me think about how on the verge life and death is. I got to think about what zombies are, and what the undead are. It was a very new experience.