Julia Barretto admits to being a huge K-pop fan


Julia Barretto is so into everything Korean she wants the ability to teleport to South Korea.

Julia Barretto

"Because I've been such a fan of everything Koreans. So I wanna go there and try to live there for a while," she told Cinema One's "PopCinema."

Among other things, she also wants to do a Korean series.

According to Julia, she wants to star in the South Korean TV series "The World Of Married Couple," which she thinks is "one of the best in the world." 

"I wanna do something like that," she said, mentioning in particular the role of the show antagonist, Yeo Da-kyung, as portrayed by actress Han So-hee.

Han So-hee

"I wanna be Da-kyung, the young girl," said Julia. "If you've seen it you would know. She's the young girl there, she's so pretty."

In the show, Da-Kyung is the mistress of  Lee Tae-oh (actor Park Hae-joon).

Note "The World Of Married Couple" is based on the BBC One drama series "Doctor Foster." 

It is considered the highest-rated drama in Korean cable television history, overtaking "SKY Castle."

During the 56th Baeksang Arts Awards, Mo Wan-il won the Best Director award while Kim Hee-ae snatched the Best Actress plum.

As to K-Pop groups, Julia is gaga over BLACKPINK.

In fact, she revealed she just spent so much on the latter's merchandise.