Archive · 17 Sep 2026
K-Pop Star Shuhua Makes Film Debut at Toronto Festival
Shuhua, a singer from the girl group I-dle, is acting in a movie for the first time.
The movie is called Happily Ever After.
It is being shown this week at the Toronto Film Festival.
The story is about two sisters named Kitty and Claire.
Kitty wants marriage, family stability, and a traditional future.
Claire is more independent and questions Kitty’s choices.
Their relationship becomes harder when Kitty gets engaged and takes in an abandoned orange cat.
The movie was written and directed by Feng-i Fiona Roan.
K-pop singer Shuhua makes her movie debut in Happily Ever After.
The film is debuting this week at the Toronto Film Festival.
Shuhua stars alongside Xuan Chen in Taiwanese director Feng-i Fiona Roan’s second feature.
The story follows sisters Kitty and Claire as their opposing views on relationships deepen their conflict.
Moebius Entertainment is handling international sales outside Taiwan, while Splash Pictures produces.
- Who
- K-pop singer Shuhua, Xuan Chen, writer-director Feng-i Fiona Roan, and the film’s two central sisters, Kitty and Claire.
- What
- Happily Ever After, Shuhua’s movie debut, is being presented with first-look footage.
- When
- The film is debuting this week.
- Where
- At the Toronto Film Festival.
- Why
- The film explores the sisters’ conflicting views about marriage, independence, family expectations, and relationships.
Kitty’s View
Claire’s View
Marriage and the future
Kitty’s View
Kitty sees marriage as a source of love, stability, and progress toward the life she has imagined.
Claire’s View
Claire questions Kitty’s sudden engagement and worries that her sister is compromising her future.
Independence and expectations
Kitty’s View
Kitty struggles with expectations from Ledo’s traditional family and resents Claire’s criticism.
Claire’s View
Claire has rejected many conventional expectations and sees Kitty’s choices as conflicting with independence.
- Film
- Happily Ever After
- Lead performer
- Shuhua, a member of I-dle
- Director
- Feng-i Fiona Roan
- Co-star
- Xuan Chen
- Production company
- Splash Pictures
- International sales
- Moebius Entertainment, excluding Taiwan
- Festival
- Toronto Film Festival