'My Favorite Employee' Kim Hye-jun: "First Romantic Comedy Was a Big Challenge; It Was Cringey, But I Expressed It Boldly" [Interview ①]

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• tvN Monday-Tuesday Drama 'My Favorite Employee' — Interview with Actor Kim Hye-jun, who played Nam Da-rim

Actor Kim Hye-jun shared her reflections after successfully completing her first romantic comedy, 'My Favorite Employee'.

Recently, Kim Hye-jun held an interview at a café in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, and discussed the tvN Monday-Tuesday drama 'My Favorite Employee' (script by Lee Young, directed by Park Ji-hyun), which concluded on the 8th.

'My Favorite Employee' is an office growth romance about Nam Da-rim, a new employee who sets out to meet her favorite person but ends up becoming that person's favorite employee. In the drama, Kim Hye-jun portrayed the cheerful new employee, Nam Da-rim.

On this occasion, Kim Hye-jun said, "First of all, 'My Favorite Employee' was my first romantic comedy, so it was a big challenge. I am so, so grateful that many people loved it and supported Da-rim so much. If we could bring a moment of happiness during the hot summer, I feel happy."

She explained why she chose 'My Favorite Employee' as her first romantic comedy challenge. Kim Hye-jun stated, "The script was so cute. I believe that romantic comedies should include clichés. Our drama has many clichés, and it portrayed familiar elements in a cute and delicate way. While romance is important, comedy is also important, and those aspects were fun and well integrated into the script."

She added, "When I first read the script, I found it enjoyable. I think romantic comedies should be watched with laughter, thinking 'What is this~?' And that's exactly how I felt while reading the script. I was instantly drawn in. So I decided to join without much hesitation."

Kim Hye-jun also shared her thoughts on successfully completing her first romantic comedy. She revealed, "Actually, since it was my first romantic comedy, I was quite worried. Until now, I had mostly worked in genre dramas, so I wondered if viewers accustomed to those might find it hard to accept. But it seemed they accepted me as Da-rim herself, which made me feel that maybe I could take on more challenges."

Regarding her acting chemistry in the romantic comedy, she explained, "The scenes I used to watch on TV feeling shy and cringey were even more cringey while filming. It seemed like viewers would enjoy them more if they were expressed more boldly. So I worked hard to overcome that."

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