"'Brave New World' Loved, Happy" Heo Nam-jun, First Romance Challenge 'Passed' [Interview ①]

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Actor Heo Nam-jun shared his thoughts on the conclusion of the popular drama 'Brave New World'.

Recently, Heo Nam-jun conducted an interview on the conclusion of the SBS Friday-Saturday drama 'Brave New World' at a cafe in Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul.

'Brave New World' is a romance drama depicting a tense war between Shin Seo-ri (played by Im Ji-yeon), a nameless actress possessed by the soul of a notorious Joseon-era villainess and turned into a 'villain', and Cha Se-gye (played by Heo Nam-jun), a vicious chaebol called a monster of capitalism. Heo Nam-jun created a new chaebol romance male lead character with fresh charm and received great love.

On that day, Heo Nam-jun said, "I feel really good that the drama was loved. I did my best in every drama I filmed, but I did my best. Since it went well, honestly, I feel good and happy."

He continued, "I am 100% satisfied with the ending. The story was deep, and the plot points resolved in the latter half were refreshing, so I was satisfied. I think the curve was good."

Regarding the Cha Se-gye character, he explained, "He is not a person with a bad. He seems to be wearing armor tightly to survive. Didn't he have a lack of being loved since childhood? So, I tried to express the clothes and style he wears at home differently from his appearance outside." He added, "Wearing a stretched-out T-shirt was also intended to express that he is a gentle person."

Also, he recently became a topic of discussion after revealing on the web variety show 'Salon Drop' that he referenced DEX for the character in the drama 'Wedding Battle'. He said, "I thought a lot about the ease that Mr. DEX had. Isn't it charming to be stable, reliable, and to restrain emotions rationally without being shaken? I think it helped to have observed charming friends around me. I used those charms while acting as Cha Se-gye."

Heo Nam-jun fully immersed himself in the completed Cha Se-gye. He said, "Even when filming the lines 'Pretty' and 'Passed', I think I had become Cha Se-gye. As I kept reading the script, my immersion level increased, and it felt like I was speaking words I had been shouting inside my heart. I think I was closer to Cha Se-gye than myself."

Meanwhile, in 'Brave New World', Heo Nam-jun overcame a 300-year tragic fate and reunited with Im Ji-yeon in the 21st century, achieving a happy ending. The final episode on the 20th recorded a national viewership rating of 11.8% (based on Nielsen Korea), breaking its own record and concluding with a brilliant finish.

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