Shin Hyun-jun reveals touching bond with the late Kim Soo-mi: "She even named my eldest son" [You Quiz on the Block] [★Night TV]

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Actor Shin Hyun-jun revealed his special connection with the late Kim Soo-mi.

On the 23rd, Shin appeared as a guest on tvN's variety program 'You Quiz on the Block'.

That day, Shin discussed working alongside Kim Soo-mi in 'Glory of Family', saying, "At first, the story felt off. It was about a father and son relationship. The casting was already set—I was to play Baek Il-seop. Then I saw (Kim Soo-mi) as Ma-po Tofu's mother. I told the producers and director that I hoped she would play the role of 'Soo-mi's mother'. Since someone had already mentioned it, I said I'd go to Korea and talk about it. But then Teacher Baek Il-seop called and said, 'Soo-mi would fit better. I'll make a cameo appearance.' So, Soo-mi ended up playing the role of the mother."

Continuing with 'Barefooted Ki-bong', he added, "While planning the project, I wrote the script thinking only of Mom (Kim Soo-mi). But the day before we were to approach her, she gave an interview saying she would never take on elderly roles again. I was completely stunned. I wrote a long letter and waited five hours during filming to give it to her. I told her, 'I planned this for a long time with you in mind. Please do it, even though it's an elderly role.' She read it carefully. Later, when she came home with heavy steps, she called and said, 'Why did you make me read that? It's your project. You can do it.'"

Shin expressed deep gratitude toward Kim Soo-mi, saying, "There are so many things I'm thankful for. She even named my eldest son."

Regarding his son's name, Shin explained, "I got married at 46. I thought a child would come quickly after marriage, but it didn't happen. After two years of praying, our child was born. The baby didn't look like me at all—so beautiful. Since the child meant so much to us, we wanted to give him a good name and spent a long time thinking about it. Unable to decide, my mother-in-law had a famous name-giver choose one. When they brought the name, it was 'Shin Changwon'. I asked my mother-in-law what she thought. She replied, 'You've forgotten already.' She said all she could think of when she saw it was T-shirts." This comment drew laughter from the audience.

He continued, "We considered many names. My late father always called me 'Jun-ah', which left a lasting impression on me. So I decided to include 'Jun' in his name and showed several options to Mom (Kim Soo-mi). She suggested 'Min-jun' as the best choice."

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