Moon Sangmin, "Nam Jihyun, I love you. I love you" [Interview 1]

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Actor Moon Sang-min (26) revealed his thoughts on successfully completing "My Dear Bandit" with senior Nam Ji-hyun (32).

Moon Sang-min recently conducted an interview with Star News at a cafe in Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul. Finally, on the 22nd, I finished the 16-episode long journey of KBS 2TV's Saturday-Sunday drama "My Dear Bandit," and had a time to look back on the meaningful journey. With this work, Moon Sang-min has achieved great growth to become the first male protagonist of terrestrial broadcasting in six years since his debut.

In the play, Moon Sang-min made a perfect transformation into Prince Lee Yeol of Dowoldae and made a milestone in filmography by showing off his strong acting skills. As much as he received enthusiastic love from viewers, Moon Sang-min said, "I think he feels like he can't admit that it's over yet. I visited a historical drama after a long time since "Shroop" (2022), and I felt a lot that the viewers really liked "Moon Sang-min of a historical drama", so I enjoyed the drama together. So I think (Jong-young) is still a little disappointed," he said.

In particular, Moon Sang-min led the show with his all-time chemistry with Nam Ji-hyun, who plays Hong Eun-jo (Gildong), from soul change to desperate melodrama breath. Moon Sang-min said, "The biggest power of our drama is that Nam Ji-hyun is Hong Eun-jo. This is the big charm of "My Dear Bandit," and I also love Nam Ji-hyun because she is Hong Eun-jo."

He then said, "From the time I saw the script of 'My Dear Bandit', I thought Eunjo's narrative, which was played by Jihyun (Nam) was attractive. Because of that, I really wanted to do this work. So my favorite part is the first and second episodes of Eunjo's narrative. At the beginning of the first part, I read it with a lot of emotion. I'm not usually like this, but I've become full of emotions even though I've only seen it in writing," he added.

He also expressed intense sympathy for the aspect of "Eunjo-hoping" that even devoted Lee Yeol's life. Moon Sang-min said, "Of course, I understood a lot. I fully understood Lee Yeol because he is a person who runs until the 16th part with the idea that "Eunjo must be protected unconditionally." However, when Yeol gets hit with a knife once in the middle, it's a little pitiful in that part. Yeol is really a person who gives everything because of one woman she loves, and the most important thing to Yeol was Eunjo's life. It was a scene where I realized that he was still hooked on the role.

When asked about Nam Ji-hyun, he said, "It was rumored that my sister had a good eye for reading the script, and I felt it, too. I'm sure I'm not wrong again this time," he said.

Soon after, Moon Sang-min said, "The secret of 'My Dear Thief' becoming a heart-wrenching drama is, 'As expected, Nam Ji-hyun.' It was just Hong Eun-jo herself who took care of not only her fellow actors but also the staff. It's too hot and cold, and it can be exhausting if the shooting takes a long time, but there was a positive power of my sister who didn't show it once and said, "Let's cheer up." Also, there were many child actors in our drama, and my sister kept taking care of the babies like a real righteous woman. I tried to sympathize with their hearts, but there was so much to learn," he said, admiring Nam Ji-hyun's character.

In addition, Moon Sang-min said, "My Dear Bandit" was a light-like drama in my calm and dull daily life. This was possible because the viewers loved it. Also, what I felt while doing this drama was that I should be grateful for all of these things, the closest people, the familiar people, and the daily lives that can be missed, and do really well. I need to love and care for every point of view I thought a lot about it. So I want to say thank you so much to everyone who loved "Dear Bandit." Moon Sang-min loves you," he said sincerely.

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