'Now an Affair' Kim Ji-hoon: "Kim Hye-soo's Husband," A Burden [Interview ①]

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Actor Kim Ji-hoon (45) shared his thoughts on playing the role of "Kim Hye-soo's husband" in 'Now an Affair Is Not a Problem.'

Kim Ji-hoon held an interview with StarNews at a café in Samcheong-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, on the morning of the 13th. Previously, he reached out to viewers last month on the 31st via the OTT Coupang Play series 'Now an Affair Is Not a Problem' (hereinafter referred to as 'Now an Affair'), discussing related topics.

'Now an Affair' depicts a chain of runaway rear-end collisions that unfold when a popular influencer couple — Kyung-hee (played by Kim Hye-soo), who has built her life on selling happy family images, and her younger actor husband Jae-hong (played by Kim Ji-hoon) — become entangled with their neighbors, doctor couple Soo-jung (played by Jo Yeo-jeong) and Bo-seong (played by Kim Jae-cheol), who are in the midst of a messy divorce lawsuit. The story spirals into an overwhelming secret that makes even infidelity seem trivial.

On this day, Kim Ji-hoon candidly admitted, "I felt burdened taking on the role of Kim Hye-soo's senior actress's husband," drawing attention.

He said, "Kim Hye-soo senior has an experience, maturity, and aura that are truly hard to approach, so it was indeed a burden for me, even though I have worked for quite some time." He added, "So I didn't know about anything else; my only goal was to ensure our acting chemistry matched well enough to earn her approval. I prepared very diligently."

He continued with a smile, "Fortunately, in the end, I believe I received her approval. Senior Kim is an extremely transparent person. She speaks openly without holding back about what she likes or dislikes, and fortunately, she has increasingly praised me. She has a generous tendency when it comes to praise; if she thinks something is good, she sincerely says so. Later on, I even started working harder just for the pleasure of receiving her daily compliments."

'Now an Affair' consists of eight episodes in total, with four episodes currently released. It can be viewed every Friday at 8 p.m. on Coupang Play. Both Coupang Wow members and general members can watch it free of charge.

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