[Exclusive]'Newlywed' Kim Na-hee's First Chuseok After Marriage: "Healing Holiday with Husband and In-laws" [Hanbok Interview ①]

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• Singer and comedian Kim Na-hee begins life's second chapter through marriage; Hanbok interview

From starting as a comedian to stepping onto the stage as a singer, even in her 14th year of debut, Kim Na-hei continues to take on endless challenges. A graduate of the 28th public casting for comedians at KBS in 2013, she has been beloved through popular segments of KBS 2TV's comedy program "Gag Concert," including "HER," "Zombie Project," and "Legend of the Legend." Later, she transitioned to a trot singer and stood out in various fields, such as finishing fifth in the final round of TV Chosun's trot competition program "Miss Trot 1" broadcast in 2019.

She continues to take on special challenges. In July, she took on the role of young Hye-ja in a musical drama of the same name based on JTBC's drama "Shiningly," appearing on stage. Although she has now entered her 14th year of debut, she still shows a thirst for newness and demonstrates a fearless spirit of challenge.

In an interview with StarNews and Hanbok ahead of Chuseok, Kim Na-hee said about the musical "Shiningly," "I was worried myself whether I could well portray the delicate feeling like actress Han Jimin who appeared in the original work, but in fact, Hye-ja is a character with strength. Therefore, I approached it with the intention of showing a three-dimensional image of Hye-ja as best as possible, and it is truly a work I love."

After finishing fifth in "Miss Trot 1" and being reborn as "singer Kim Na-hee," how have the following years passed? Kim Na-hee said, "At first, I started singing just with one heart of liking it, but gradually I felt many shortcomings. It seems that the time to polish myself was definitely insufficient, so looking back now, I think I was quite lacking at that time. Nevertheless, I am grateful to those who liked and loved me."

Kim Na-hee has taken on challenges in various fields, not only traditional trot but also dance trot and city pop. She said, "I naturally have a spirit of challenge and have the personality of 'let's try until it works.' In fact, I have my own thought that I want to have a 'Kim Na-hee genre.' I like both exciting and emotional things, and above all, I think not losing wit while making music is my own weapon, so I will try to challenge even more diversely," smiling as she spoke.

She continued, "Above all, it seems that lyrics that can deeply resonate are needed." She added, "Of course, there are songs we listen to because the melody is good, but don't songs with great lyrics stay in our memories for a long time? I think it's the lyrics that can convey my true feelings. If I meet good lyrics, I wonder if I can show new sides again."

During a considerable period of activity, there were difficult times as well. However, she said, "Since being on stage has been something I wanted to do since I was five years old, it is a dream that has never been broken." She added, "There were times when it was too hard, but I try not to get immersed in negative situations and instead step back one step to look at them objectively."

Meanwhile, Kim Na-hee held her wedding ceremony with an entrepreneur from McKinsey, a global consulting firm, at a wedding hall in Jangchung-dong, Seoul, on the 30th of last month, opening life's second chapter. This Chuseok, she also plans to spend a warm time with her husband.

She said, "This Chuseok, I plan to visit my in-laws in Busan and also have some time just for me and my husband. I hope everyone can have a fully healing Chuseok holiday. Since you have been running hard so far, I wish you could spend this holiday charging up entirely for 'yourself,'" offering a warm Chuseok greeting.

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