Han Ji Min confessed that she used to have feelings for a colleague. Who could be the male co-star that she was referring to?
When the Korean media announced Happy New Year‘s cast lineup, many viewers thought that Han Ji Min would fall in love with Lee Dong Wook. Unexpectedly, everything broke down when the production team revealed the first teaser along with character relationships at the press conference.
In fact, Han Ji Min has no “chemistry” with Lee Dong Wook in the movie, instead, she gets stuck in a love triangle with Kim Young Kwang and Go Seung Hee. However, viewers still hope that the two will have a chance to collaborate in a romantic film after a photo of Han Ji Min tilting her head towards Lee Dong Wook was released.
With her acting experience in many famous projects, Han Ji Min is considered one of the “melodrama queens” thanks to Padam Padam; Hyde, Jekyll, Me; Rooftop Prince; The Light in Your Eyes; Familiar Wife as well as One Spring Night. In the new work, the actress will take on the role of hotel manager So Jin, who is hesitant to confess to her best friend for whom she has been carrying a torch for 15 years.
Han Ji Min talked about her character, “I’m a professional at work, but I’m not good at dating. He’s my best friend, but I think he likes me. I’m hesitant to confess, then suddenly a beautiful woman appears next to him.” After that, Han Ji Min frankly confessed, “I used to have a crush on a lot of people in real life.“
Han Ji Min added, “I’ve been paired with many actors in the past, so it’s interesting because the feeling of ‘Sojin’ comes to me in a new way in terms of acting. I often have a crush on close friends or colleagues. I try to make use of realistic points into the character as I think it’s a realistic part of me in real life.”
Who could be the male co-star that Han Ji Min was referring to? Could it be one of the famous actors that Han Ji Min used to work with? Excluding married actors such as Ji Sung, Lee Byung Hun and juniors who are younger than her like Nam Joo Hyuk, Park Hyung Sik, Jung Hae In, could Han Ji Min develop actual feelings with either Gong Yoo, Jung Woo Sung or Hyun Bin?
Han Ji Min co-starred with Hyun Bin for the first time in the 2015 film “The Fatal Encounter”. A year later, the couple continued to have the opportunity to collaborate in SBS’s romantic drama Hyde Jekyll, Me. In an interview, Hyun Bin was asked about his past comment that, “Han Ji Min is the prettiest out of all actresses”, to which Son Ye Jin‘s boyfriend responded, “I said it. It’s still true.”
Han Ji Min was also “shipped” with Jung Woo Sung because of their sweet and natural chemistry in JTBC’s drama “Padam Padam” at the end of 2011. The two were even rumored to be getting to know each other for some time. On the occasion of Firefighters Day in 2017, Han Ji Min and Jung Woo Sung reunited in an event where they were appointed as honorary police officers by President Moon Jae In. Photos of the two standing next to each other at the event once drew much attention because of how good they looked together.
Han Ji Min is also close to Gong Yoo after working with him in the 2016 action film “The Age of Shadows“. Gong Yoo once opened up about his female colleague: “I’m older than her, but our age gap is not big (3 years old). She is very polite, beautiful, kind and smart. Working with her was very comfortable. A good actress who treats the staff kindly. Han Ji Min is cute but not pure like me”.
On her Instagram, Han Ji Min once posted a photo of her taken next to a poster of Gong Yoo with the caption, “It’s been a while. I took a picture with actor Gong #Gongong #Spy.” In the photo, Han Ji Min is making a playful expression as she pinches Gong Yoo‘s cheek.
