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The actress confessed that she’s actually a fan of the Korean boy group ZE:A, Hyung Sik debuted as a member of the said group. In an interview, as reported by Korean entertainment site Koreaboo, the actress said: “I had my eye on Hyung Sik when he was an idol in ZE:A. I know all of the title tracks by heart, and Hyung Sik even personally quizzed me to see my knowledge of their songs.”
Hyung Sik seemed to be delighted by the fact that Bo Young actually likes their group’s songs. The actress added, “During our spare time, while filming ‘Strong Woman Do Bong Soon,’ Hyung Sik would often turn on some of ZE:A’s songs and dance to the tracks’ choreography.”
In a separate interview, as reported by Korean news portal Soompi, Hyung Sik also admitted that he actually “fell in love” with his leading lady. He explained, “I really loved Park Bo Young. She’s that lovable. Because she was the perfect Bong Soon, it was so natural for me to love her. I wanted to love her more but [the drama] unfortunately ended.”
‘Strong Woman Do Bong Soon’ aired back in February 2017 until April 2017. In the show, Park Bo Young portrayed Do Bong Soon, a girl with superhuman strength. While Park Hyung Sik played a rich CEO named Ahn Min Hyuk.
In the same interview, Hyung Sik explained that Park Bo Young was one of the main reasons why he accepted the role. He elaborated, “I felt that it would be stupid of me to say no to this kind of project. And then I learned that my co-star would be actress Park Bo Young, which is when I decided that I absolutely had to do this project. Everyone around me was very jealous.”
What do you guys think? Would this be the birth of another reel-to-real couple?