Actress Hwang Jung-eum and Choi Daniel recalled the time when they were embroiled in a love triangle rumor.
On the broadcast of SBS Plus and E Channel's ‘Solo Because’ on the 1st, Hwang Jung-eum's daily life was depicted.
On that day, Hwang Jung-eum visited her favorite local restaurant near her home. While having a friendly phone conversation with a mysterious man, the ‘Solo Because’ panel joked, "Is that how you usually contact him?" and "Are you in touch with your ex-husband?" Hwang Jung-eum explained about the mysterious man, saying, "I don't see him often, but he is a friend I can contact and discuss things with when I'm going through tough times, someone who can heal me."
The mysterious man was Choi Daniel. After exchanging greetings, Hwang Jung-eum and Choi Daniel reminisced about their time on ‘High Kick Through the Roof’. When Hwang Jung-eum asked, "Did you like me?" Choi Daniel replied, "Are you asking me to be completely honest? I didn't like you as a woman." He added, "We were already in a public relationship at that time. 'We Got Married' had already aired. I never thought about it at all."
Choi Daniel mentioned the love triangle rumors surrounding him and Hwang Jung-eum. He said, "Now that I think about it, there was a rumor that we were having an affair and that Kim Yong-jun hit me, which caused ‘High Kick Through the Roof’ to be canceled." Hwang Jung-eum expressed her frustration, saying, "Kim Yong-jun suspected me too."
Choi Daniel denied it, saying, "That was a real rumor." Hwang Jung-eum also stated, "We have never met separately even once. In fact, he called me once and said, 'I'm with Kim Yong-jun right now.' I didn't even ask."
Hwang Jung-eum and Choi Daniel also conveyed their sincere feelings to each other. Hwang Jung-eum praised him, saying, "At that time, I didn't have the eyes to look around and take care of others. But you were already doing all that at a young age. You are really amazing. You are so cool." Choi Daniel responded, "While acting together, I received a lot of good influence from you. Do you remember the cheerleading scene? Even though you had swine flu, you never showed that you were sick on set. That was so cool and impressive. You looked really pretty at that time. You looked lovely."
Meanwhile, Choi Daniel mentioned Hwang Jung-eum's divorce, saying, "In fact, I was contemplating whether to contact you right after seeing the divorce article. But my personality is not one to reach out immediately when problems arise. I thought you would be getting a lot of calls from other people. So I called you late."
Hwang Jung-eum smiled and said, "I was really struggling at that time. It was the first time I experienced something like that in my life. But I don't have many friends like you. I'm not very socially adept. So I was really grateful when you called."
When Hwang Jung-eum said, "Choi Daniel feels like a friend I've known for a long time even if I haven't seen him in a while," Park Eun-hye joked, "I also want to be the same age as Choi Daniel. He seems like such a good friend," which brought laughter.
[Lee Se-bin, Star Today Guest Reporter]
