Shin Ye-eun and Heo Nam-jun: A Heartwarming Connection as Sungkyunkwan University Alumni
Shin Ye-eun left a lasting impression in JTBC's weekend drama 'Hundred Memories,' capturing the pure emotions of youth in the 1980s.
It has become a hot topic that she and actor Heo Nam-jun, who worked together in the drama, are actually alumni of the Department of Theater and Film at Sungkyunkwan University.
Their 'real-life connection' deepened the chemistry in the drama, and their sincere acting felt incredibly realistic.
In a recent interview at a cafe in Gangnam, Seoul, Shin Ye-eun revealed her relationship with Heo Nam-jun, saying, "Nam-jun is my senior at school. At first, there was a bit of distance. But at some point, we acted like peers. I'm not very good at remembering ages anyway."
This candid confession brought a smile. The two attended Sungkyunkwan University's Department of Theater and Film, Heo Nam-jun as a Class of '13 and Shin Ye-eun as a Class of '16, walking the same path of acting.
Although they never performed in a play together at school, they reunited as actors on the set of the drama. The coincidence created a connection that was warmer than any script.
'Hundred Memories' is a youth melodrama set against the backdrop of Bus 100 in the 1980s. In this work, which follows the pure friendship and first love emotions, Shin Ye-eun played the role of Seo Jong-hee, an honest and energetic new bus conductor.
Regarding her acting with Heo Nam-jun, she said, "Nam-jun made the atmosphere comfortable on set. There was a sense of pressure because he was my senior, but at some point, we talked like friends."
As she said, their acting chemistry gradually softened, and the naturalness enhanced the reality of the drama. It wasn't just acting according to the script; scenes were completed that felt like real youths living and breathing in the 1980s.
In 'Hundred Memories,' the two appear as young men and women who are fatefully intertwined. Their subtle attraction to each other, but inability to readily express their feelings, reminded viewers of the 'fluttering of first love.'
The relationship, also intertwined as seniors and juniors in reality, made the depth of acting even stronger.
Shin Ye-eun said, "Nam-jun was really sincere even during rehearsals. That energy was conveyed to me as it was." Her confession contained both respect as an actress and human warmth.
As a result, viewers commented on their chemistry, saying, "It's like real youth."
What Shin Ye-eun felt on set was empathy as 'people to people' rather than the wall of 'senior and junior.'
She recalled, "Nam-jun's reactions were always delicate. When I made eye contact, the emotions just followed."
Perhaps because his sincerity resonated, Heo Nam-jun also praised Shin Ye-eun in an interview, saying, "Shin Ye-eun is excellent at accepting the other person's emotions."
Like this, adjusting to each other's acting temperatures, they achieved perfect harmony like old friends. That warmth was conveyed to the viewers beyond the screen.
In the drama, there was 'hesitation of first love,' and in reality, there was 'awkward distance between seniors and juniors.' As those subtle emotions overlapped, their acting felt more vivid and sincere.
Shin Ye-eun said in an interview, "He's a senior, but there was always a lot to learn from him on set. He's a good role model for me," expressing her gratitude.
Her calm words conveyed maturity as an actress. It's not just a simple relationship, but a 'good relationship' that stimulates each other's growth is continuing.
In the end, that relationship made the emotional lines of the work 'Hundred Memories' more truthful and warmer.
Finishing the interview, Shin Ye-eun said, "This work is like a first love to me." There was a lingering feeling in her eyes.
A time when she grew as an actress through a work and became humanly stronger through a relationship with someone.
To her, the title of 'Sungkyunkwan University junior' has now expanded in meaning from a simple school connection to 'the path of an actor walking together.'
To Heo Nam-jun, this relationship will have remained a special experience of meeting the youth of another generation.
How did you feel about this warm senior-junior story?
Shin Ye-eun and Heo Nam-jun seem to have shown that 'the temperature of people' is more important than 'the distance between seniors and juniors.'
She is a youth in the work, but she is still youth itself in reality.
The name 'Sungkyunkwan University junior Shin Ye-eun' is now becoming a symbol of sincerity and diligence.
Shin Ye-eun is still a growing actress.
Her youth is still being recorded, and her relationship with Heo Nam-jun will remain as a scene in that record.
She says today, "Acting is, after all, sincerity."
Like those words, the warm empathy between seniors and juniors made 'Hundred Memories' a real story.
What emotions did you feel from the relationship between Shin Ye-eun and Heo Nam-jun?
Their youth is still continuing.
Source :https://blog.naver.com/yooju0913/224054015038
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