Kim Hyo-jin Says Her Crush on Seo Kyung-seok Faded After Meeting Jang Dong-gun and Han Jae-suk

Comedian Kim Hyo-jin brought up her long-held story of an unrequited crush on Seo Kyung-seok on JTBC's 'Knowing Bros.' The point was less a simple confession than the process by which colleagues who worked together on public comedy stages in the 1990s became aware of one another and then naturally let their feelings fade.

Four comedians gather for episode 533 of 'Knowing Bros'

Episode 533 of JTBC's 'Knowing Bros,' which aired on the 13th, featured Lee Kyung-sil, Jo Hye-ryun, Kim Ji-sun, and Kim Hyo-jin. The four are senior and junior colleagues appearing together in the play 'I Love You, Mom,' and comedians who have long been active in Korean entertainment with their own distinct characters.

That day, Kim Hyo-jin and Jo Hye-ryun's story went back to the 1996 MBC show 'Today Is a Good Day' and its segment 'My Mom.' At the time, Jo Hye-ryun played Seo Kyung-seok's mother in the skit, and Kim Hyo-jin also worked with him in the same segment.

Jo Hye-ryun and Kim Hyo-jin liked the same person

On the broadcast, the two revealed that they both had feelings for Seo Kyung-seok at the same time. Kim Hyo-jin laughed as she said Jo Hye-ryun began changing her makeup and outfits at one point, and that she also removed her freckle makeup and tied her hair in a ponytail.

The phrase unrequited crush sounds light, but public comedy at the time was a workplace where performers had to face one another every week at tapings and build characters together. Beyond a private memory, the episode also conveyed the temperature of the relationships comedians created both on and off stage.

The 'All About Eve' set changed her feelings

Kim Hyo-jin also shared on the show what made her give up her feelings for Seo Kyung-seok. She explained that when she went to the set of the drama 'All About Eve,' she met the male leads Jang Dong-gun and Han Jae-suk, and the two actors' kind attitude and atmosphere left a strong impression on her.

The cast burst into laughter when she said that after returning to the 'Today Is a Good Day' recording set, her feelings were no longer the same. In the released highlight as well, Jo Hye-ryun and Kim Hyo-jin kept the mood going by trading remarks as if it were all long in the past, rather than cornering each other.

With the added story that Seo Kyung-seok had not known about the two women's feelings at the time, the episode became less a love triangle than a reminiscence among longtime colleagues. Lee Kyung-sil, Jo Hye-ryun, Kim Ji-sun, and Kim Hyo-jin looked back on the comedy scene of the past while naturally connecting the story to their current stage, the play 'I Love You, Mom.'