SINGAPORE - For the handful of lucky fans chosen to go onstage and receive a gift from Jung Hae-in at his first fan meeting in Singapore on Sunday evening, hugs and wefies with the South Korean actor were the order of the day.
The 35-year-old actor went above and beyond at the nearly 2½-hour event with 1,500 attendees held at Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre.
Instead of using a photographer, Jung took the phones of fans who went onstage and personally snapped pictures. He even made sure to get multiple angles with different poses.
At one point, an enthusiastic male fan, who had caught his attention with his loud screams, was invited to play ddakji – a traditional Korean game involving folded paper tiles – with him.
The K-drama star – known for series such as the gritty Netflix military drama D.P. (2021 to 2023) and “noona” (Korean for older sister) romance Something In The Rain (2018) – also prepared four songs for fans.
He sang D.P.’s theme song Crazy, French singer Carla Bruni’s Stand By Your Man and South Korean singer Lim Young-woong’s Grain Of Sand, ending the night with K-pop soloist Hyolyn’s sweet number, I Choose To Love You.
His most memorable role was the North Korean spy character who died in Snowdrop.
He recalled: “I asked the director if we could film his death as the final scene on the final day of filming and he agreed. I remember leaving the set feeling sad and rueful. It was particularly emotional. I couldn’t stop crying even after the filming was over.”
When his topless scene from romance drama While You Were Sleeping (2017) played on the big screen, fans cheered loudly.
He said: “I stayed dehydrated for about two days before filming that scene, it was as if I were a UFC (ultimate fighting champion) player preparing for a fight.”
Jung also jokingly mocked some of his performances, such as that in the hugely popular fantasy romance Goblin (2016 to 2017). He played protagonist Eun-tak’s (Kim Go-eun) first love in the series and had a scene where he suavely prevents a baseball from hitting her.
Sources: The Straits Times
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