In an interview, THIS rising actor recalled how he became Red Velvet's bodyguard prior to debut and how Irene reacted after seeing him again.
On July 11, the YouTube web show, "MMTG" hosted by JaeJae released a new episode featuring actors Jo Jung Suk, Han Sun Hwa, Shin Seung Ho, and Lee Joo Myung.
Those mentioned above are cast members of the upcoming comedy-drama movie, "Pilot" which is set to be unveiled on July 31.
The film depicts the story of Han Jung Woo (Jo Jung Suk), a successful pilot who is transformed and lives a double life as Han Jung Mi, a stewardess, after finding himself unemployed one morning.
During the web program then, the unique backgrounds of the cast were discussed, and just then, actor Shin Seung Ho mentioned his special connection with Red Velvet.
JaeJae introduced him by saying:
"After he quit soccer, he worked as a bodyguard. He once worked as a bodyguard for Red Velvet fan signings. Then he met Irene as main characters of his first film, 'Double Patty."
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When the other actors expressed their surprise and compared it to a real-life drama, Shin Seung Ho narrated how he became the girl group's bodyguard, saying:
"After quitting my career as an athlete, the thing I wanted to do the most was working part-time.
A friend from my alma mater said he was working part-time under a department store's security team, so I passed the screening, and they sometimes assigned me to close protection.
That day, I heard that Red Velvet was coming, so they told me to do it (close protection). I didn't even know that a picture was taken."
In the program, the photo of a handsome bodyguard protecting Red Velvet was captured, which turned out to be Shin.
Later in 2018, he would debut as an actor with "A-Teen" and his career would continuously arise with his notable works such as, "Love Alarm," "Weak Hero Class 1," and "Alchemy of Souls."
As if destined by "fate" as JaeJae claimed, he will also meet Red Velvet Irene once again - but this time, not as a bodyguard but as a co-star.
In 2021, both released their first-ever movie, "Double Patty" and drew attention to their past connection.
When JaeJae then delved deeper into their meeting after a long time, Shin Seung Ho revealed:
"In the movie I filmed with Irene, the director asked, 'Have you seen each other before?' So I said, 'No,' and started filming.
After filming for about 10 times, it suddenly hit me in the head and said, 'I have seen them before.' When I looked up the video, I remember seeing Irene's manager on set as well."
Meanwhile, in a past interview, Shin dished on his experience of working with the star and said:
"Irene and I helped each other out and talked over our scenes as we prepared for our roles. I think that our scenes had a higher level of completion because we worked together and shared conversations instead of preparing on our own. I also think our chemistry was quite good."
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Written by Eunice Dela Cruz
