South Korean actor Hong Jong-Hyun plays 3rd Prince Wang Yo in SBS's "Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo." (Photo : YouTube/DramaFever)
Hong Jong-Hyun, who portrayed 3rd Prince Wang Yo in SBS' "Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo," revealed he is still in contact with After School's Nana. The two Hallyu stars have constantly been plagued with numerous dating rumors.
The 26-year-old actor candidly talked about the rumors swirling around during a sit-down interview with local reporters on Nov. 8, Tuesday. There, he dismissed the dating rumors about him and the After School member, stating that they were just good friends.
"I contact her every once in a while and when I do, she seems to be doing fine.," Soompi quoted Hong as saying before a predominantly Korean crowd. He added that "dating" is not in his vocabulary yet, believing love comes when you least expect it.
Besides that, the "Dating Agency: Cyrano" actor also talked about his working experience with the "Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo's" cast and staff members. He revealed that they had an extremely comfortable atmosphere on-set because of the relatively close age of all the cast.
"Since there wasn't a big age gap, it felt like we were all meeting as a group of friends," Hong stressed. "Unless we were filming intense scenes, there was always a friendly atmosphere during filming."
Hong also revealed the secret behind EXO's Baekhyun immense popularity. In the SBS historical drama, the latter portrayed the cheerful and bumbling 10th prince, Wang Eun, who has no interest in studying or politics, Drama Fever has learned.
"In Baekhyun's case, I was completely surprised," he said. "It was the first time I looked at a guy and thought he was cute. I finally understood why he was so popular."
Though the EXO member was splendid and playful on set, Hong stressed Baekhyun also has an aspect of perfectionism. He added, "[Baekhyun] He practices a lot."
Check out Hong as 3rd Prince Wang Yo in SBS's "Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo" below:
