UPSIZE PH | 5 Things Korean Actor Hyun Bin Revealed About Himself

Korean actor Hyun Bin, best known for playing the role of a North Korean military officer in the 2020 drama “Crash Landing on You,” graced the second episode of Smart Hallyu Hangouts, a series of online shows where subscribers can watch their Korean idols through a live feed from wherever they are in the world.

The premiere of the series, presented by leading mobile services provider Smart Communications Inc., featured Hyun Bin’s “Crash Landing On You” leading lady Son Ye-jin.

During the event, Hyun Bin answered questions from his fans and took part in a photo opp with attendees.

“Hello, I’m so glad to meet you here. It would have been nicer to meet you all in person, but thanks to Smart, I’m talking to you online today, and I’m so glad to meet you. I hope we have a great time together today. I suppose this is my first time meeting my fans this way. I hope you have a good time today,” said Hyun Bin.

Here are five revelations the actor made during the fanmeeting:

His hobby is playing golf

“I like playing golf, so I want to be good at it. I even think if I had started playing when I was little, I might have dreamed of becoming a golf player. I play golf with my friends every now and then.”

He searches his name

“I think I do it almost every day. I do it because I want to know if there’s something about me that I don’t know of. For example, when there’s an event like this, I never know when it’ll be covered. So I search my name every now and then to see how it’s covered.”

He loves to travel

While traveling, you experience new emotions and discover the sides of you you have never noticed. And I think that’s a great experience for many reasons. I suggest you travel somewhere where the culture and the environment are different. It gives you a new perspective.

He’d like to tour the Philippines

I think touring all those islands [in the Philippines] would be a great experience.

He reads news on his phone

I like to read news. I read all sections. It’s nice to know what’s happening in the world I’m living in anyway. I often use apps that are related to my job like OTT platforms, for example.