Kim So Yeon Talks About Romancing Younger Men: On And Off Screen

Kim So Yeon, star of the tvN drama "I Need Romance 3" recently shared a few thoughts about romancing a younger man onscreen and off.

The 33-year-old actress has already filmed a few kiss scenes with her younger "I Need Romance 3" co-star Sung Joon and at the drama's press conference commented on the possibility of more intimate scenes. In her new drama she plays a woman who no longer believes in love. He plays the man who might convince her that love does exist.

"The scripts for the first seven episodes are out," she said. "So far there have been no intimate scenes but if there are going to be intimate scenes I will commit myself to them completely."

When she expressed her enthusiasm for those scenes at the press conference, her younger co-star looked shyly at the ground. So far the couple already filmed a few kiss scenes and Sung Joon has expressed his enthusiasm for those.

"Our chemistry is really great," said the actor, who recently played Suzy's bodyguard in "Gu Family Book." "I always look forward to and feel excited about our kiss scenes."

Kim So Yeon, who played determined prosecutor Park Jae Kyung in "Two Weeks" and a North Korean agent in "Iris," was intimidated by the idea of romancing a younger man on screen.

"I worried about the fact that Sung Joon is ten years younger than me and I worried that I might look like his aunt when we acted together," she said.

But the two actors made an attractive couple.

"It was a relief that he looks mature for his age, so it didn't feel like our age gap was so big," she said.

Sung Joon was also intimidated by the idea of acting with her but not because she was older than he was.

"When I first heard the leading actress would be Kim So Yeon, honestly, I was a bit scared of her," he said. "After watching 'Iris," I wondered if I was going to get in trouble and get hit, but when I first met her on set, I was surprised by how kind and considerate she is."

When asked which man she would choose in the show's love triangle, Kim refused to decide between Sung Joon and Nam Goong Min.

"I want both men," she said, smiling.

Even though the actress was intimidated at the prospect of acting with a younger man, she was not scared to date one in real life
"I have dated a younger man before," she said. "He was good to me and I did not feel the age difference."
"I Need Romance 3" starts January 13.