Ji Chang Wook Expresses His Affection For Ha Ji Won

When he recently appeared on MBC's "Section TV," Ji Chang Wook took the opportunity to express his affection for his former co-star Ha Ji Won.

The "Healer" actor was asked to choose his ideal type between the beautiful actress Song Hye Gyo and his former "Empress Ki" co-star Ha Ji Won.

In the 51-episode historical drama Ji Chang Wook played the Emperor Ta Hwan and Ha Ji Won's character Seungnyang was his friend, his lover and eventually became his empress.

The reason that the "Section TV" host asked him to choose was that he previously said that Song Hye Kyo was his ideal type. That was before he worked with Ha Ji Won. He wanted to clarify things.

"I didn't actually choose her," said Ji Chang Wook. "The broadcast led me to answer that way. Between Ha Ji Won and Song Hye Kyo. I choose Ha Ji Won."

It's not the first time he has complimented Ha Ji Won. While he was filming "Empress Ki," he had plenty of nice things to say about his co-star. He divulged that they were both shy around strangers but that they quickly became comfortable with each other.

"I'm afraid of strangers but it seemed like she was too."

After filming the first few scenes together they grew close. He got in the habit of helping her escape from public attention and often said that he really enjoyed working with her.

"She's a really good listener and she gave me a lot of advice," he said during an Empress Ki press conference. "She gave me suggestions on how to do things differently. She's very responsive too. She laughs a lot so the filming site was always cheerful."

During the filming of "Empress Ki" he was asked then to choose his ideal type from among his three female co-stars. He chose Ha Ji Won because he said that she was bright, optimistic and healthy.

Viewers of the show hope they could become a real-life couple. At 36 she is nine years older than he is, but that may not be an issue for the actor.

During another press conference for "Healer," Ji Chang Wook said that age difference was not important in a relationship.

"An age difference doesn't matter as long as I can communicate well with the person," he said.

You can see Ji Chang Wook play the mysterious courier named Healer in "Healer." Ha Ji Won can be seen in the film "Blood Merchants," which is based on a Chinese novel.