Shin Hyun-joon's 'Proselytizing Flirting' by Handing a Business Card to His Wife on the Street... "An Intuition That We Would Marry"

Actor Shin Hyun-joon revealed the fateful first meeting with his wife and the unique method he used to deliver his contact information during that process.

"Do you have a religion?" Shin Hyun-joon's quirky business card delivery and 'proselytizing flirting'

In a recently aired video of tvN's 'You Quiz on the Block', actor Shin Hyun-joon recalled the situation during his first meeting with his wife. Shin Hyun-joon stated that he first encountered his wife while standing by the roadside carrying a cello on his way to eat makguksu with Kim Byung-man. He said that the moment he saw his wife, he felt like "she was a woman I had seen for a very long time," and felt his heart racing.

At the time, his wife said she was a fan of Shin Hyun-joon and requested an autograph, and Shin Hyun-joon gave her the autograph with a trembling heart. Shin Hyun-joon wrote the date of their first meeting on the autograph, and although he wanted to ask for her contact information afterward, he said he felt cautious asking directly on the street, so he handed her a university business card he had in his pocket. At this time, Shin Hyun-joon explained that he added the words, "By any chance, do you have a religion? Because I want to proselytize," while handing over the business card. This was a kind of 'proselytizing flirting' to naturally deliver his contact information.

Afterward, contact came from his wife, and the two began a serious relationship while having meals. Regarding his wife's reaction at the time, Shin Hyun-joon added, "Usually, the next day, I could only say, 'Let's be friends, let's keep in touch,'" and mentioned that because he missed her so much that night, he made a video call as soon as he arrived home. His wife also recalled the feeling at the time, suggesting there was a fateful attraction as she told her parents, "I think I'm going to marry actor Shin Hyun-joon."

The father's opposition, accepting him as a 'tanta-ra', and the process until his first debut

Shin Hyun-joon also shared anecdotes about his process of debuting as an actor and his father. His father, who was in the construction business in the Middle East, was known to have initially been displeased with the path of his son, who aspired to be an actor. Ahead of the audition for his debut work, the movie 'General's Son', Shin Hyun-joon showed his sincerity by directly visiting the director and kneeling to ask for permission.

At that time, director Im Kwon-taek met the father and confirmed Shin Hyun-joon's will, and it was revealed that the father, after watching the preview, accepted his son's path by leaving the words, "I will recognize you as a 'tanta-ra' (entertainer)." Shin Hyun-joon also honestly confessed his weak childhood self, where he even pawned cameras due to rebellion against his father. He mentioned that although his allowance was cut off due to his father's opposition at the time, he later maintained his relationship with his father by retrieving all the items he had pawned.

The name of son Min-jun and affection for his family

Stories about his family continued. Shin Hyun-joon mentioned the time he waited for two years while praying because a child did not come immediately after marriage. He stated that after the first child was born, he had difficulty naming him, but decided on the name 'Min-jun' by reflecting his wife's opinion. He also expressed deep affection for his family by mentioning the situation where the child was born after his father passed away. He explained the background that the call "Jun-ah" that his father used to call his son during his lifetime remained in his heart, leading him to decide on the name Min-jun using the generational name 'Jun'.

Meanwhile, Shin Hyun-joon said he recently completed a fan meeting in Peru, South America successfully, and that fan meeting schedules in Argentina and Ecuador are planned for this coming October. He also mentioned his activities, which have continued fan meetings for 30 years, as he expands his points of contact with global fans.