On the November 6 broadcast of SBS's "Whatever You Wish, Genie – My Genie Secretary" (hereafter "My Genie Secretary"), the secretaries were shown spending time with their "My Star" Ha Jiwon.
After completing their first schedule of the day, the secretaries and Ha Jiwon unwound together, leading Lee Seo-jin and Ha Jiwon to reminisce about the drama "Damo".
Lee Seo-jin said, "She tries to run away with Min-jun." At this, Kim Kwang-kyu asked, "Why? Did they fall for each other?" Lee Seo-jin then explained the famous scene, saying, "She says things like, 'I've changed, I'm not going with you,' so I told her to cut me down and go, to kill me and go."
To this, Kim Kwang-kyu joked, "Is that like 'Shoot me and go'? Is this 'Silmido'?" drawing laughter. Lee Seo-jin then claimed they were the original, saying, "We came first. We were before 'Silmido.'"
Then he vividly recalled the memories from back then, drawing attention as he said, "Oh, no. When I went to action school, I practiced with the 'Silmido' team. Back then, Bae Yong-joon was on one side, Ryoo Seung-bum was on another, and the 'Silmido' team was all practicing on another."
The next day, Ha Jiwon filmed content with singer Kangnam, who presented a Singapore food mukbang with her. After enjoying a feast at a seafood restaurant, Kangnam suggested a bet on the bill, proposing that the team whose guess was closest to the actual meal cost would be exempt from paying.
Team Kangnam and Team Ha Jiwon seriously guessed the cost of the meal and revealed their answers. Lee Seo-jin suggested that Kangnam reveal his guess first. Kangnam guessed $1,400, and Lee Seo-jin called out $1,500, which was $100 higher.
Ha Jiwon then received the bill and checked the price first. Her facial expression subtly changed, and seeing this, Kangnam was convinced of his victory. In reality, however, Team Ha Jiwon won, as the meal cost was exactly $1,519.
Ha Jiwon rejoiced in the victory, sharing that she thought Lee Seo-jin, the key player behind the win, looked cool at that moment.
After all schedules ended, Ha Jiwon and the secretaries gathered once again. Kim Kwang-kyu asked Ha Jiwon, an actor in her 31st year in the industry, to pick her favorite character excluding "Damo".
To this, Ha Jiwon drew attention by saying, ""Damo" cannot be left out. For an actor, the set should be fun, and that was the very first set where I felt that being on set was joyful."
Lee Seo-jin added, "Doing "Damo" was also an opportunity for me to rise higher. Every day when I opened my eyes in the morning, it was a brand-new world. People were going crazy with enthusiasm."
Watching this, Kim Kwang-kyu asked the two to recreate the iconic scene. But Lee Seo-jin waved his hand dismissively, saying, "I can't do that, I can't. I've never done this anywhere else. Even if someone offered me several hundred million won, I'd hesitate to do it."
A few hours after filming ended, during the wrap party, cameras suddenly swarmed around Ha Jiwon and Lee Seo-jin. Lee Seo-jin ended up recreating the famous scene he had insisted he would never do.
The two were stunned to discover that the restaurant where they held the wrap party for "Damo" 23 years ago was the very same restaurant where they were currently holding their wrap party. They had encountered the venue of their wrap party from 23 years ago again in Singapore. At this, the production crew encouraged the recreation of the iconic scene, saying, "It seems like this is telling you to film that line right here."
In the end, after 23 years, Lee Seo-jin and Ha Jiwon recreated the iconic scene that birthed the famous line, "Does it hurt? It hurts me, too." The scene of the two returning as Hwangbo Yoon and Jang Chae-ok after 23 years made it certain that it would become a special gift for "Damo" devotees.
After filming wrapped, Lee Seo-jin said, "I thought to myself, 'Was I this close with Jiwon?' I don't think we've ever been together this closely before," adding, "Traveling together made me feel like we've grown closer."
Ha Jiwon drew attention with her thoughts, saying, "Back when we did "Damo," I only remembered him as the police commander, and I didn't really know Lee Seo-jin. Through "My Genie Secretary," I finally got to know the person Lee Seo-jin, and that was really fun."
※ Please note: This article was translated by AI and may contain errors.