Park Na Rae is opening up about her friendship with actor Lee Hyun Wook after their much-anticipated reunion!

On February 19, a new episode featuring actor Nam Yoon Su was uploaded on Park Na Rae’s YouTube channel Narae-sik.

To welcome her guest, she prepared a delicious meal, including minari salad, soybean paste stew with beef sirloin and wild chives, grilled pork belly, and steamed eggs.

While cooking, she suddenly got nostalgic, saying, “I’m kind of nervous. It’s been three years since we last met."

She added, "Narae-sik has given me the chance to see people I haven’t seen in 20 years or even just three years. I’m really grateful for this show.” She was indirectly referring to her emotional reunion with her old classmate Lee Hyun Wook.

Park Na Rae then revealed that she and Lee Hyun Wook have stayed in touch since reconnecting! “We talk a lot—about life, acting, and all sorts of things. Meeting an old friend again after 20 years really made me want to say, ‘I missed you, my friend.’”

Previously, Lee Hyun Wook appeared on the January 29 episode of Narae-sik, where he reunited with Park Na Rae, his high school classmate of three years.

During the episode, she playfully tried an acrostic poem with “Won-Kyung” (원경) and suddenly confessed, “I actually liked you back then.”

Surprised, Lee Hyun Wook responded, “But on I Live Alone, didn’t you say you liked Ho Yeop?” Park Na Rae laughed and admitted, “I liked Ho Yeop, but I liked you too. What can I do? My heart has many rooms.” She added, “That’s just how I felt—I really did like you.”

Lee Hyun Wook, who had no idea about her past feelings, kept the mood light by finishing the acrostic poem with “Call the police” (경찰 불러), making everyone laugh.

What do you think about Park Na Rae and Lee Hyun Wook’s unexpected reunion? Let us know in the comments!

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Sunmi is caught up in controversy after the NFT project she promoted made billions of KRW—only to lose most of its value, leaving investors frustrated.

According to Kyunghyang Shinmun on February 21, Sunmi, her agency, and a KOSDAQ-listed company launched the NFT collection Sunmiya Club in February 2022.

The project used blockchain technology to verify ownership of digital assets, turning illustrations inspired by Sunmi’s career into NFTs. Buyers were promised exclusive services to increase their investment value.

Thanks to Sunmi’s strong promotion, the NFTs were a huge success at first, selling out and making billions of KRW.

However, things took a turn when the NFT market crashed due to the Terra-Luna crisis and the bankruptcy of the U.S. crypto exchange FTX in late 2022.

By 2023, Sunmiya Club had stalled, and the once high-value NFTs dropped to just tens of thousands of KRW.

As investors faced major losses, some turned their frustration toward Sunmi. In response, the company behind the project stated, “We have fully followed the roadmap announced at the beginning and have continued operations.

The funds raised from the NFTs were used for operational costs and investments in a new platform launched last year.”

Despite the company’s defense, many are still questioning what went wrong and whether Sunmi will address the backlash.

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