Yoon Se-ah posts support for Kim Min as tvN drama 'Pohands' ends
In short
Actress Yoon Se-ah posted photos with actor Kim Min on Instagram with the message “Kim Min, let’s go”, as the tvN drama “Pohands”, in which both appeared, ended with its highest viewership of 9.4%. Kim Min has drawn recent attention for his Oct 2 appearance on MBC’s “I Live Alone”, where he showed his life in a house more than 90 years old in Dongducheon. Outlets differ on whether Yoon’s post went up on Oct 4 or Oct 5.
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Actress Yoon Se-ah publicly voiced support for actor Kim Min, posting photos of the two of them together on her Instagram account with the message “Kim Min, let’s go”, according to Maeil Business and Chosun Ilbo. Newsis also reported the pair as close, citing their connection through the tvN drama “Pohands”. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Maeil Business reported that Yoon published the photos on Oct 4, the day “Pohands” aired its final episode, and that the drama finished with 9.4% viewership, its highest rating of the run. The drama starred Song Kang and Lee Jun-young and depicted nine years of misunderstanding, conflict and reunion, the outlet said. Chosun Ilbo described the images as appearing to have been taken at a filming site for the drama. [ 1 , 2 ]
Kim Min has drawn recent attention for a separate television appearance. On MBC’s “I Live Alone”, broadcast on Oct 2, he showed what Maeil Business described as a life of freedom and romance in a house more than 90 years old in Dongducheon, with interiors the outlet called so exotic that it was hard to tell which country they were in. He started a generator to bring up electricity, tore into a whole baguette, repaired a broken floor with cement and did woodworking and martial arts training, the report said. [ 1 , 2 ]
Fellow cast member Kode Kunst said on the programme, “He seems like too big a person for us to contain,” according to Maeil Business. Kim Min said, “I think I am happier when I am a little lacking,” adding, “It is fun filling in what is lacking.” [ 2 ]
The two outlets disagreed on the timing of Yoon’s post: Maeil Business said she published it on the 4th, while Chosun Ilbo wrote that she shared it on the 5th. Neither outlet described the two actors as anything other than colleagues who appeared together in “Pohands”. [ 1 , 2 ]
Why it matters
The coverage is celebrity and television news: it adds to the attention around Kim Min after his “I Live Alone” appearance and marks the end of a drama that finished on its best ratings. The documents give no indication of commercial, policy or other wider consequences, so the significance is limited to Korean entertainment audiences.
Key facts
- Actress Yoon Se-ah posted photos of herself with actor Kim Min on Instagram along with the message “Kim Min, let’s go”, expressing support for him. [ 1 , 2 ]
- The posts came as the tvN drama “Pohands”, in which both actors appeared, ended. [ 2 , 3 ]
- “Pohands” finished with 9.4% viewership, its own highest rating, according to Maeil Business. [ 2 ]
- Kim Min drew attention for his Oct 2 appearance on MBC’s “I Live Alone”, where he showed his life in a house more than 90 years old in Dongducheon. [ 1 , 2 ]
- On the programme he started a generator to bring up electricity, repaired a broken floor with cement and did woodworking and martial arts training, and said “I think I’m happier when I’m a bit lacking”. [ 2 ]
- Outlets differ on when Yoon Se-ah’s Instagram post appeared: Maeil Business said the 4th, Chosun Ilbo the 5th. [ 1 , 2 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- The date of Yoon Se-ah’s Instagram post. Chosun Ilbo said she posted on the 5th, while Maeil Business said she posted on the 4th, the day the drama ended.
- Whether the photos were taken at the filming site of “Pohands”. Only Chosun Ilbo mentions the location, and it hedges, saying the place “appears to be” the drama’s filming site.
- The nature of Yoon Se-ah’s and Kim Min’s relationship beyond working together. The documents describe them only as co-stars in “Pohands” who were photographed together; headlines raise the question but none of the reports answers it.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- Kim Min’s episode of MBC’s “I Live Alone” airs, showing his life in a house more than 90 years old in Dongducheon. [ 2 ]
- tvN’s “Pohands” airs its final episode with 9.4% viewership, its highest rating; Maeil Business says Yoon Se-ah posted her Instagram photos that day. [ 2 ]
- Chosun Ilbo publishes its report, saying Yoon Se-ah shared the photos on the 5th. [ 1 ]
- Maeil Business publishes its report on the post and the drama’s finale ratings. [ 2 ]
- Newsis publishes a report describing Yoon Se-ah and Kim Min as close, citing their “Pohands” connection. [ 3 ]