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How Nam Joo-hyuk and Jung Yu-mi fired up the chemistry for ‘The School Nurse Files’


Apart from fighting cute jelly monsters and solving paranormal mysteries, Nam Joo-hyuk and Jung Yu-mi are going to be serving some serious chemistry on “The School Nurse Files.”

Yu-mi (“Train to Busan”) plays Anh Eun-young, a high school nurse who tries her best to protect students from mysterious jelly monsters that only she can see, while Joo-Hyuk (“Weightlifting Fairy: Kim Bok Ju”) is Hong In-pyo, the school’s timid Chinese characters teacher who turns out to have the ability to recharge Eun-young’s powers with just a touch of his hand.

During a virtual press conference on Thursday for the new drama, Joo-hyuk revealed that he felt very comfortable with Yu-mi, thanks to the many conversations they had before the cameras even started rolling.

“Even when we were on hold, or we were waiting to go into the scenes, we had many, many conversations,” Joo-hyuk explained through a translator.

“So when we started the shoot, we felt extremely comfortable with each other, and I really think the chemistry was really special,” he added.

Yu-mi, who was greeting the press from another location, shared that she was likewise “very happy” to have Joo-hyuk for a partner. 

 


And, even though she never expected to be paired up with him for a series, the actress admired the way Joo-hyuk showed “quick-wittedness” throughout filming.

“What I learned from him was that he’s just very quick about his wits … every time he was very quick in these creative aspects,” Yu-mi shared.

“That brings me to be very quick with my reactions as an actor, and I think that kind of chemistry really brought our characters together, and we created a lot of synergy,” she added.

Hearing this, Joo-hyuk adorably pretended to look to his side as if Yu-mi was sitting next to him.

“I thought it was the other way around because I was able to create a lot more synergy because of her,” the actor said.

 


“All I did was follow her lead and, at the end of following her lead, I think we were able to create amazing synergy. So, you know, it was almost as if she really carried me on her back,” he added.

At this point, we’re not allowed to tell you what happens between Anh Eun-young and Hong In-pyo, but we can tell you that Chung Se-rang, who wrote the original “The School Nurse Files” novel, is ecstatic that Nam Joo-hyuk and Jung Yu-mi breathed life to her characters.

“It felt unreal,” the writer said on the first time she learned they had been cast.

“It was just a perfect duo! I couldn’t believe it and even when I saw it, I couldn’t believe it and even seeing them on screen here today, I still can’t believe it," she added.

Well, if that doesn’t get Nam Joo-hyuk fans and the fans of the books excited, we don’t know what will.

“The School Nurse Files” is coming to Netflix this Friday, Sept. 25. – RC, GMA News

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