“When The Phone Rings” Actor’s Real Personality Surprises Netizens: He’s A Fanboy Of A JYP Entertainment Group
Actor Heo Nam Jun (also romanized as Heo Nam Joon)Β is garnering attention for his recent roles in When the Phone Rings and, now, When the Stars Gossip.
With roles in these two hit K-Dramas, past clips of his are circulating, such as a video he posted of himself singing along to DAY6 at the band’s concert with his Your Honor co-star Kim Do Hoon.
Heo Namjoon and Kim Dohoon jumping and singing their hearts out during the DAY6 concert ππ«Ά pic.twitter.com/Y7CgURp3VT
— ΚΓ―Ι (@onlyforyoungk) September 22, 2024
Netizens were shocked by how Heo Nam Jun appeared in real life compared to his on-screen persona as a calm and cold man. He seems energetic, fun, and a true fanboy in real life!
I just found out who Heo Namjoon is after watching When the Phone Rings… comparing his image from the drama and this… πpic.twitter.com/4eVxvuMzAg https://t.co/uCRiWz9Ibs
— wonpilates ππ§Έ (@wonpilatesx) January 13, 2025
Interestingly enough, in a press interview for When the Phone Rings, the actor actually claimed that he listened to DAY6 songs to prepare for the K-Drama.
Heo Namjoon said he listens to DAY6 songs while preparing for his drama, the host was like, "Ah~ Time of Our Life? Happy?" And he said he likes almost all of their songs.
I wonder how DAY6 helped him prepare for When the Phone Rings.. so random πpic.twitter.com/RJ9hCtsfoh
— wonpilates ππ§Έ (@wonpilatesx) January 13, 2025
Heo Nam Jun doesn’t hesitate to mention DAY6 any chance he gets. He revealed that DAY6 also takes up most of his exercise playlist.
[INFO] Actor Heo Namjoon's exercise playlist are DAY6's "Melt Down", "HAPPY" & "Welcome to the Show"! He likes DAY6's bright melody but sad lyrics, and he also congratulated DAY6 for ranking #1 π€#DAY6 #λ°μ΄μμ€@day6officialpic.twitter.com/UoZMN5KVpupic.twitter.com/PhUqJCv7Uu
— DAY6 Newsπ (@day6news_) September 19, 2024
He’s a true My Day!