Kim So-hyun rejected while trying to eat alone at a meat restaurant on a weekend evening

Actress Kim So-hyun has revealed her unexpected 'solo dining level.' Although she is a 'homebody' who loves staying at home the most, Kim So-hyun, who has no hesitation about going out alone, shared an anecdote of being unexpectedly rejected after attempting to eat alone at places ranging from conveyor belt sushi to meat restaurants.

Appearing on Tcast E Channel's 'Be Happy with Heo Kyung-hwan’s Catchphrases' released on the 7th, Kim So-hyun introduced her true self as a "homebody." At the same time, she stated that she enjoys eating alone, saying, "I do go out alone. I go out to eat alone. I like eating alone." Among the options, she surprisingly chose conveyor belt sushi as her favorite menu.

Upon hearing that she visits conveyor belt sushi restaurants alone, Heo Kyung-hwan could not hide his surprise, saying, "Conveyor belt sushi has a bit of a difficulty level." Kim So-hyun responded calmly, saying, "I wanted to try it once." However, there was a real obstacle. Kim So-hyun caused a stir in the studio by revealing, "I also went to a meat restaurant once. But I was rejected at the meat restaurant."

The story went like this. The time Kim So-hyun visited the meat restaurant was a weekend evening. As she was a customer who came to eat meat alone, it was an inevitably awkward situation for the restaurant. Kim So-hyun also showed understanding of why she was refused, saying, "I also have to drink alcohol, but I came alone." Regardless of the actress's fame, she ended up becoming just a 'solo dining customer' at the restaurant.

Heo Kyung-hwan was amazed at Kim So-hyun's solo dining skills. He confessed that while he is a homebody, "the level is different," and that he finds eating alone difficult. In particular, he brought laughter by sharing that he once entered a restaurant alone and ate facing a wall, only to have people reflected in the mirror opposite him recognize him.

Kim So-hyun also shared an experience of meeting someone who recognized her while eating alone. However, what was more embarrassing for Kim So-hyun was not the moment someone spoke to her on the spot. Rather, she confessed that it was more flustering that no one pretended to know her, but her appearance was mentioned online.

Kim So-hyun said, "Once, my appearance was so haggard that I desperately hoped no one would recognize me, but someone posted on a blog that they saw me." She added, "They posted that they were eating at a restaurant alone. Fortunately, they didn't pretend to know me, but that was even more humiliating." It would have been an even more difficult situation if there had been a photo.

She added, "There was no photo. If there had even been a photo of my back, I would never have eaten alone again after that day," drawing laughter. Behind the glamorous daily life of an actress, an unexpectedly ordinary and humble 'solo diner' side was present. Kim So-hyun's realistic episodes—successfully managing conveyor belt sushi but being rejected at a meat restaurant on a weekend evening, and breaking into a sweat over a single blog sighting on a haggard day—came across with a unique charm.

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