Girls’ Generation’s Yoona described her co-star Im Si-wan as “more charismatic” than she had expected at a press conference Monday for the upcoming period drama “The King Loves.”

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“You would think (Im) is softer from his appearance but a part of his personality was really charismatic and had a masculine charm,” she said about Im at the MBC headquarters in Seoul.

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In the upcoming show, Yoona plays Eun San, the daughter of a nobleman who hides her identity to survive. Im plays Wang Won, the crown prince of Goryeo who falls in love with her.

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Model-turned-actor Hong Jong-hyun plays Wang Lin, the best friend and guard of Wang Won.

“(Hong) has a stronger image when you look at his physical appearance but he was gentler and more playful,” she said.

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Yoona added that she and the cast of “The King Loves” will visit Im, who is set to begin his military service on July 11, at his post.

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The new drama begins on July 17 on MBC and will air every Monday and Tuesday at 10 p.m.

(doo@heraldcorp.com)