'Secretary' Lee Seo-jin and Ha Ji-won reunite after 23 years: "You look more beautiful now"

On October 30, SBS’s ″Anything Genie - Secretaries″ aired a segment showing Lee Seo-jin and Ha Ji-won reuniting on a program for the first time in 23 years. The two were shown departing together for their first overseas business trip to Singapore. That day, Lee Seo-jin arrived early at Incheon International Airport and chatted with the production team, showing excitement ahead of his reunion with Ha Ji-won. He mentioned that it was their first time working together on a program in 23 years, saying, ″This is the first time I’m doing a program with Ji-won.″ Lee Seo-jin complimented Ha Ji-won’s recent appearance, saying, ″Ji-won looks prettier now than she did before. She’s gotten so beautiful these days. It’s not the same face as before.″ When Ha Ji-won arrived at the airport, Lee Seo-jin greeted her warmly and repeated, ″Ji-won is much prettier these days. She’s the prettiest now. She wasn’t this pretty before.″ He added, ″In my opinion, this is her peak. I was surprised at the hair salon. Maybe going to college recently made her look younger.″ Lee Seo-jin recalled his first meeting with Ha Ji-won during the filming of the 2003 MBC drama ″Damo.″ He explained, ″After the first shoot, we got trapped in the mountains. We were all stuck in Daegwallyeong due to heavy snow.″ He continued, ″When I entered the restaurant, Ji-won was drinking a single glass of soju,″ and said he vividly remembered Ha Ji-won drinking alone at that time. Lee Seo-jin said, ″I thought she seemed to have a lot of unresolved feelings,″ and that impression still remains with him. Ha Ji-won was 25 years old at the time and explained that she drank soju to warm herself up from the cold. She said, ″My body was freezing, so I drank to warm up,″ adding, ″I didn’t even know the taste of alcohol, and it wasn’t a time to enjoy drinking.″ However, Ha Ji-won said she did not remember this episode, to which Lee Seo-jin replied, ″It stays with me.″ Lee Seo-jin also showed interest in Ha Ji-won’s recent activities, mentioning her YouTube content and saying, ″Maybe going to college recently made her look younger.″ On that day, when Ha Ji-won appeared, Lee Seo-jin expressed his delight so much that he even postponed going to the restroom.