Moon Chae-won Reveals Kwon Sang-woo Was Her First Celebrity Crush & He Is Just Grateful

Kwon Sang-woo and Moon Chae-won wore their love of movies on their sleeves.

On the January 13 episode of SBS’s "Whenever Possible", the two appeared together as special guests.

Kwon shared that he and Moon had already caught a technical screening of their film "Heartman". “We both walked out thrilled,” he said. “In my heart, it’s already a hit.”

He added, “I feel great about it, and we’re confident. But audiences decide in the end, so we’re going all-in on promo”―explaining why they’d dropped by the show.

Now 50, Kwon reflected on aging with a laugh. “Turning 40 felt strangely empty for a minute. Hitting 50, though, I feel more open and less hung up on things,” he said.

Still, he admitted the box office is one thing he does care about, hoping hard for a win. Yoo Yeon-seok chimed in, “Same here―I want my game to be a hit,” cracking up the table.

The group decided who’d pick up the lunch tab by letting an AI make the call―and it cleanly chose Kwon. “Thanks for the meal, Sang-woo,” Yoo Jae-suk joked, as Kwon quipped back, “Hey, I’m the guy who buys Yoo Jae-suk dinner,” earning a grin from the host.

Afterward, the foursome hit a gelato cafe―where Kwon paid again. Yoo Yeon-seok teased that Kwon was simply “built different.”

Talking about working together, Moon smiled and said, “The first celebrity I ever had a crush on was Kwon Sang-woo.” Kwon, touched, replied, “Hearing that alone means a lot.”

Yoo Jae-suk then noted he’d heard Kwon’s recent catchphrase has been “Or not?”―a sign he’s forever checking the room. Asked what his wife, actress Son Tae-young, says most, Kwon laughed: “She’s an ‘Anyway…’ person,” explaining he’s the cautious type while she’s the one who wraps things up―classic married-life dynamics.

When the table turned to Yoo Jae-suk, he admitted his wife, Na Kyung-eun, often asks, “Did you hear what I just said?” He joked that when he asks, “So do I actually get a choice here?” the inevitable answer is, “Do whatever you want,” which Kwon translated for the husbands’ club: “That means get permission first,” sending everyone into stitches.

A teaser for next week promised high energy as NMIXX’s HAEWON and SULLYOON drop by as the newest “gap friends,” ready to run circles around the Yoo duo. 

(SBS Entertainment News | Kim Hyo-jung)