'Bap Bless You 2' Park Na-rae "During My Unknown Days, I Was Slightly Bothered by Celebrity Namesakes"

On the 16th, the Olive entertainment program 'Bob Bless You 2' aired, where Park Na-rae mentioned that she was once concerned about having a celebrity with the same name during her unknown days. Photo by Olive, screenshot from 'Bob Bless You 2' broadcast.

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Min Jun-young] Comedian Park Narae revealed an anecdote about an entertainer with the same name who was active during her unknown days.

On the 16th, the Olive variety show 'Bob Bless You 2' featured Park Narae, Song Eun-i, Kim Sook, Jang Do-yeon, and actress Han Hye-jin.

During the broadcast, Han Hye-jin said, "When I first received the casting call, I thought the call was mistakenly meant for model Han Hye-jin. These days, when I search my name, I appear very small. Then I end up clicking on the small photo next to mine for no reason."

The hosts sympathized, saying, "Since model Han Hye-jin is very active these days, it’s understandable to be confused."

Park Narae also said, "I was surprised when I heard Han Hye-jin was appearing. Just yesterday, my older sister I spoke to said, 'You’re going to appear as the life sister on Bob Bless You 2? I didn’t even tell you,' and I thought that was strange," adding, "Having an entertainer with the same name is surprisingly bothersome."

She continued, "There is also someone with the same name as me," and added, "It’s Park Narae, the singer from Spica. I had a long period of being unknown, so I was also quite concerned about search results."

Upon hearing this, Kim Sook said, "If it’s someone with the same name, don’t say it in front of me," and added, "There are three famous Sooks in the entertainment industry: Hyun-sook, Son-sook, and Lee-sook. That’s why I almost changed my name to Kim Min-jung."

The cast members responded, "That doesn’t suit you at all. Just by looking at your face, the name 'Sook' suits you."

Song Eun-i said, "When comedian Kim Young-chul was a rookie, a large sum was deposited into his KBS account. Kim Young-chul thought, 'I must have done well in my activities,'" and added, "But then KBS called and said, 'The appearance fee for Gungye Kim Young-chul was deposited incorrectly,'" which caused laughter.

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