[Sports Chosun Online Reporter Lee Ge-eun] Actress Kim Nam-joo shared the secret to maintaining her slim figure consistently.
On the 7th, Kim Nam-joo’s channel released a video titled “Why doesn’t Kim Nam-joo gain weight even when she eats? ※Secret Revealed.”
Kim Nam-joo went to a famous restaurant with a friend, ordering a whole chicken dish, seafood pancake, and stir-fried octopus. While eating, Kim Nam-joo mentioned, “I actually like carbs like rice cakes more than meat. I also like tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes).”
The crew was surprised at how well Kim Nam-joo was eating, commenting, “You look like a mukbang YouTuber.” Her friend added, “I never knew in decades that you didn’t really like eating. I always thought you just enjoyed eating with us because you served so generously.” Kim Nam-joo jokingly responded, “You just stared at the ground when you ate,” making everyone laugh.
Although Kim Nam-joo is not particularly fond of eating, resisting her favorite foods isn’t easy for her, either. She admitted to crying once because she wanted kalguksu (noodle soup) so much, but a few days later, she had an awards ceremony and needed to watch her diet carefully. Seeing her family eating kalguksu moved her to tears as she managed her diet strictly.
She continued, “Honestly, I can eat like this, too. It’s just that I don’t. I suddenly feel unfair. The food I crave the most when dieting is tteokbokki. I wanted to eat it yesterday, too. I just wanted one serving. Isn’t it sad? Why do delicious things make us gain weight? Because I have to eat as much as I want, I love filming like this. I don’t really have many memories of eating to my heart’s content,” she shared her struggles with diet management.
Meanwhile, Kim Nam-joo debuted as part of SBS’s 4th open recruitment in 1994 and has starred in hit dramas such as “My Wife Is a Superwoman,” “Queen of Reversals,” “My Husband Got a Family,” “Misty,” and “Wonderful World.” She married actor Kim Seung-woo in 2005 and has a son and daughter.