How to create Kotlin console application that would actually open in a console window

I'm trying to create a Kotlin console app using IntelliJ Idea.

For some reason it doesn't run as a console app.

I'm using IntelliJ IDEA 2020.3.1 (Community Edition) on Windows 10.

What I do is as follows - I create a new Kotlin project out of the "Console Application" template. I choose openjdk-15 as the Project JDK: It generates a project consisting of a simple "Hello world" function:

fun main(args: Array<String>) { println("Hello World!") } 

When run it, it simply terminates (as expected) - without opening any console window though:

If I add some code that would require interaction from the user:

fun main(args: Array<String>) { val name = readLine() println("Hello $name!") } 

Once try to execute it, it builds but then hangs, never completing. Apparently it waits for the user input that's never submitted.

This is understandable, but underlines the problem - so where's the console??

• I tried to fiddle with "Edit Configurations"
• Do I possibly need a different JDK?

What is the solution if I simply want to build a regular console application running in text mode? (Like one I could trivially create using Visual Studio.)