Sweet and bitter may be the right words to describe the entertainment industry in the past month.
▲ Karina ♥ Lee Jae-wook, Han So-hee ♥ Ryu Jun-yeol, Jung Eun-chae ♥ Kim Choong-jae
aespa’s Karina and actor Lee Jae-wook admitted their relationship on the 27th of last month and became the first official couple in the entertainment industry in 2024. Karina was born in 2000 and Lee Jae-wook was born in 1998, creating a two year difference in their age. The couple drew attention as a top K-pop star dating a global rising actor. They reportedly first met at a brand’s event in Milan in January.
The second big couple in 2024 is Han So-hee and Ryu Jun-yeol. Acknowledging their romantic relationship that after being spotted together in Hawaii on March 15th, the two were named as the second official couple in the entertainment industry in 2024. Han So-hee and Ryu Jun-yeol’s romantic relationship was not well supported due to allegations of Ryu cheating on his ex-girlfriend Hyeri for Han, which were raised after Hyeri posted an Instagram story that said, “Interesting” and Han countered. Later, both Han So-hee and Hyeri apologized for their actions.
The third couple is actress Jung Eun-chae and designer Kim Choong-jae. The same-aged couple, who were born in 1986, became the third official couple in the entertainment industry in 2024. Jung and Kim Choong-jae reportedly did not hide their romance by clicking “like” on each other’s social media accounts. They did not hide their affection by introducing the other to their acquaintances, and Jung also posted a photo taken at Kim Choong-jae’s studio in July last year. They also posted photos taken by their acquaintances and Kim Choong-jae on their Instagram stories.
▲ Hwang Jung-eum, Ben, Heo Dong-won, Seo In-young, Lee Bum-soo’s Divorces
Hwang Jung-eum announced her divorce on April 22. Hwang also posted photos and captions hinting that her husband cheated on camera.
Singer Ben also divorced after three years. Ben explained that the reason attributable to the divorce lies with her husband, and Ben will take custody of the child.
Seo In-young got divorced after a year of marriage. Seo In-young, who married an IT businessman in February last year, drew attention for her lavish wedding ceremony, but after seven months of marriage, she was embroiled in rumors of a breakup and decided to end her marriage in a year.
Actor Heo Dong-won also announced his divorce after a year of marriage with a non-celebrity.
Lee Bum-soo and Lee Yoon-Jin’s marriage also came to an end after 14 years. The two married in May 2010 and have one son and one daughter together.
