Working together in the 2018 film “The Negotiation” and the 2019 drama “Crash Landing on You”, Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin got married after four years of dating and the two already have a child. In “The Negotiation”, the two presented a bloody race between a kidnapper and a negotiator, while in “Crash Landing on You”, they depicted a lovey romance of a soldier and a chaebol heiress. Dating rumors broke out during the broadcasting period of the drama when the two were spotted doing grocery together in LA. After denying rumors several times, they officially publicized their relationship on January 1st, 2021. The couple tied the knot on March 31st, 2022 and welcomed a healthy son on November 27th of the same year.
Gong Yoo and Jung Yu-mi, who have also faced various dating rumors, have worked with each other three times. The two appeared as fellow teachers who joined hands to save the children in the 2011 film “Silenced”, then became passengers on the same train in the 2016 film “Train To Busan”, and acted as a couple in “Kim Ji-young, Born 1982” (2019). Even though Jung Yu-mi played Ma Dong-seok’s wife in “Train To Busan”, romance and marriage rumors of her and Gong Yoo made headlines. However, both actors firmly refuted rumors, saying “We are close senior and junior”.
Both known for their puppy-like visuals, Choi Woo-shik and Kim Da-mi appeared in the 2018 movie “The Witch” and then reunited in SBS’s 2021 drama “Our Beloved Summer”. In particular, the drama gained huge love from viewers for its refreshing love story and reached the highest view rating of 5.3%. At the drama press conference, Choi Woo-shik thanked Kim Da-mi, saying “I relied on her a lot during the filming”, and Kim Da-mi also shared, “I felt very comfortable acting with him although we haven’t met for three years. I decided to join this project because Woo-shik oppa said he would do it”.
Han Ji-min and Nam Joo-hyuk told heartbreaking but beautiful love stories in the 2019 drama “The Light in Your Eyes” and the 2020 movie “Josée”. Nam Joo-hyuk, who debuted in “The Idle Mermaid” (2014), received compliments for his delicate emotional acting even though he is 11 years younger than his co-star Han Ji-min, who debuted in 2003. Later, Nam Joo-hyuk became a rising star with many famous works, such as “The School Nurse Files”, “Startup”, “Twenty-five Twenty-one”, etc. Han Ji-min also reached her second heyday with tvN’s 2022 drama “Our Blues”.
Lee Dong-wook and Yoo In-na reunited in “Touch Your Heart” (2019) two years after their first collaboration in the hit series “Goblin” in 2016. Yoo In-na shared, “Upon hearing the news of Lee Dong-wook casting, I was very happy. I don’t think I would be able to complete this character without Lee Dong-wook”. Many fans are still raising hope for Yoo In-na, a confident and cute actress, and Lee Dong-wook, who is cool yet friendly, to reunite one more time.
Jang Na-ra, who recently made her comeback with SBS’s “Good Partner”, played a married couple with actor Son Ho-joon twice, in KBS2’s “Go Back Couple” and TV Chosun’s “My Happy End” in 2023, and even won Best Couple at the 2017 KBS Drama Awards. While “Go Back Couple” was a sweet romcom, “My Happy End” surprised viewers with its dark and chilly story. Although “My Happy End” could not achieve high ratings, the two’s reunion after six years also made hot topics.
