The love life of the 3 “F4” dramas’ female leads: Goo Hye Sun divorced, Park Shin Hye is a mom-to-be, Park Min Young still single
Having similar destinies in the most successful dramas of their life, the love stories of these 3 actresses are so different in real life.
“Boys Over Flowers”, “You Are Beautiful” and “Sungkyunkwan Scandal” used to make huge drama crazes in all Asian countries 10 years ago thanks to their interesting stories and beautiful casts. Especially, these 3 series have one thing in common. The female lead of each drama has her own “F4”, which means she is surrounded by 4 male characters.
The 3 actresses who took on the female lead roles immediately rose to stardom after the success of these 3 dramas. A decade has passed, many things happened, and their love life also witnessed many changes. Becoming famous with similar roles but the three actresses’ love stories in real life are completely different from each other.
Goo Hye Sun – “Boy Over Flowers”
Thanks to the unexpected success of “Boy Over Flowers”, Goo Hye Sun, who plays Geum Jan Di, made her name known to K-Drama fans in the whole Asian region. Although many people criticized Goo Hye Sun’s acting, it is still undeniable that she had left a great impression on the viewers with the role of Geum Jan Di.
Regarding Goo Hye Sun’s love life, she started dating actor Ahn Jae Hyun after working together in the drama “Blood”. Later, they got married and were called one of the most beautiful couples in the Korean entertainment industry. Moreover, knowing that Goo Hye Sun and Ahn Jae Hyun decided to donate all their wedding money for the funds at a hospital.
Fans thought their married life would have a happy ending. However, in August 2019, over 3 years after their wedding, Goo Hye Sun and Ahn Jae Hyun broke shocking news to the public that they decided to call it quits and put an end to their marriage. Things got even more serious when Goo Hye Sun went on to “expose” her ex-husband on social media. She quickly drew sympathy from netizens while Ahn Jae Hyun faced heavy criticism. But netizens then noticed Goo Hye Sun was overreacting and pointed out her inconsistent actions and statements. The public began to side with Ahn Jae Hyun, and claimed that Goo Hye Sun was the one to blame in this drama.
At the end of 2019, Goo Hye Sun and Ahn Jae Hyun finalized their divorce and were officially no longer husband and wife. Fans couldn’t help but express their regret for a seemingly perfect relationship that ultimately ended in hatred and controversy. Currently, Goo Hye Sun is enjoying freedom and having a good time by herself, after all the ups and downs she has experienced during her marriage and career.
Park Min Young – Sungkyunkwan Scandal
Up to now, Park Min Young‘s cross-dressing character in Sungkyunkwan Scandal remains one of the most iconic performances throughout her career. Park Min Young shot to fame after this role. Born in 1986, Park Min Young is older than Goo Hye Sun and Park Shin Hye but she has yet to get married. Neither is she in a public relationship with anyone at the moment.
Similar to Goo Hye Sun, Park Min Young also once became a real-life couple with her on-screen romantic partner. She dated Lee Min Ho after the two co-starred in City Hunter (2011). Unfortunately, due to busy schedules, they broke up not long after. Since then, Park Min Young has not confirmed to be dating anyone else. However, she constantly gets involved in dating rumors with Park Seo Joon, the male lead of What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim.
Although both Park Min Young and Park Seo Joon have repeatedly denied the dating rumors, fans are still able to spot clues on the two’s Instagram accounts and suspect them of secretly dating. Park Min Young and Park Seo Joon would undoubtedly make a perfect couple, but since there has not been any official dating evidence between them yet, let’s just assume Park Min Young is still single.
Park Shin Hye – You’re Beautiful
Go Mi Nyeo in “You’re Beautiful” is now preparing to become a mother. The whole Asian entertainment industry is happy for Park Shin Hye as she and her boyfriend Choi Tae Joon will get married in January 2022. The joy of the young couple will be doubled because Park Shin Hye is pregnant with her first baby.
Park Shin Hye and Choi Tae Joon were senior and junior in the Department of Theater at Chung Ang University. They have been together for 4 years since 2017. The Park-Choi couple’s love story was so secretive that many fans forgot they were dating. However, in the end, the two made fans all over Asia satisfied with the news of their marriage.
In the past, Park Shin Hye was rumored to be dating co-stars like Lee Min Ho from “The Heirs” or Lee Jong Suk from “Pinocchio”. Korean media outlets even caught her and Lee Jong Suk going out on a date. However, both sides were determined to deny it until the end, so people do not really know if she and Lee Jong Suk have ever dated. Anyways, that’s just a thing of the past. Those who have been following Park Shin Hye since “Stairway to Heaven” (2003) must be very excited as their little girl is now preparing to become a mother.
Regardless of whether they went through happiness or breakups, Goo Hye Sun, Park Min Young and Park Shin Hye are now full of their choices on their own paths of love. For fans, just seeing their favorite artists happy and comfortable with what they are doing is already a satisfying thing.