Lee Byung Hun and Lee Min Jung
Jo In Sung and Kim Min Hee
Choi Ji Woo and Lee Min Wook
When Lee Byung Hun, star of “Red 2″ and “GI Joe: Retaliation” and LeeMin Jung, star of “All About My Romance,” caught the bouquet at thewedding of actor Shin Hyeon Joon, people wanted to know when they wouldwed. When asked if they would marry within six months as is expected ofthose catching the bouquet, they declined to set a date, citing busyschedules. But at least they admitted they were dating. The two wentpublic about their relationship a year ago.
Sometimes you don’t find out that stars are dating until shortlybefore they break up or even after they split up. Actress Choi Ji Wookept her relationship with Lee Jin Wook a secret for two years. They metwhile acting in the drama “Air City.” Choi Ji Woo, who appeared in”Winter Sonata” and “Stairway to Heaven,” and Lee Jin Wook, who starredin “Nine: Nine Time Travels,” broke up shortly after making theirrelationship public.
On occasion a kdrama couple is forced to go public because the pressphotographs them together, as they did earlier this year with Jo InSung, star of ”That Winter The Wind Blows” and Kim Min Hee, whoappeared in the film, “Very Ordinary Couple.”
But even pictures may not force a couple own up to a relationship.When 2PM’s Taecyeon, star of “Dream High” was recently photographed withGirls Generation’s Jessica, he denied they were dating. When IU, starof “You’re The Best Lee Soon Shin” was called out on her relationshipwith Super Junior’s Eunhyuk, she said the rumors were false. No oneknows for sure what’s true about these relationships except maybe thepeople involved. And that’s the way it should be.
Why are stars so guarded about their relationships? There are a few reasons.
The first reason is privacy. It’s hard enough to develop arelationship with another person if the whole world is not watching yourevery move. If the public suspects you are a couple, they willscrutinize and possibly criticize everything you do together.
Being a couple can be hard work for any two people but the punishingschedules that actors and entertainers have make it even more likely arelationship will fail. That’s what happened with Song Hye Kyo and HyunBin who starred together in “Worlds Within.” They dated for a couple ofyears but found that being in the same business did not help theirrelationship. So, it’s risky to even date a fellow actor. And if itdoesn’t work out, fans may criticize you for not trying hard enough.
Sometimes actors and actresses fall in love while playing a couplebut then find they are not actually those people. Not sure if that iswhat happened with Lee Min Ho and Park Min Young when they played loversin “City Hunter” but they didn’t date for long after.
Also, actors and entertainers may worry about the negative reactionstheir girlfriend or boyfriend may suffer from obsessed saesang fans.Younger actresses may worry that dating ruins their innocent image.
Whatever the reason, stars are entitled to their privacy. As much asfans may be curious to learn more about kdrama couples, especially thosethat result from being a couple in a kdrama, the actors should be ableto decide when to reveal details about their relationship.
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