Kim Woo-bin, left, and Shin Min-a / Courtesy of tvN
Actors Kim Woo-bin and Shin Min-a, one of many leisure trade’s most high-profile {couples}, tied the knot Saturday after a decade-long relationship.
The 2 held a non-public marriage ceremony ceremony Saturday afternoon on the Shilla Resort in Seoul, attended solely by quick members of the family, kin and shut mates. Actor Lee Kwang-soo, a longtime pal of Kim, serves because the host of the ceremony.
Final month, their company AM Leisure introduced the wedding in an official assertion, saying the couple “promised to turn out to be lifelong companions based mostly on the deep belief constructed over a few years collectively,” and asking the general public to ship “heat assist and blessings” for his or her future.
Kim additionally shared handwritten letters with followers on the identical day by way of his fan café. “I get married. With the particular person I’ve shared a very long time with, I’m now constructing a household and making an attempt to stroll ahead collectively,” he wrote. “I’d be grateful when you may assist us in order that the trail we stroll turns into even hotter.”
The couple, who’ve a five-year age distinction, first met in 2015 whereas working as fashions for a clothes model and later developed a romantic relationship. They confirmed their relationship in July of that yr and have maintained this for 10 years. Shin is understood to have stayed by Kim’s aspect throughout his remedy for nasopharyngeal most cancers, drawing admiration for his or her steadfast bond.
Kim debuted as a mannequin in 2008 and commenced his appearing profession with the drama “White Christmas” in 2011. He has since constructed a wide-ranging filmography throughout tv and movie, together with “The Heirs,” “Uncontrollably Fond,” “Our Blues,” “Twenty” and “Alienoid.”
Shin made her leisure debut in 1998 by way of the style journal “Kiki” and rose to fame by way of a string of hit dramas, together with “My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho,” “A Like to Kill,” “Tomorrow, With You,” “Oh My Venus,” “Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha” and “Our Blues.”
This text from the Hankook Ilbo, the sister publication of The Korea Occasions, is translated by a generative AI system and edited by The Korea Occasions.
