Top K-Drama Actor Revealed To Actually Already Being Married Despite Public Relationship With Girlfriend

Actor Koo Kyo Hwan and director Lee Ok Seop, long known as one of the Korean film industry’s longest-running couples, have reportedly already been married for years.

On October 1, Xports News reported that the couple registered their marriage in 2022, legally becoming husband and wife four years ago. The revelation came as a surprise as Koo Kyo Hwan and Lee Ok Seop had continued to be widely described publicly as a long-term dating couple.

Koo has also gushed about his love for his girlfriend publicly.

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The two reportedly began dating in 2013 before publicly confirming their relationship in 2020. Just two years after going public, however, they quietly registered their marriage without making a separate announcement.

This means that although the pair were believed to be entering their 13th year of dating, they had actually already tied the knot legally four years earlier.

According to the report, Koo Kyo Hwan and Lee Ok Seop did not hold a wedding ceremony after registering their marriage. They also reportedly have no plans to hold one at this time. The couple first met as students at the Seoul Institute of the Arts and have maintained not only a romantic relationship but also a longtime creative partnership.

The unexpected revelation that the famously longtime couple had quietly become husband and wife years ago has now put renewed attention on their unusually private relationship, and the decision to continue their lives together without a traditional wedding ceremony.