OMG, parents! They may have on-screen partners, but these K-drama actors in a relationship are truly one of the goals! Front newly confirmed to long-time couples, here are our top five favorites among all the K-drama actors in a relationship. If you have your all-time ship that came from reel to real, share them with us in the comments below. Are you ready to dive into this beautiful and full of love list? Let’s get into it!
Korean Actors In A Relationship That Keep Our Hearts Warm
We start this list with our honorable mention, IU and Lee Jong Suk. The two have been one of the unexpected couples of 2023, as they were revealed by Dispatch last December 31, 2022. Since they were known to the public, IU and Jong Suk have talked about each other during interviews, and it’s certainly one of our favorites.
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We have more couples on this list and might as well check them out and have your stomachs filled with butterflies!
5) Lim Ji Yeon and Lee Do Hyun
The most recently announced couple, Lim Ji Yeon and Lee Do Hyun, opens our top five Korean actors in a relationship. The two were known to be co-workers in the successful Netflix original series The Glory. They may not be the couple in the show, but they certainly formed a bond, and it was revealed through Dispatch that the two were dating. According to reports, the two gained interests of each other after a cast trip of The Glory, and began dating after they met on the set of the hit K-drama.
OMG our real-life couple Lim Jiyeon and Lee Dohyun ate a restaurant together probably to celebrate Jiyeon's win as Baeksang's Best Supporting Actress this year (as well as their drama The Glory winning Best Drama) 🎊
THIS IS SO PRECIOUS, happy for them 🥹🫶🏻 pic.twitter.com/Xbl88edLsC
— kdrama diary (@kdramasdiary) May 1, 2023
The couple was announced last April 2023, and up until now, the two are going strong, given that there is no sign of any breakup articles. Ji Yeon has a lot of projects ahead after her powerful portrayal of the show’s bully, Yeon Jin. Meanwhile, Lee Do Hyun enlisted this year and is currently rendering his military service.
4) Kim Tae Hee and Rain
Korean actors in a relationship, but this time, make it a marriage: Say hello to Kim Tae Hee and Rain. This list wouldn’t be perfect without this unexpected yet so cute couple. Kim Tae Hee and Rain started dating in 2012, and married each other five years after.
If you’re unaware about the couple’s love story, we can say it’s cut out from a K-drama. In an episode of Netflix’s The Hungry And The Hairy, Rain recalled how he ‘chased’ after Tae Hee for almost a year. The actress seemed to believe that Rain’s somehow a playboy, and did the same for other women. It might have hurt the actor-idol, but it did not stop him from pursuing her.
Rain and KTH spotted picked up their girls from Irvine school, Jung Yoonah with mommy Taehee and Jung Min Ah with daddy Rain..
couple goals that prioritize their family🤗🥰
Always be happy Rain and Kim Taehee 🩷 pic.twitter.com/NLQiriKizM— mi ri🍑 (@mihandsss) November 17, 2023
After being rejected five times, the two did become a couple, thanks to Rain’s determination and honesty toward Tae Hee. He even mentioned in an episode on his YouTube channel with IVE that Kim Tae Hee is his first love! That’s our OTP right there! The two are happily married with two daughters. We wish to see them on screen together!
3) Choi Soo Young and Jung Kyung Ho
Another Korean actors in a relationship, SNSD’s Choi Soo Young and Jung Kyung Ho and they have the best Dispatch photos ever; we’re confident you would say the same, too. Dispatch has been known to follow celebrities and stars to get scoop on their private lives, and while they are doing so with Soo Young and Kyung Ho, all they got was a series of iconic photos from the couple.
This is not a scene from a kdrama
This is Sooyoung and Kyungho's dispatch pics 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/kj3so9u6Ed— Sophia (@SavageSoo__) August 6, 2021
Way back in 2013, they denied the dating rumors twice, but admitted that they were together in January 2014. This 2023, the two are already on their strong 11-year relationship since 2012. With those steady and long years, marriage questions often arise from their individual interviews. Soo Young and Kyung Ho may perhaps surprise everyone, but as of now, it looks like the two remain steady in terms of love and relationship.
2) Shin Min Ah and Kim Woo Bin
We give this place to another fan-favorite Korean actors in a relationship, Shin Min Ah and Kim Woo Bin! Undying love, check, patience check, and devotion check; what else makes love strong and healthy? For Shin Min Ah and Kim Woo Bin, it’s their full support of each other. Honestly, their love story made us believe in true love and soulmates.
The two have always been private when it comes to their relationship. Min Ah and Woo Bin met in January 2015 in a promotional advertisement for a brand, and were reportedly dating a couple of months after. Their agencies soon confirmed the rumors about the two’s relationship.
Kim Woo Bin and Shin Min Ah were spotted in Paris 🫶🏻💛 pic.twitter.com/Oh6qb9WqHq
— kdrama tweets (@iconickdramas) September 16, 2022
It was all cute and well, not until 2017, when Kim Woo Bin was diagnosed with nasopharyngeal cancer. This may have been the publicized bumpiest road for the couple, yet it didn’t falter them. Shin Min Ah stayed with Woo Bin throughout his treatment, and even confirmed to the media that she will help him and support the actor along the way. Fortunately, Woo Bin successfully finished all the treatments and the two have always been lowkey with their couple posts on Instagram. The two are currently under the same management when Woo Bin moved to Min Ah’s agency in 2020.
We have seen them together in Netflix’s Our Blues in 2022. Even though they starred in the anthology series, the two did not have much screen time together, but everyone was excited and thrilled to watch the couple’s drama, anyway. Nine years and going strong for Shin Min Ah and Kim Woo Bin!
1) Son Ye Jin and Hyun Bin
The realest reel-to-real in the K-drama scene, Son Ye Jin and Hyun Bin, rocked the industry with their chemistry in the hit Netflix series, Crash Landing On You. Who knew that this chemistry would lead to one of the favorite Korean actors in a relationship? In 2019, people around the globe loved the story of Yoon Se Ri and Captain Ri, but more embraced and supported the love story of BinJin behind the camera.
The two have crossed paths a couple of times in the past, but grew closer as co-stars with their first project, The Negotiation. Two years later, CLOY came to the couple, and probably had the chance to get to know each other better. In 2021, the couple was revealed by Dispatch as the ‘New Year’s Couple’ which both their agencies confirmed to the public. MSteam and Vast Entertainment clarified in their statement that Son Ye Jin and Hyun Bin’s relationship began in March 2020, during the Crash Landing On You days.
What melted our hearts? Son Ye Jin’s Instagram post to confirm the news herself that they are dating. The actress simply posted a flower basket, and a short caption to confirm their relationship. She wrote how thankful she was for meeting a good person. Check out her post below!
The two are now happily married since 2022, and fans squealed with joy with their wedding photos circulating around during that time. Ye Jin and Hyun Bin are proud parents to a baby boy. While they keep their baby’s identity in private, Ye Jin posted a collage with their little one’s fist beside her dog’s paw, Kitty.
Well, thanks to tvN and Netflix’s CLOY, BinJin nation is in pure joy after their K-drama went to a real-life story. Will there be a possible project for the two soon? We’ll have to wait for that!
These are our picks for the most loved Korean actors in a relationship in the industry. Which is your favorite love story among all of them? Share them with us in the comments below.
