The trend of marriage has changed in the entertainment world. From dating rumors to wedding announcements, wedding photo releases and lavish celebrations are the stars’ natural progression, recently there have been more cases of celebrities getting married quietly without dating rumors or naturally finding out about their marriages after the fact.
Actor Koo Kyo-hwan has been revealed to have registered his marriage four years ago with director Lee Ok-seop, with whom he had a long-term relationship for more than 10 years, making him a married man. Both of them did not disclose it after registering their marriage and when the information came to light, they confessed to the marriage.
News of actress Moon Geun-young’s surprise wedding broke in July. Moon, who had no dating rumors, announced her marriage to music actor Jang Pyung, whom she had been dating for a long time, and a family meal of both parties was held at the venue of the wedding ceremony.
Actor Byun Yo-han and Girls’ Generation member Tiffany became a married couple by quietly registering their marriage instead of holding a wedding ceremony. Although marriage rumors surfaced about the two, they only admitted that they were dating with marriage in mind, then later quietly announced their marriage registration.
When Yoo Jae-seok asked Byun Yo-han, who registered their marriage in February, about inviting her to the wedding, she admitted, “We kept it quiet with the family. Yoo Jae-seok hyung sent a message requesting that he be invited, but we kept it discreet with just family members from both sides.”
Meanwhile, actor Kim Young Ji got married on the 11th. Kim held the wedding at a venue in Seoul, which was attended by family and relatives from both sides, inviting only close acquaintances, and actresses Kim Go-eun, Bae Jung-nam, and Kim Beom attended and posted verification photos, leading to news of the wedding later.
The next day, 12th Musical actor Kim Jun-sik posted a handwritten letter on SNS saying, “I’m getting married today,” and announced that the wedding would take place that day. Explaining the reason for announcing the wedding late, he said, “I wanted to meet each person in person, but because we were preparing for a small-scale wedding, cautious feelings came first when we arrived today.”
There are also others who announced their marriage without any prior dating rumors. Recently, actor Yoon Jong-hoon posted a handwritten letter on his fan cafe announcing that he will marry Han Eun-seo on November 1. The two met through SBS’s Return, and because their dating was not made public, it attracted more attention.
Actor Jang Dong-yoon also announced his marriage with a handwritten letter without any dating rumors, and actor Kwak Si-yang and Lovelyz member Yu Jia announced they would marry after a year of dating. Song Ji-ho and Kim So-ri announced their marriage after a long relationship, and actors Lee Yoo-jin and Cha Gyeong Yoon were revealed to have tied the knot on November 14.
In such a situation, there have been many surprise announcements of stars’ marriage recently, they may even seem ‘sudden’. Those who quietly nurtured their love and continued their relationship and then became spouses are quietly and naturally announcing their marriage, and support and congratulations continue to pour in for them.
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