The story of actors Kim Jung-eun and Lee Seo-jin’s breakup has resurfaced 18 years later.
On the 20th, a video titled “A Spicy Chat with My True Friend Kim Jung-eun, Who Knows Me Better Than I Know Myself (+ Surprise Party, Memory Talk)” was posted on the YouTube channel “Hyeyoungineun Motmallryeo.”
Lee Hye-young mentioned that Kim Jung-eun had discussed her feelings about breaking up with Lee Seo-jin on “Kim Jung-eun’s Chocolate,” saying, “I wondered if she was bringing Hollywood to Korea for the first time.”
Kim Jung-eun said, “I didn’t want to mention it,” before explaining what happened at the time: “There were so many reporters waiting outside. I was in a situation where I had to make some kind of statement. If I didn’t, it would have caused a headache.”
Kim Jung-eun and Lee Seo-jin starred together in the 2006 SBS drama “Lover” and became a real-life couple. Rumors that they would marry overseas emerged after they took wedding photos abroad, but they broke up in November 2008 after dating for about two years.
Shortly after the breakup, Kim Jung-eun broke down in tears and opened up about her feelings on “Kim Jung-eun’s Chocolate,” drawing sympathy from viewers. Lee Seo-jin, meanwhile, left for Hong Kong without issuing a separate statement at the time.
Kim Jung-eun later married a Korean American man her age who worked in the financial industry in 2016.
In 2023, Lee Seo-jin discussed the situation at the time of the breakup on the YouTube channel “Channel Fullmoon,” saying, “When that happened, I stayed in Hong Kong for a little over two months, thinking I wouldn’t go back to Korea and using only a Hong Kong phone a friend had given me.”
He added, “I think I was in a relationship until I went to Hong Kong. I was deeply shocked at the time. Now, dating itself feels like a hassle. You eat, get coffee, and watch a movie. The shock after Hong Kong killed my desire to date.”
This article has been translated by GripLabs Mingo AI.
