Couples of athletes and celebrities are now increasingly being revealed. Although both appear in public to show their abilities, not all athletes are used to the attention of the media.
Unlike the celebrities who in their daily lives are always in contact with the media. However, these differences did not prevent some of these couples from making love and even getting married!
Like the following, the South Korean athlete and celebrity couple who stole the public's attention.
T-ara's Jiyeon and Hwang Jae Gyun
In early 2022, the youngest member of T-ara, Park Ji Yeon, announced the news of her marriage plans to baseball athlete Hwang Jae Gyun on her Instagram page. In the post, Jiyeon posted a photo of her with her lover and how they had planned life plans in marriage.
This news shocked the public and especially fans, because Jiyeon was the first T-ara member to announce marriage. Hwang Jae Gyun himself is a famous South Korean baseball athlete.
He is an infielder in the KT Wiz team, joining in 2017 after signing an exclusive contract for a fee of IDR 113 billion. Jiyeon's lover once competed with the San Francisco Giants, Lotte Giants, and Nexen Heroes.
Kangnam and Lee Sang Hwa
Lee Sang Hwa is a retired South Korean speed skater who specializes in sprint distance. He is a two-time Olympic champion in the 500 meters (2010 and 2014) and the 2010 World Sprint champion.
She is the current world record holder in the women's 500 meters with a time of 36.36 seconds which was set in Salt Lake City on November 16, 2013. It didn't stop there, The wife from Kangnam also holds the South Korean record at 1000 meters.
He has also won three World Championship medals in the 500 metres, and has placed in the top three in World Cup events four times in this distance. Lee Sang Hwa married Kangnam on October 12, 2019, after meeting through Law Of The Jungle.
Now both are enjoying married life, and several times often appear as guest stars on reality shows.
Lee Yo Won and Park Jin Woo
Actress Lee Yo Won married Professional Golf athlete Park Jin Woo in 2003. The role of Queen Seondok in the drama Great Queen Seondok has been married since a young age.
Lee Yo Won was not even 23 years old at the time of his marriage and this came as a surprise to the public because he did not expect Lee Yo Won to get married at such a young age and at the peak of his career. Now, she and her husband have two daughters and 1 son.
Lee Yo Won and her husband are very secretive about their marriage. Not much information has been disseminated during the approximately 19 years of their marriage.
Hye Lim and Shin Min Chul
After Sunye the leader who got married in 2013, the next Wonder Girls member who got married was Woo Hye Lim. In 2020, Hye Lim announced her relationship as a couple with Taekwondo athlete Shin Min Chul which has been around for 7 years.
Even in the middle of 2020, again surprising the public with the news that Hye Lim and Shin Min Chul decided to get married. Then in early 2022, Hye Lim and her husband were blessed with a baby boy which added to the happiness of their married life.