In just over a year, Song Joong Ki has welcomed two children. The actor announced on his fancafe account that he and his wife Katy Louise Saunders welcomed a baby girl on November 20.
Song Joong Ki shared: “I am currently in Rome (Italy), also in this place, just over a year after I welcomed my first baby with a heart filled with gratitude, this time I also welcomed another beautiful baby.
Our princess was born very healthy. Both mother and baby are healthy and resting well."
Song Joong Ki publicly announced his relationship with Katy Louise Saunders - a former British actress - at the end of 2022. Katy was born in 1984, 1 year older than Song Joong Ki.
In early 2023, the star of the movie "The Youngest Son of a Tycoon" announced that he had registered his marriage and his wife was pregnant with their first child. In mid-June 2023, the actor's son was born.
The news that Song Joong Ki had children in two consecutive years surprised many viewers. The name Song Hye Kyo was once again mentioned by the online community.
The audience compared Song Joong Ki's marriage with Song Hye Kyo, who lived together for 2 years but had no children.
There are suspicions that Song Joong Ki's previous marriage broke up due to disagreements about having children.
According to Kbizoom, when Song Joong Ki welcomed his first son, he wrote in a letter and called his child "the biggest dream of his life".
After that, the topic "The unhappy ending of Song Hye Kyo and Song Joong Ki" became the most searched hot keyword on Weibo.
Song Hye Kyo and Song Joong Ki announced their divorce in June 2019, and it has been 5 years since then. However, they are still constantly mentioned together by the media and public opinion, compared, and scrutinized for every move and activity.
In July, Song Joong Ki attended a party held after the VIP premiere of "Revolver". Song Hye Kyo also attended to cheer on her close friend Lim Ji Yeon, but the two avoided each other and did not appear at the same location.
Previously, in May, the moment of Song Hye Kyo presenting an award while her ex-husband Song Joong Ki watched at Baeksang 2024 took social media by storm. The keyword Song Hye Kyo - Song Joong Ki has received 400 million views.
It was the first time the couple attended a public event together. However, viewers believed that Song Hye Kyo limited her appearances as much as possible to avoid meeting her ex-husband. She only went on stage to complete her award presentation duties, did not attend the red carpet, and did not sit in the audience to watch the ceremony.
Even when Song Joong Ki guest-starred as a divorce lawyer in "Queen of Tears," his lines about the divorce process became a hot topic.
Every time Song Hye Kyo and Song Joong Ki act in a new film, their co-stars also attract public attention. Because the Song - Song couple used to be a famous "fake love, real love" duo in Asia.
When Song Joong Ki publicly announced his marriage, Song Hye Kyo was also under great pressure. The audience discussed and questioned the couple's divorce, and compared their lives after "going their separate ways".
Even though they have never been in the same frame, meeting each other again after the divorce, the names Song Joong Ki and Song Hye Kyo are inseparable.
Once a powerful couple in Korean showbiz, with a wedding of the century and a beautiful love story, their quick divorce has still made the media spend a lot of ink and the audience curious for the past 5 years.
