Announcing the dating news of a celebrity couple has long become a "tradition" on January 1 (New Year's Day) every year by the famous Korean news agency Dispatch.
Over the past decade, from 2013 until now, there have been 9 celebrity couples revealed by Dispatch to be dating on the first day of the new year. However, only 2 couples have actually become husband and wife and have a happy marriage in real life.
Kim Tae Hee - Bi Rain
On January 1, 2013, Dispatch surprised the public when it released dating evidence of two famous actors Kim Tae Hee and Bi Rain.
According to the news agency, the two met after working together on an advertising campaign in 2012. At that time, Dispatch said the couple had been dating for 3 months.
Even after Bi Rain enlisted in the army, the two kept in touch regularly. Bi Rain and Kim Tae Hee are said to see each other at least once a week, usually on Sundays.
When Dispatch made public their relationship, Bi Rain was criticized for dating during his military service, suspected of violating military barracks discipline.
But a representative of the military unit where Bi Rain served said: “New soldiers usually have a lot of free time. Plus, Rain has to do a radio show, so he is allowed to go out often.”
The actor of "Full House" once admitted that he fell in love at first sight when he first saw Kim Tae Hee and was also the one who actively pursued her.
In 2017, the two artists got married. They held a simple, low-key wedding, and only a few photos of the wedding were made public.
To date, the couple has welcomed two beautiful daughters. Kim Tae Hee and Bi Rain live a private life, all information related to their children is kept secret.
But on entertainment shows, Bi Rain does not hesitate to talk about his love for his wife, making the audience admire him.
Son Ye Jin - Hyun Bin
On January 1, 2021, Dispatch released dating evidence of the "Crash Landing on You" star couple Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin.
The news agency added that at that time, the two actors had been dating for 8 months, meaning they had developed a romantic relationship after the film "Crash Landing on You" ended its broadcast.
Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin met when they first worked together in the movie "The Negotiation" in 2018.
Since then, rumors of their dating began to surface, and in January 2019, the two stars were even caught shopping together in the US. But Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin repeatedly denied it, saying they were just friends.
After Dispatch released dating evidence of the couple, such as going to the gym and playing golf together many times, on the afternoon of January 1, 2021, Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin's management company officially confirmed that the two artists' relationship was true.
In March 2022, Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin got married. Despite using many security measures, information about the couple's "wedding of the century" still covered the media and social networks. In November of the same year, the two actors welcomed their first son.
Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin have become the most admired celebrity couple in Korean showbiz. Images of the two "hiding" from their children to go on dates and some images of the couple's son always cause a stir.
Recently, when Son Ye Jin and Hyun Bin returned with new film projects, they often talked about their other half on entertainment programs and film promotion activities.
