Lee Dong Wook is one of the famous actors on the Korean screen with an acting career of nearly 30 years. But the actor over 40 has rarely been rumored to be dating throughout his career.
In fact, Lee Dong Wook has only had one public relationship to date. In March 2018, he confirmed his relationship with singer and actress Suzy.
However, the love affair between "uncle and nephew" who are 13 years younger than each other caused controversy in the online community at that time, lasting only 4 months. The two broke up in July of the same year, citing a "busy schedule".
Since then, Lee Dong Wook has focused entirely on his acting career and has had almost no other love rumors, other than some insignificant rumors with his female co-star in the film.
No media outlet, newspaper or fan has ever captured a photo of Lee Dong Wook appearing outside or being close to another woman.
Recently, actor Kim Bum, a close colleague who co-starred with Lee Dong Wook in the movie "Tale of the Nine Tailed", shared the real reason why Lee Dong Wook has been an "unstable" man for 7 years.
In an interview with Cosmopolitan Korea magazine, Kim Bum was asked if he would choose the character Lee Yeon (played by Lee Dong Wook) in the movie "My boyfriend is a glass" or Lee Dong Wook in real life to introduce to his younger sister.
Kim Bum made a difficult choice when he chose Lee Dong Wook's character Lee Yeon in the film.
Revealing the reason, Kim Bum explained that it would be very difficult to date Lee Dong Wook in real life, because the actor had so many schedules, that he could not even arrange a time to meet everyone.
"Lee Dong Wook is really too busy to meet someone, I can't even get to meet him," Kim Bum said.
The truth is that in more than 20 years of working in the entertainment industry, Lee Dong Wook has maintained a consistent schedule of playing the main role in at least one film a year.
That does not include other jobs such as hosting programs, participating in entertainment shows, implementing event schedules, advertising contracts that he has in hand.
However, Lee Dong Wook is not completely negligent in finding the "half" that suits him. In an entertainment program, Lee Dong Wook once revealed his ideal girlfriend.
The actor said, "I really don't have a certain ideal type in terms of appearance. But I think, if a girl has short hair, it will look very beautiful and make me more attracted."
Lee Dong Wook added that he wanted to meet the woman of his life in the most natural way. He accidentally hoped to sit next to a girl who was compatible with him on a business trip abroad, but that never happened.
When asked about the ideal age to get married, Lee Dong Wook said that he expected to be able to get married before the age of 50.
However, the 43-year-old actor admits that he is a dry person, rarely shows affection for others, and also does not know how to say sweet words. So he had difficulty conquering a girl and keeping her by his side.
