The character of the “domineering CEO” Baek Sa Eon played by Yoo Yeon Seok in the Korean drama “When the Phone Rings” is causing a stir. The way Yeon Seok shows his affection for his wife Hong Hee Joo (Chae Soo Bin) makes the audience excited.
Actor Yoo Yeon Seok's personal life is receiving attention again. Like many other actors, he has been rumored to be dating many female co-stars, but the most notable rumor is that he has been secretly in a relationship for decades with Kim Ji Won.
Yoo Yeon Seok and Kim Ji Won met when they worked together in the 2012 horror film “Horror Stories.” Yoo Yeon Seok is 8 years older than Kim Ji Won, but they still became a good acting duo on screen and became closer in real life.
In September 2015, Woman Sense newspaper suddenly reported that the two actors were dating, they fell in love after working together in “Horror Stories”.
According to the newspaper, the couple introduced each other to both families and determined that their relationship was serious. Yoo Yeon Seok's mother told acquaintances: "My son's girlfriend is Kim Ji Won." Meanwhile, the "Hospital Playlist" actor helped his girlfriend when she changed management companies.
But the two actors' management company King Kong Entertainment denied the dating rumors at the time. The company said they were just close seniors and juniors.
In March 2016, Sports Chosun reported that Yoo Yeon Seok and Kim Ji Won were spotted dating. The two went to eat at a lamb skewer restaurant in Cheongdam (Gangnam), and reporters saw them comfortably feeding each other.
After dinner, Yoo Yeon Seok drove Kim Ji Won home in his private car. However, their management companies denied it, saying that the two went out to eat as friends and that their manager was also with them.
In 2019, there were rumors that Yoo Yeon Seok and Kim Ji Won had broken up. Because at that time, Kim Ji Won was rumored to be dating Park Seo Joon while working together in the movie "Youthful".
Yoo Yeon Seok is a private person. He and Kim Ji Won have never confirmed that they are dating and rarely reveal any romantic moments, so the audience believes that the two have broken up.
But in 2022, on a Korean online forum, an account said that they had seen Yoo Yeon Seok and Kim Ji Won still dating each other.
On the other hand, netizens believe that there have been no articles reporting that the two have broken up over the years, and their colleagues and friends have not denied it, so it is possible that they are still secretly dating until now.
Kim Ji Won is currently rumored to be dating Kim Soo Hyun after working together in the movie "Queen of Tears".
But the evidence of their dating is mainly similar images that netizens have paired together, like crazy fans of a movie "shipping" their favorite couple, but there is no reliable evidence.
