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| ▲This photo shows artist IU and actor Lee Jong-seok. (Yonhap) |
SEOUL January 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean female singer IU, and actor Lee Jong-seok are under a romantic relationship.
Lee Jong-seok’s management company High Zium Studio admitted the accusation published by online publication Dispatch, regarding the romantic relationship between singer IU and actor Lee Jong-seok on Monday and disclosed a statement stating “Recently both actor and singer have become a couple from a close co-worker.”
However, Singer IU’s entertainment company EDAM Entertainment is yet to send out any statement regarding the matter.
Earlier, Dispatch has published an article regarding Lee Jong-seok and IU’s visit to Nagoya in Japan during Christmas holiday and addressed that they have been together for 4 months.
As the relationship between two started to draw the spotlight, assumptions regarding whether Lee Jong-seok’s acceptance speech at the “2022 MBC’s Acting Award” was towards IU or not has risen.
Lee Jong-seok who received the grand prize at the “2022 MBC Acting Award” addressed “After I was discharged from my military duties, I was struggling to find the rightful path, however there is someone that guided me to find the rightful path and stay positive,” adding “I am thankful that person has stayed so positive and I have liked this person for so long.”
Actor Lee Jong-seok who used to be a model in the past debuted as an actor with “Prosecutor Princess” in 2010 and continued on with his career through “High Kick: Revenge of the Short Legged,” “I Can See Your Voice,” and more.
Continuing on actor participated in the production of “As One,” “The Face Reader,” “The Witch: Part 1 The Subversion,” and more.
South Korean singer IU who debuted in 2008, solidified her grounds as a representing artist of South Korea by releasing numbers of hits such as “Good Day,” “Palette,” and more. Also the artist participated in the production of “Dream High,” “Hotel Del Luna,” and more, continuing with her career as an actress since 2011.
Moreover, actress participated in the Cannes Film Award for starring in blockbuster movie “Broker” by director Hirokazu Koreeda.
(This article is translated from Korean to English by Joonha Yoo)
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