Once you have found that one person you wish to spend the rest of your life with, the next step is usually marriage. Getting married is usually one of the happiest moments in anyone’s life and that is the same for celebrities as well. In this article, we are going to be talking about ten Korean Celebrities who got married to businessmen.
1. Jun Ji-Hyun
Jun Ji-Hyun, one of Korea's most popular actresses and CF queen, married Choi Joon-hyuk, whom she had known since junior high, in 2012. Her spouse is from a well-known family; his grandmother was a well-known hanbok designer, and his grandpa owned a steel company. He worked for Bank of America and later joined his family's firm, Alpha Assets, and in 2020 became its CEO and largest stakeholder. Sales revenues climbed by seven times to 10.9 billion South Korean won (US$9.1 million) a year after he took the position, according to Maeil Business Newspaper.
2. Shin Joo-Ah
Shin Joo-ah gained public attention after her television debut in 2004 when she married a second-generation Chinese-Thai tycoon in 2014. According to Shin's previous interviews, she met her husband Sarawut Rachanakul through a mutual acquaintance when she was travelling and they rapidly bonded — owing to her husband's loving demeanour.
3. Han Chae-Young
After starring in the 2005 drama series Delightful Girl Chun-Hyang, Han Chae-young was dubbed the "Korean Barbie doll." She married Choi Dong-Joon, a Korean-American businessman from an affluent finance family, in 2007. Choi is most known to the public as the vice-president of Medcare Korea and the CEO of the IT firm HBK. The two met in 1998, when they were both in the United States, before Han's acting debut in 2000.
4. Claudia Kim
Soo-Hyun, also known as Claudia Kim, rose to prominence with her parts in the films Avengers: Age of Ultron and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. She married Cha Min-Geun (also known as Matthew Shampine), a Korean-American businessman who worked as the general manager of WeWork Korea. According to JoongAng Daily, he joined WeWork and ascended through the ranks to become the director of the Korean branch. The pair married at the Shilla Hotel, which is regarded for being one of the country's most costly wedding locations.
5. Lee Si-Young
Lee Si-young is a social media aware actress, with over 10 million Tiktok followers, making her the first Korean actress to do so. While Lee is well-versed in social media, her husband Cho Seung-hyun is a clever businessman who owns a thriving restaurant empire. According to Chosun Ilbo, Cho created his company from the ground up in his twenties, with annual sales of over 2.5 billion Korean won (around $2.13 million) in 2021.
6. Hwang Jung Eum
Hwang Jung Eum was married to Lee Young Don, a well-known golfer. He is not just a well-known golfer, but also the owner and CEO of a steel manufacturing firm. The pair married on February 26, 2016, in a lavish ceremony attended by celebrities such as Park Seo Joon, Ji Sung, Min Han Groo, Oh Yoon Ah, and others.
Unfortunately, the pair decided to split up in 2020.
7. Kim Hee Sun
Park Ju Young and Kim Hee Sun married in 2007. Park Ju Young is the son of the CEO of the Rak San Group. Rak San Housing, a building firm, and Rak San Enterprise, a film production company, are both parts of this corporation. Kim Hee Sun and Park Ju Young met through mutual acquaintances, and after meeting, they expressed interest in one another and began dating.
8. Yoo-Jin Im
Im On February 14, 2007, Yoo Jin and Yoon Tae Young married. They started dating after meeting on the 2003 TV drama "On the Prairie." Yoon Tae Young is the son of Samsung Electronics' former vice president. Their family is so powerful that Lee Myung Bak, the former president of South Korea, attended their wedding.
9. Kim Hee Ae
Kim Hee Ae married Lee Chan Jin, the CEO of the start-up firm Dreamwiz, in 1997. Because he is the creator of HANCOM, Lee Chan Jin is recognised as "Korea's Bill Gates." In Korea, his word processor is extensively utilised. He was elected to the National Assembly in 1996 but only served for six months before resigning. The couple has two boys together and wishes to keep their connection discreet.
10. Park Ji Yoon
The singer hasn't been active in the entertainment world for a while, but her recent marriage news stunned the nation. Park Ji Yoon married Cho So Young in a secret ceremony in 2019, but that was not the cause for the surprise.
Her spouse had previously worked for KakaoTalk as Vice President of Design but was rapidly promoted to CEO after only a few years. According to press sources, Park Ji Yoon's husband's annual salary is estimated to be over 750 billion KRW (roughly $638 million).
