Actor Namkoong Min, 44, who is currently appearing on SBS’s “One Dollar Lawyer” is getting married to his longtime girlfriend model and actor Jin A-reum.

Local news outlet Dispatch broke the news on Wednesday with detailed wedding information. The report said the couple’s wedding ceremony will take place on Oct. 7 at the Silla Hotel in central Seoul. Shortly after, Namkoong’s agency 935 Entertainment confirmed the news and said the ceremony will be held privately among close friends and family.

Namkoong and Jin met for the first time in 2015 when Namkoong was directing his debut short film “Light My Fire” (2016). Jin starred in the film. They started dating in 2016.

Namkoong debuted in 2001 in the film “Bungee Jumping of Their Own” (2021) and went on to star in numerous films and drama series. Most recently, he won the Grand Prize at the 2021 MBC Drama Awards for his role in MBC’s action thriller drama series “The Veil” (2021) last December.


BY YIM SEUNG-HYE [yim.seunghye@joongang.co.kr]