Son Ye-jin, Hyun Bin / Photo = tvN ‘Crash Landing on You’ official page
The news of the surprise wedding of actors Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin is heating up Japanese fans’ interest.
On the 10th, Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin’s agency said, “The two have taken the first precious step as reliable partners.
‘Crash Landing on You’ was very popular, recording the top spot for 10 weeks when Netflix opened in February 2020 as the number of Japanese staying at home increased during the special time of Corona 19. In Japan’s ‘Fundamental Knowledge Line of Free People’s History and Modern Terminology 2020 Yucan New Word Trending Grand Prize’, Korea’s ‘Crash Landing on You / 4th Hallyu Boom’ was selected as the keyword, and Hyun Bin, who stood at the center of the trend, won the award.
When the news of Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin’s marriage spread in Japan, the real-time trend in Japan on Twitter included ‘Crash Landing on You’, ‘Hyun Bin’, ‘Marriage Announcement’, and ‘Son Ye-Jin’. In Yahoo Trends, ‘Hyun Bin’ and ‘Seri Yoon’, the name of Son Ye-jin’s character in ‘Crash Landing on You’, are also on the rankings.
Netflix Japan also shared the news through their official account, saying, “Congratulations” and “Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin’s marriage announcement in ‘Crash Landing on You’.
On the main screen of Yahoo Japan’s entertainment page, an article titled ”Crash Landing on You’ co-stars Son Ye-jin and Hyun Bin’s marriage announcement “A warm heart and trustworthy person”‘ is placed.
Son Ye-jin and Hyun Bin in ‘Crash Landing on You’
Japanese netizens commented, “I’m happy that the two can be properly connected in the real world”, “The birth of the most wonderful couple”, “I’m happy as a fan of dramas”, “The atmosphere between the two was so good in the drama promotion. I thought you would. I hope you will be happy for a long time.”
Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin admitted that they were dating on January 1 of last year, and they got married following two years.
The two have been rumored to be dating since the release of the movie ‘Negotiation’ in 2018, but they denied it. In January 2019, they were caught shopping at a mart in Los Angeles (LA), USA, and rumors of dating were raised once more, but they denied it once more.
At the production presentation of ‘Crash Landing on You’, Hyun Bin also mentioned the dating rumors, saying, “I laughed it off.”
Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin announced their marriage following two years of dating. The photo shows the two of them at the press conference for the drama ‘Crash Landing on You’. /Photo = Hankyung DB
In January 2020, when the drama was aired, there was a report that they were dating on the premise of marriage, but they denied it, and following the drama ended, they admitted that they were dating.
Son Ye-jin, who is regarding to get married in March, directly announced the marriage news through her social networking service (SNS), saying, “I have a person I will spend the rest of my life with. He is the person you think is right.”
Hyun Bin also said, “I’m going to make an important decision to get married and carefully step into the second act of my life.” “I promised her that always makes me smile. Let’s walk through the days ahead together. I want to take that one step together, and Se-ri and Se-ri.”
Son Ye-ji is regarding to release JTBC’s ‘Thirty, Nine’, which will be aired for the first time on the 16th, and Hyun Bin has announced the appearance of the movie ‘Harbin’ (directed by Woo Min-ho).
By Kim Ye-rang, reporter at Hankyung.com yesrang@hankyung.com