9 Korean Celebrity Couples Who Will Inspire You To Fall In Love This Valentine's Season
Alternatively, some K-dramas to watch if you're staying in this Valentine's Day
It's Valentine's season, with couples out on date nights, flowers being exchanged and kisses being shared. Whether you're in a relationship with the love of your life or if you're single and ready to mingle, you surely can't miss the romance in the air.
We've all watched a show that's melted our hearts with cliché enemies-to-lovers storylines or cute rom-coms that keep us laughing. The best type–Korean dramas. Don't pretend like you've never wanted to relive an iconic K-drama moment with your crush! To celebrate this Valentine's Day, we've compiled a list of iconic K-drama couples who made the internet go crazy! Read ahead and get ready to fall in love this February.
Actors Son Ye-jin and Hyun Bin crash landed into each other's lives and started going out as a couple soon after the release of their famous Netflix series Crash Landing On You. The couple has gone through a lot together, and after dating since 2019, they’ve finally gotten married! Son Ye-jin has also mentioned in an interview that Hyun Bin was, in fact, her first love. We can’t wait to see how their love progresses from here!
IU and Lee JungSuk had first met at a K-pop festival in 2010. Their close friendship ended up evolving into a beautiful romantic relationship. Lee Jung-suk shared that he had a crush on IU for a whole decade since their initial encounter, before finally escaping the friend-zone with his current girlfriend. How cute!
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Solo K-pop artist HyunA and Dawn (originally known as E’Dawn from Pentagon) were a strong couple, persevering through trials, tribulations and changes in management for more than 5 years. They secretly began dating in 2016 and later got engaged, but announced their breakup towards the end of 2022. Regardless, they’ll still be supporting and rooting for each other as good friends and colleagues.
Although it was short-lived, the internet went crazy when it was revealed that EXO’s Kai and Blackpink’s Jennie had been going out on dates. BLINKS and EXO-Ls rooted for the two highly popular K-pop stars throughout their relationship, but after about a month of seeing each other, the duo ended their relationship due to their busy work schedules.
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Despite having a 13-year age gap, TWICE’s Momo and Super Junior’s Heechul found romance in their relationship. They started dating in 2020 and were going strong for about a year and a half before calling quits in 2022. While many fans were left devastated by the news, many continued to send well wishes towards the two artists.
Singer Rain and actor Kim Tae-hee have been married for 5 years after 4 years of dating. They first met at a commercial shoot in 2011 and only worked professionally together one other time for a different commercial film. The two have certainly managed to keep their relationship quite low-key, even having a private wedding ceremony with little information revealed to fans.
The leading couple in Korean drama Weightlifting Fairy: Kim BokJoo ended up becoming a couple in real life after filming the cute rom-com series. Romance bloomed while the two models were on-set, despite co-starring previously in a separate show. Due to busy schedules, the couple parted ways after a few months of dating, leaving fans sad and heartbroken. It’s undeniable that they looked very good together as a couple!
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After meeting Twice’s Jihyo through a mutual acquaintance, the CEO and founder of Konnect Entertainment began going out with the girl group singer several times a week. Similar to many other couples on this list, however, the two idols eventually broke up due to their packed schedules.