World's attention has been focused on the marriage and divorce of top star couple Song Joong-ki (34)Song Hye-kyo (37).
The separation has already been steadily raised by the Chinese media since last year, but the two people who have been married for about two years have finally shocked the public by choosing the divorce process.
Rumors about the cause and the result are pouring like floods.
Experts estimate that the divorce of the two will have a small impact on the Korean Wave and drama market, as each is a Korean Wave star and top actor.
The marriage of Song Joong-ki and Song Hye-kyo was an event of the century.
In 2016, the two of them, who breathed as lovers in the KBS 2TV popular drama 'Dawn of the Sun', denied the two episodes of the relationship, and admitted the fact that they had a relationship in July 2017, and announced their marriage plan.
At the Shilla Hotel in Jangchung-dong, where the wedding ceremony was held, top Chinese actors Zhang Ziyi as well as top domestic stars attended. Chinese media also floated drones to shoot inside the wedding hall and broadcast live on the Internet.
The global attention to the wedding continued after marriage.
Not only in Korea but also in China, I was interested in maintaining good relations as well as marriage and real estate problems.
In particular, Chinese media reported that Song Jung Ki and Song Hye Kyo had a wedding ring or not through a paparazzi cut every time they entered the country on a schedule.
On the day when one side did not wear a ring, there was a report that it was a divorce crisis.
The two did not officially announce these rumors and reports, but they focused on their work and showed their marriage.
Song Joong-ki, in particular, asked about the change in the acting life brought by marriage at the presentation of the TVN weekend drama 'Asdal Chronicle'. My wife also focused on the end and cheered me to do well, so I shot well. "
However, on the 27th, Song Joong-ki admitted that he had applied for a divorce settlement procedure to the court the day before, and the divorce from China eventually became true.
In addition to domestic and foreign netizens, both industry officials are responding to the news of the sudden announcement of the two people.
Especially in the Chinese version of Twitter, the news of the two people is shared in Wei Bo.
As of 10 am on the day, '# Song Jung Ki Song Hye Kyo divorce' is the number one real-time trend in Weibo, and media reports are continuing.
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Immediately after the news of the breakup is announced, all kinds of jirashi and rumors that have analyzed and guessed the cause are spreading online.
From the primary writing that one side had an affair among the works, to the speculation that the application for divorce adjustment would be due to the property distribution problem.
The two sides have not made any other position except that they have first entered the divorce process.
However, in the data of Song Hye-kyo, it seems that he will respond strongly to the rumored Jirashi if he sees "the reason is the difference in personality", "I can not confirm the other contents because it is private", "
In the industry, it is also busy analyzing the impact of the divorce process on the Korean Wave and the drama market.
Ha Jae-geun, a popular culture critic, said, "If the reason for the divorce is known to be the cause of the negative things (such as the wind), the fantasy of the star may break and it may lead to disappointment about the Korean Wave itself."
"If the personality difference is the same level, it is a matter of privacy, so I do not think it will have a ripple effect on the other side," he said.
"The two are enjoying tremendous popularity in East Asia based on the Chinese territory. Both are top stars in China, and China is the second largest market in World, and it should be said that it is very influential. "
A broadcasting official said, "It is shocking to the industry that a famous top star couple divorces too soon." "There may be a synergy part of the two people who are married without knowing it, but there may be a blow to each other."
However, regarding the impact of the Korean Wave market, he said, "Since the Chinese Han Chinese (Korean Wave Restriction) has not yet been released, it is a little different from the situation at the time of the broadcast of the 'Dawn of the Sun'. I think it may not be as shocking as it was before (marriage) because there are many news of recent discharges of Korean actors such as Kim Soo-hyun. "
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