Song Hye-kyo (37) Song Joong-ki (34), a couple who had blessed Asia beyond Korea, agreed to divorce and eventually walked their own way. It's only been a year and eight months since my marriage.
The two men were called Song Song Couples before they had a couple's kite, a formula they got from acting as a romantic character in the KBS drama The Sun's Descendants in 2016. The Sun's Descendants recorded a highest audience rating of 38.8% at the time of the airing, and Song Song Couple received explosive love. In China, it was aired simultaneously at the same time, and Song Hye-kyo and Song Joong-ki emerged as Korean Wave stars receiving state-level treatment.
The drama was 100% pre-produced with the aim of simulating China; the airing began in February 2016, but the filming lasted for six months from June to December 2015. The two actors, who were between the actors, spent a long time together for a year before shooting the drama and finishing the airing.
The two won the Best Couple Award and Asia Best Couple Award at the KBS Acting Grand Prize in 2016, followed by the Grand Prize. Song Joong-ki, who was so excited at the time, said, "I will give all the honor to Hye-kyo, who is a senior and a beautiful and lovely partner."
There was no constant enthusiasm between the two who did not hide their personal friendship. In March 2016, around the end of the drama, he was seen eating together in New York, USA, and after that, he often saw fans meeting with his close friends. Song Hye-kyo also made a surprise appearance at Song Joong-ki's fan meeting in Chengdu, China, in June. It was also known that they traveled with him in Bali, Indonesia, in June 2017, but their agency denied the rumors of their romance every time.
The two, who had been hiding their relationship, skipped the 'passion recognition' on July 5, 2017 and announced their marriage in a surprise, surprising the public. At that time, Song Joong-ki was about to release the movie 'The Battleship Island'. Song Joong-ki, who was preparing for the release of the movie and preparing for the marriage at the same time, is said to have accelerated the wedding announcement because he was worried about the impact of his marriage on the movie. Prior to the wedding announcement, I asked the production company of The Battleship Island to understand.
The whole of Asia was shaken by love stories like Fantasy Fairytale, where couples in the drama become real couples. On October 31, 2017, the wedding ceremony of the two people at the Shilla Hotel in Jangchung-dong, Seoul attracted Asian fans who wanted to celebrate the song couple from afar. Top stars such as China top actor Zhang Ziyi, young children, Lee Kwang Soo, and Park Bogum attended as guests. Major media from all over Asia, as well as Korea, competed for coverage at the wedding ceremony, and some China media also broadcast a drone camera and broadcast a private wedding live online. It was a wedding of the century.
The two men, who had been acting for nearly a year since their marriage, resumed their activities in turn. Song Hye-kyo returned to the small screen last year with TVN drama Boyfriend, and Song Joong-ki is currently airing the pre-produced TVN drama Asdal Chronicles. Song Joong-ki said, "I got stable by marriage," at a production presentation of the Asdal Chronicle held at the end of last month.
But from the beginning of this year, there was a occasional noise between the two: China media had a feud on Song Hye-kyo's finger for having no wedding ring. There have also been rumors of divorces in and out of the Korean entertainment industry. Song Joong-ki mentioned Song Hye-kyo at the production presentation of the Asdal Chronicles last month, and the feud seemed to end with a simple happening, but unfortunately, the rumor became a reality just a month later. There are also unconfirmed rumors that the two have already been separated since the divorce announcement.
Song Joong-ki announced on the 27th that he is proceeding with the mediation process for divorce with Song Hye-kyo through his legal representative and his agency Blossom Entertainment. Song Hye-kyo also officially announced that "the reason for divorce is a personality difference," and "I have not overcome the difference between the two."
Song Hye-kyo and Song Joong-ki are said to have not informed their agency that they have been discussing divorce. The legal representative was also personally appointed without help from his agency, and he was informed that he was going through divorce proceedings with his agency just before he made a statement through a law firm. Like marriage, divorce has also been conducted in secret.