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Lee Min-jung is 27 weeks pregnant

MS Team Entertainment confirmed Monday that Lee Min-jung, wife of actor Lee Byung-hun, is pregnant.

The agency issued a press release, which said the 32-year-old actress is 27 weeks pregnant.

“We were hesitant to confirm Lee’s pregnancy given the circumstances involving her husband,” the agency said. “Though pregnancy is a blessing, Lee had no choice but to give the announcement a lot of thought.”

The press release thanked Lee’s fans, and asked them for their support as she enters motherhood.

Media artist to hold exhibition in London

Media artist and filmmaker Park Chan-kyong, 50, will hold a solo exhibition in London.

According to Kukje Gallery, Park’s exhibition, titled “Pa-Gyong _ Last Sutra Recitation,” will take place at the Institute of International Visual Arts, Iniva, through March 21.

On show will be a number of his best-known paintings and installations, including his 2008 “Sindoan,” which focuses on the Utopian aspirations of communities that have congregated at Mount Gyeryong in South Chungcheong Province, as well as videos and books that he has referenced over the years.

Park, director of the 2013 film “Manshin: Ten Thousand Spirits,” served as artistic director of the SeMA Biennale Mediacity Seoul in 2014.

Comedian Kim has baby boy

Actress and comedian Kim Hyun-sook, 36, who starred in long-running cable drama “Rude Miss Young-ae,” gave birth to a boy Sunday morning.

After three days of trying to induce labor, Kim decided to undergo a cesarean section. A 3.4-kilogram boy was born and both Kim and her son are doing well.

Kim began her career as a comedian in 2005. She made her name as the character “Chulsandra,” based on her plump body, in KBS “Gag Concert.” After leaving the comedy show, Kim has starred as the leading role in the tvN sitcom describing office life since 2007.

Kim married her husband, a business owner, last July.