K-pop's Se7en dating actress Lee Da-hae

From close friends to a dating couple: Se7en and Lee Da-hae. / Courtesy of Twitter

By Lee Han-soo

K-pop singer Se7en, whose name is Choi Dong-wook, is dating Korean actress Lee Da-hae, according to Dispatch, a Korean online entertainment tabloid.

Eleven9, Se7en’s one-man agency, and JS Pictures, Lee’s agency, admitted the stars’ relationship on Wednesday.

The media outlet said earlier the two had been seen together at a six-star hotel in Bangkok.

Se7en and Lee, both 33, were close friends before they started dating, their agencies said.

Lee, who won the 2001 Lady Chunhyang Pageant, is best known for roles in K-dramas including “My Girl” (2005), “The Slave Hunters” (2010), “Miss Ripley” (2011) and “Hotel King” (2014).

Se7en, who dated actress Park Han-byul for 12 years until 2014, debuted in 2003.