Actress Ko Hyun-jung denies dating Zo In-sung

Actor Zo In-sung, left, and actress Ko Hyun-jung / Korea Times file

By Lee Min-hyung

Actress Ko Hyun-jung has denied she is dating actor Zo In-sung.

Rumors began on Friday when a photo was leaked online, showing them together at a Japanese airport.

“They visited Japan on a different schedule, and met at the airport as they are so close to each other,” Yonhap News Agency quoted an official from management agency IOK Company as saying. “It is not true that they are in a relationship.”

The Miss Korea-turned-actress, 44, appeared in the drama “Spring Day” with Zo, 33, in 2005. She has since been friendly with him.

Ko has starred in many dramas, including the big hit “Sandglass” in 1995, after being runner-up in the 1989 Miss Korea beauty contest.

But she suddenly stopped her acting career after marrying Shinsegae Group Vice Chairman Chung Yong-jin in 1995. She returned to the screen after divorcing him in 2003.

Zo debuted in 1998 as a fashion model. He then started acting, appearing in the teen drama “School 3.” Above all, he became hugely popular through the sitcom “Nonstop.”