Son Ye-jin shares why she married Hyun Bin

Actress Son Ye-jin poses at a press conference held at the 28th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival at the Cultural Hall on the Hyundai Department Store in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, Friday. Yonhap

Actress Son Ye-jin has revealed the reason she married fellow actor Hyun Bin.

Son attended a talkshow event at the 28th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, where she engaged with the audience on July 6.

During the event, an audience member said, "I really wanted to see both Son Ye-jin and Hyun Bin in person, and it was such a blessing to hear that you two got married. As a woman and a person, what qualities in Hyun Bin made you think, 'I want to spend my life with him'?"

Son, looking a bit flustered, responded, "That's really a fresh question." Then, she joked, "Isn't it time to wrap up?"

She candidly shared, "Actors often meet their co-stars while working on projects. Many people date and marry within the industry, but I wasn't particularly fond of that idea."

She continued, "However, there is such a thing as destiny. People around us kept saying we looked alike, and I started thinking, 'Do we have a similar vibe?' as we worked on two projects together. I was really impressed by him as a person."

Describing Hyun Bin, Son said, "He's like an old-school scholar, upright and rational. He's not someone who sugarcoats things or tries to present himself in a certain way. He's very straightforward and trustworthy."

She also added with a laugh, "He's handsome and tall."

Son and Hyun Bin developed their relationship while working together on tvN's "Crash Landing on You." They got married in March 2022 and welcomed their first son in November of the same year.

Actress Son Ye-jin speaks during a press conference at the 28th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, Friday. Yonhap

This article from the Hankook Ilbo, a sister publication of The Korea Times, is translated by a generative AI and edited by The Korea Times.