On the afternoon of November 26, Star News reported that actors Jung Ho Yeon and Lee Dong Hwi broke up after 9 years of dating. A representative from Jung Ho Yeon’s management company, Saram Entertainment, confirmed the information to Star News : “It’s true that Jung Ho Yeon broke up with Lee Dong Hwi. They decided to go back to being good colleagues.”

The two stars admitted their relationship in 2016. Throughout their years together, the two have not been shy about showing affection for each other. Even after becoming a global star through Squid Game , Jung Ho Yeon said in an interview that her boyfriend is very proud of her.

Lee Dong Hwi and Jung Ho Yeon confirmed their breakup. Photo: TV Report, ZUM.

Lee Dong Hwi appeared on ENA’s variety show Kwak Jun-bin’s World Driver’s Restaurant 2, which aired in August. On the show, Lee Dong Hwi asked a taxi driver he met in Los Angeles, USA, “Do you know Squid Game ?”. The actor then showed off a female character in the movie played by his girlfriend. In addition, Lee Dong Hwi confided that Jung Ho Yeon is his girlfriend and also his best friend.

Lee Dong Hwi recently played the lead role of Kim Sang Soon in the MBC drama Chief of Investigation 1958 , which ended in May. He is currently meeting audiences through the tvN entertainment program Living in a Rented Room in Finland. He will soon return to the stage as Wiesler in the play The Lives of Others . Lee Dong Hwi was born in 1985 and is famous for his roles in the films Reply 1988, The Handmaiden, and The Reluctant Colleague .

Jung Ho Yeon was born in 1994, started her career as a model, then became a global star through season 1 of Squid Game . Thanks to that, she entered the Hollywood market through the project Disclaimer released on Apple TV + last month.