Entertainment · Celebrity · 11 hrs ago
Five Korean Stars Linked to Wealthy Families Through Marriage
A listicle looks at five South Korean stars linked to wealthy families through marriage.
It includes actresses Lee Si Young, Han Chae Young, Jun Ji Hyun and Lee Hye Young, along with singer Park Ji Yoon.
The piece says Han Chae Young married into a finance family known as the “royal family of the financial world,” while Jun Ji Hyun’s husband leads an asset-management company.
It also describes Lee Hye Young’s husband as a co-founder of private equity firm MBK Partners and says Park Ji Yoon married a former KakaoTalk design executive in 2019.
Lee Si Young and her husband agreed to divorce, her agency confirmed in 2025, after they married in 2017.
The list draws attention to reported family and business wealth, but gives no details about what comes next for the couple.
Koreaboo listed five South Korean entertainers whose marriages connected them to wealthy families or business figures.
The list named Lee Si Young, Han Chae Young, Jun Ji Hyun, Lee Hye Young and Park Ji Yoon.
The article described wealth linked to restaurant franchising, finance, asset management and private equity.
It also reported that Lee Si Young and her husband mutually agreed to divorce in 2025.
- Who
- Five South Korean entertainers: Lee Si Young, Han Chae Young, Jun Ji Hyun, Lee Hye Young and Park Ji Yoon.
- What
- Koreaboo listed them as stars who married into wealthy families or business circles.
- When
- The marriages mentioned took place in 2007, 2017 and 2019; the article also reports a divorce agreement in 2025.
- Where
- South Korea.
- Why
- The article links the stars’ marriages to spouses or families with wealth and business interests.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Han Chae Young announced her marriage to a non-celebrity.
Lee Si Young married restaurant businessman Cho Seung Hyun.
Park Ji Yoon married Cho So Young in a private ceremony.
Lee Si Young’s agency confirmed that she and her husband had mutually agreed to divorce.
- Stars listed
- Lee Si Young, Han Chae Young, Jun Ji Hyun, Lee Hye Young and Park Ji Yoon
- Han Chae Young marriage
- 2007
- Lee Si Young marriage
- 2017
- Park Ji Yoon marriage
- 2019
- Lee Si Young divorce agreement
- Confirmed by her agency in 2025