From inching towards the pinnacle of her K-drama career with The World of the Married and Gyeongseong Creature to making our hearts flutter with her appearance in Jungkook’s Seven – Han So-hee is the breakout South Korean star on everyone’s radar right now. The actress has found herself in the limelight again ahead of the much-awaited Gyeongseong Creature 2 release alongside the handsome Park Seo-joon. Han So-hee has time and again garnered attention for her relationships. Especially her ill-fated romance with co-star Ryu Jun-yeol and rumoured romance with Song Kang and Jungkook. If you want a closer look at the romantic escapades of Han So-hee, here’s all about her dating history.
The model-turned-actress has stirred quite some drama owing to her messy romance with actor Ryu Jun-yeol. Starting from a Hawaiin vacation and ending up in a heated Instagram post and a whole lot of controversial statements/ name-calling– the relationship was truly the talk of the town. Let’s delve further into the dating history of Han So-hee.
Is Han So-hee currently dating anyone?
No, Han So-hee is reportedly single after her romance with Ryu Jun-yeol ended in March 2024. As neither the actress nor her agency has given any official statement regarding her relationship status, she’s presumably not dating anyone at present.
Han So-hee dating history: Looking at all her former relationships
Han So-hee and Ryu Jun-yeol
November 2023: Their first meeting
It all started in November 2023, when Han So-hee attended Ryu Jun-yeol’s photo exhibition, ‘A Wind Runs Through It and Other Stories’. Just for context, at that time Yeol had just come out of a seven-year-long relationship with Girl’s Day member and his Reply 1988 co-star Lee Hye-ri.
Han So-hee posted a photo of herself attending Ryu Jun Yeol’s photo exhibition right around the time when his breakup with Hye-ri was announced. She later confirmed in a blog post that the exhibition outing marked the duo’s first meeting. “I went there through a friend who’s a photographer with the goal of viewing the exhibition, and because I’d heard the news that we might be doing a project together, I wound up saying hello,” she wrote.
Early March 2024: The Hawaiian romance and drama ensues
What actually ignited the relationship rumours was the duo being spotted at the same hotel in Hawaii. Korea JoongAng Daily revealed that a post in Japanese, mentioning ‘popular Korean actors’ from K-dramas like Reply 1988 and Nevertheless, spread like wildfire online and cemented the duo’s relationship. Even though the post didn’t include a photo and was deleted shortly later, eagle-eyed netizens were sure who it referred to. What followed was several witnesses coming forward and claiming they saw Han So-hee and Ryu Jun-yeol together at a luxury hotel swimming pool in Hawaii.
This is finally when their respective agencies stepped in. While the stars’ relationship rumours were neither denied nor confirmed, the agencies admitted the two were indeed in Hawaii.
While the two were being blasted with relationship headlines, Yeol’s ex-girlfriend, Hyeri unfollowed him and shared a cryptic post translating to ‘That’s funny’. Han So-hee soon dropped a message which seemed to be a subtle reply to Hyeri’s comment. She shared a picture of a dog holding a knife, mentioning, “I don’t even like people who already have partners. I don’t leave them gaps under the guise of friendship. I have not shown care, formed relationships, or intruded into others’ relationships,” Soompi reported.
She then touched upon the concept of ‘transit love’, which means moving onto a new relationship before ending your previous one. “I like ‘Transit Love’ dating shows, but it’s not part of my life. It’s funny to me too,” she added.
Mid-March 2024: The relationship is official (and some drama)
Han So-hee finally put an end to all speculations by confirming her relationship via personal blog. In her March 16 post, the Gyeongseong Creature actress further requested fans to not label the relationship as a ‘rebound’. Han So-hee was also apologetic for her previous Instagram activity (seemingly targeting Hyeri), mentioning that she was overwhelmed by the cheating rumours. “My pathetic Instagram story. It’s true, it was pathetic and lame,” she stated. “I’m sorry and apologetic, but because of that, I want to do better”. The post continued, “I will learn how to control my greedy self, and I will greet you as a more mature version of myself.”
Only hours later, Ryu Jun-yeol’s agency too stamped their relationship via an official statement. Han So-hee and the actor were confirmed to be dating since the beginning of the year.
End of March 2024: It’s splitsville for the couple
Now this is why we called this affair ‘messy’. After all the controversy, name-calling, apologies and whatnot, the relationship came to an end just two weeks later. Both Ryu Jun-yeol’s reps and Han So Hee’s agency 9ato Entertainment released s statement confirming the breakup. “They both realised that their roles as actors are more important. They promised not to waste any more emotions on personal matters,” it read.
The statement further pointed out how Han So-hee made herself and the public ‘suffer due to her personal feelings’. Condemning the actress for her actions and also taking a share of the blame for not being able to cater to her, the agency requested fans to ‘look over her kindly’.
And well, that was the end.
Han So-hee and Song Kang
In 2022, Nevertheless co-leads Han So-hee and Song Kang landed in the news for their supposed romance. While their undeniable on-screen chemistry played a major role in adding fuel to the fire, what really caught netizens’ attention was a picture of the duo on a supposed date.
According to Koreaboo, the speculative video was uploaded by the gossip channel SOJANG. A tourist also claimed that they saw the actors ‘frolicking’ together by the poolside. The onlooker said the photos were ‘too shocking for the world to see’.
Finally, Han So Hee’s My Name co-star Moon Sang-min revealed that the snapshots being circulated were actually from a My Name get-together”. The actor went on to upload the original picture on his Instagram and tagged the actress.
Han So-hee and Jungkook of BTS
When Jungkook released his chart-breaking solo single Seven last year, all eyes were on the BTS star’s undeniable chemistry with Han So-hee in the track’s music video. The stars played the role of two lovers in a constant push-and-pull with each other. And quite honestly, their connection looked so real.
However, nothing concrete came of these speculations and Jungkook finally addressed everything on Weverse. The musician reportedly mentioned that their relationship was strictly professional. “Han So Hee was only the actress for the music video, at first she was a little doubtful of how to do her job, however, as soon as the camera turned on, she was excellent at what she was doing,” he added.
That’s all for the dating history and relationships of Han So-hee.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Han So-hee and Ryu Jun-yeol reportedly started dating in the beginning of 2024 and were in a relationship till March 2024 before parting ways.
Han So-hee is reportedly single after her romance with Ryu Jun-yeol ended in March 2024. As neither the actress nor her agency has given any official statement regarding her relationship status, she’s presumably not dating anyone at present.
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