Sweet Home actress Lee Si-young to divorce restaurateur husband after 8 years of marriage
Korean star married businessman Cho Seong-hyun, 9 years her senior, in 2017 and a year later gave birth to a son. The separation is ‘mutual’
Korean actress Lee Si-young, 42, is in the process of divorcing her husband after eight years of marriage.
Her agency, Ace Factory, confirmed the couple had “mutually agreed to part ways and are currently proceeding with the divorce process”.
It added: “As this is a personal matter, we ask for your understanding that we cannot respond to further inquiries.”
Lee married restaurateur Cho Seong-hyun, who is nine years her senior, in 2017 and gave birth to their son the following year. She had previously shared glimpses of her married life on shows such as Korean broadcaster MBC’s Home Alone and The Manager.
Lee made her acting debut in 2008 in the drama Urban Legends Deja Vu Season 3, and took on her first lead role in the 2010 KBS2 drama Becoming a Billionaire.