The romantic relationship between actor Ryu Jun-yeol and actress Han So-hee has been a hot topic in recent days. Two days after the dating rumors broke out, the two immediately confirmed their relationship.
As for Ryu Jun-yeol, many people know him for his role as Kim Jung-hwan in tvN’s hit drama “Reply 1988”. However, there are more interesting things about him that you may not know yet.
Controversial love story with Hyeri and Han So Hee
Ryu Jun Yeol and Hyeri were a beloved couple in the Korean entertainment scene after their collaboration in the drama Reply 1988. In the series, Hyeri’s character Duk Sun eventually ends up with Taek (played by Park Bo Gum), while Jung Hwan, played by Ryu Jun Yeol, has deep feelings for her neighbor Duk Sun.
Although they didn’t become an on-screen couple, Ryu Jun Yeol and Hyeri were actually together in real life. In 2017, Dispatch unexpectedly revealed pictures and details of their romantic trysts, causing a public outcry. At that time, Ryu Jun Yeol and Hyeri quickly confirmed their relationship.
However, on November 13, 2023, News 1 exclusively reported that Ryu Jun Yeol and Hyeri recently decided to end their romantic relationship after a long period of reflection. The two have returned to being friends and colleagues who support each other. News 1 also revealed that many people in the entertainment industry regretted it after learning that the two actors had broken up after six years of dating.
On March 14, 2024, it was revealed that Han So Hee and Ryu Jun Yeol were dating in Hawaii, United States. The following day, Lee Hyeri, Ryu Jun Yeol’s ex-girlfriend, unfollowed him and posted a photo of a resort on her personal page with the caption: “It’s interesting.”
On March 16, Han So Hee and Ryu Jun Yeol confirmed that they had been dating since early 2024. Two days later, Lee Hyeri apologized, saying that she didn’t expect her every little action to cause a stir on social media. She promised to be more careful with her words and actions to avoid making similar mistakes.
However, netizens immediately speculated that Ryu Jun Yeol had cheated on Hyeri. Han So Hee then sparked discussion when she posted a long letter on Instagram, which she quickly deleted. In the letter, he claimed that he was not the third person to meddle in Jun Yeol’s relationship with his ex-girlfriend, Lee Hyeri. They met for the first time in November 2023, after Ryu Jun Yeol had already broken up. She subtly criticized her boyfriend for remaining silent, expressing disappointment that he had left her alone to endure the negative reaction.
On March 30, C-JeS Entertainment, Ryu Jun Yeol’s management company, confirmed to Newsen: “Ryu Jun Yeol broke up with Han So Hee.” The representative for the Reply 1988 The star did not reveal the reason for the breakup and did not answer further questions.
Best Baeksang Actor
Ryu Jun-yeol first appeared on the small screen in 2007, but it wasn’t until 2023 that he landed his first role. Since then, the 37-year-old actor has gone back and forth between dramas and films.
“Reply 1988” is obviously Ryu Jun-yeol’s most famous drama. He recently broke through on the big screen with “The Night Owl.” It was considered one of the best films of 2022 and Ryu Jun-yeol also showed an amazing performance as the lead actor. Thanks to the role, he won the Best Actor award at the 2023 Baeksang and was nominated at the Blue Dragon and Buil Film Festival.
Reliable movie star
Ryu Jun-yeol has participated in various hits. “The Night Owl” was created on a budget of $6.7 million and grossed as much as $26.6 million after its premiere. “The King,” starring Ryu Jun-yeol, Jo In-sung, Jung Woo-sung and Bae Sung-woo, earned a profit of $38.5 million, becoming the seventh-highest-grossing film of 2017. also won a Baeksang award with this film.
Another film “Taxi Driver” was also successful. It was made up $13.8 million but earned up to $88.7 million in profit. In 2018, Ryu Jun-yeol worked with Kim Tae-ri and Jin Ki-joo in “Little Forest”. It was a low budget film but the result was impressive at 11.1 million won. Apart from that, “Money”, “Believer” and “The Battle: Roar to Victory” also achieved great success at the box office.
Admirable results
With his 11 years of acting experience, Ryu Jun-yeol has left many impressions on viewers with 36 nominations at prestigious award ceremonies, including Baeksang, Blue Dragon, etc. Among them, he won 23 times.
With all these achievements, Ryu Jun-yeol was named in the list of 40 influential Korean celebrities selected by Forbes 3 times in 2017, 2018 and 2019. Notably, he was ranked number 11 in the 2019 list. In 2021, Ryu Jun-yeol was also chosen as one of Cine21’s 2022 Leading Actors.
Next collaboration with the best actress of Blue Dragon
In 2014, fans will be able to see Ryu Jun-yeol on the small screen through the drama “The 8 Show” on May 17 via Netflix. The series tells the story of 8 people who are invited for money to a variety show called “Money Game”. They have to escape from a room with challenges to win 44.8 billion won. In addition to Ryu Jun-yeol, the cast of “The 8 Show” also includes “Blue Dragon winner” Chun Woo-hee.
Although not related to acting, Ryu Jun-yeol is known as a big football fan. Notably, he is friends with soccer star Son Heung-min and also participated in the promotion of the 2017 FIFA U20 World Cup.
