SPOTV News reported on November 20 that former April member and actress Yoon Chae-kyung and former national badminton player Lee Yong-dae have been in a relationship for a year, cultivating a serious romance despite their eight-year age difference.
Sources close to the couple revealed that they are serious about each other and openly present themselves as partners.
Lee Yong-dae previously married actress Byun Soo-mi in 2017 after a six-year relationship. However, the couple divorced in 2018 due to personality differences. Since then, Lee Yong-dae has raised his daughter as a single father, making his relationship with Yoon Chae-kyung attentive and sincere.
Interestingly, Yoon Chae-kyung’s admiration for Lee Yong-dae dates back almost a decade. In 2016, during her activities with the IBI Project women’s group, she publicly expressed her admiration for Lee Yong-dae while discussing the Rio Olympics. He described his skilled badminton games as “really impressive,” revealing a long-standing interest from fans that eventually blossomed into a romance.
Yoon Chae-kyung debuted in 2012 as a member of Purity and later gained public recognition Kara project (2014) and Mnet Produce 101 (2016). She also formed the girl group IBI project and appeared in CIVA ON The music of the gods 2. Yoon Chae-kyung then joined April, achieving hits such as “The Story of Spring Country” and “Pretty Girl is a Sin”, winning both domestic and international fans. After April disbanded in 2022, she continued to pursue acting, appearing in dramas and films, including “It’s time to be together 1:11”, “Korea-Circumcision War”AND “KR Trustee”.
Lee Yong-dae is a decorated national badminton athlete, who won medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics (gold in mixed doubles), the 2012 London Olympics (bronze in men’s doubles) and the 2014 Incheon Asian Games (team gold and silver in men’s doubles). He currently serves as a coach for the Yonex badminton team and participates in television programs such as My ugly duckling AND Racket boys. He will also appear in the next show Spike War on November 20th.
Their story is an inspiring example of finding love after personal hardship, melding the worlds of entertainment and sports into a narrative that fans have warmly embraced.
Sources: Nate News
