{
  "id": 11069064,
  "title": "Koo Kyo-hwan reveals marriage to director Yi Ok-seop",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/koo-kyo-hwan-reveals-marriage-to-director-yi-ok-seop",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-01T00:52:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/20261001/koo-kyo-hwan-reveals-marriage-to-director-yi-ok-seop"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Actor Koo Kyo-hwan and filmmaker Yi Ok-seop revealed their marital status in 2022, according to a statement from Koo's agency. The couple legally registered their marriage that same year and have maintained a close partnership since meeting on the set of Yi's short film in 2013. Both graduates of the Seoul Institute of the Arts, Koo and Yi have collaborated on several projects together, including the films \"Leave a Message After Beep\" (2018) and \"Maggie\" (2019). Their relationship became public knowledge in 2020. Koo, who began his acting career in 2008, has starred in popular TV series and films like \"Peninsula\" (2020), \"Once We Were Us\" (2025), and its first and second seasons of \"D.P.\" His most recent project, \"Reawaken Man: the Red,\" premiered in theaters on Wednesday. Yi, primarily a short film director, is currently working on her second feature film.",
  "summary": "Actor Koo Kyo-hwan, known for playing a genius villain in the zombie blockbuster \"Colony,\" has been married to filmmaker Yi Ok-seop since 2022, the actor's agency said Thursday. \"Koo and Yi legally registered their marriage in 2022 and tied the knot as husband and wife,\" Namoo Actors said. \"The two have stayed by each other's side as closest companion and family... and will continue to strive to…",
  "key_points": [
    "Koo Kyo-hwan married filmmaker Yi Ok-seop in 2022.",
    "They legally registered their marriage in 2022.",
    "Both actors graduated from Seoul Institute of the Arts."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The public confirmation of Koo Kyo-hwan's marriage to Yi Ok-seop formalizes a long-standing personal and professional partnership that has spanned over a decade of collaborations and mutual support.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Koo Kyo-hwan reveals marriage to director Yi Ok-seop",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/koo-kyo-hwan-reveals-marriage-to-director-yi-ok-seop-11069125",
        "published": "2026-10-01T00:34:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Koo Kyo-hwan reveals marriage to director Yi Ok-seop",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/koo-kyo-hwan-reveals-marriage-to-director-yi-ok-seop-11072487",
        "published": "2026-10-01T01:12:04.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}