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As singer and painter Solbi and actor Lee Kyu-han announced their wedding, star couples who nurtured love through variety programs are once again drawing attention. We take a look at the special connections that led from on-air meetings to real-life romance and marriage.
First, Solbi and Lee KyuBank of Korea appeared last year on the KBS Joy and KBS 2TV variety program 'Pursuit of Long-Ago Meetings,' spending time getting to know each other. Although they did not end up as the final couple during the broadcast, they developed into a romantic relationship after the program concluded.
The two announced their wedding news on the 15th. Having recently completed the formal introduction between both families, they plan to hold their wedding ceremony in April next year. As the choices that diverged on air led to the fruit of marriage in reality, attention is focused on the couple's connection.
Comedian Kim Guk-jin and Kang Soo-ji are also a representative couple who nurtured love through variety shows. The two, who had each experienced the pain of divorce once, grew closer after appearing together on the SBS variety program 'Burning Youth,' and subsequently developed into a romantic relationship.

The couple revealed their dating status in 2016 and tied the knot in 2018. In particular, scenes from 'Burning Youth,' where cast members prepared a surprise wedding for the two, were aired, touching audiences.
There are also cases where meetings between celebrities and non-celebrities led to marriage. Actor Lee Pil-mo and Seo Su-yeon formed a connection through the TV Chosun variety program 'The Taste of Love.' While continuing a serious relationship with marriage in mind, Lee Pil-mo made headlines by proposing publicly during the curtain call of the musical 'Those Days,' which he was performing at the time.
The couple held their wedding ceremony in February 2019 and have since built a family with two sons. Having revealed everything from their meeting to wedding preparations on broadcast, they are cited as a representative couple who developed into real-life spouses through a dating reality program.

Comedian Shim Hyun-seop also formed a connection with non-celebrity Jung Young-rim through the TV Chosun variety program 'Love Workers of Joseon' and reached marriage. The two first met on the program as a blind date and developed into a romantic relationship, revealing the process from dating to proposal and family introduction leading up to marriage.
Shim Hyun-seop and Jung Young-rim held their wedding ceremony in April last year. Jung Young-rim also expressed affection by mentioning Shim Hyun-seop's thoughtfulness and warmth as reasons for deciding on marriage. Currently, Jung Young-rim is preparing for a second child through in vitro fertilization.
In this way, variety programs are establishing themselves as venues for new connections for stars. Connections that began on broadcast are leading to real-life romance and marriage, bearing the fruit of another love story.
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