As the dust settled after Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin’s wedding of the year on March 31, it was revealed that the bride wore three luxury brand wedding dresses at her wedding and pictorial, while guests feasted on caviar, lobster and beef tenderloin.
Hyun Bin, 39, and Son Ye-jin, 40, both were born in 1982, got married in a garden wedding ceremony at 4 p.m. at Aston House of the Grand Walkerhill Seoul hotel that overlooks the Han River. It guaranteed privacy as Aston House is a separate two-story venue away from the main hotel.
WEDDING GOWNS
For the wedding ceremony, Son Ye-jin wore a Mira Zwillinger off-shoulder gown from the Spring 2022 couture collection.
“Mira Zwillinger is a luxury brand led by mother-daughter fashion designers Mira and Lihi Zwillinger. As one of the leading couture houses in Tel Aviv, the brand focuses on the craft of creating made-to-measure gowns with a sophisticated point of view,” according to the brand’s website.
Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin’s agencies also released pre-wedding photos of the couple ahead of the wedding ceremony.
For the photo shoot, Son Ye-jin wore wedding gowns by Vera Wang and Elie Saab.
“South Korean actress Son Ye-Jin in a private wedding ceremony wearing an Elie Saab Bridal Spring 2022 gown,” the Elie Saab Instagram account posted on March 31. The gown is sleeveless.
Son Ye-jin also wore a Vera Wang bridal dress from the Spring 2022 bridal collection.
Her hairstyle and make-up were done by Korean beauty salon Jenny House
“I wanted to convey a pure and elegant wedding feeling. She expressed a delicate luster like a grain of glass with a clean base that took advantage of the skin texture, and created fresh and natural eyes with orange and pink tones to bring out the pretty eyes, creating a more lovely and shiny eye makeup than usual,” said Jenny House Director Mujin.
Korean media outlet Sports Chosun obtained photos of the wedding. One photo had Hyun Bin looking surprised when Son Ye-jin threw the bouquet.
SUMPTUOUS FOOD
Guests at Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin’s wedding were treated to an array of sumptuous food.
A photographer uploaded a copy of the menu online. The menu consisted of Osetra caviar, grilled lobster, sous vide seafood, sea urchin, Maltaise sauce, baguette, focaccia with olive, natural cucumber five-grain cream soup, tomato basil sorbet, Hampyeong grilled Korean beef tenderloin, herb grilled vegetables, truffle mashed potatoes, morel mushroom sauce, Guryongpo Haepung noodles, Honeymoon Honey Cake, raspberry chocolate, vanilla bean bonbon, fresh fruit and coffee or tea.
GUESTS
Family and close friends were invited to the wedding of the year. Guests included actress Gong Hyo-jin who caught the bouquet, Jang Dong-gun, Gong Yoo, Ahn Sung-ki, Park Joong-hoon, Hwang Jung-min, Han Jae-suk, Ha Ji-won, Jeon Mi-do, Jung Hae-in, Lee Min-jung, Oh Yoon-ah, Lee Jung-hyun, Jin Ji-hee, Lee Yeon-hee, Ko So-young, Kim Hee-sun, Kim Sun-a, "Crash Landing on You" writer Park Ji-eun, Joo Jin-mo, Cha Tae-hyun, Jang Young-nam, Kang Ki-young, Choi Sung-joon and Yoona.
The wedding was hosted by Park Kyung-rim, who was the emcee at the press conference for Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin’s movie “The Negotiation,” which was released in 2018.
Gummy reportedly sang “Give You My Heart,” an official soundtrack (OST) from the drama “Crash Landing on You”; Kim Bum-soo performed “Appear,” an OST from the drama “Secret Garden” which starred Hyun Bin and Ha Ji-won and aired from November 2010 to January 2011; and Paul Kim.
WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT
Last Feb. 10, Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin announced that they were getting married in March.
“I thought long and hard about how to share this story because it’s an important one. I found someone to spend the rest of my life with. Yes... it’s him. Boy meets girl, recognizes each other in the crowd, promises to build a future together...I couldn’t imagine! It happened so naturally...But, isn’t that destiny?” Son Ye-jin said.
She said, “Just being with him, I feel warm and protected. Please help us celebrate the beginning of our future. And to my dearest fans, I have received unconditional love and for a long time now, I thought, there’s no way to repay it. Please know that I’m infinitely grateful and I also wish you all happiness!”
On the other hand, Hyun Bin said, “I am writing this because I wanted to tell the fans, who cared about me and gave me great interest and love despite my lacking in many ways, first the most important decision of my life.”
“I’m sure some of you can guess, right? Yes, I have made an important decision of marriage and step carefully in the second act of my life. I made a promise with her who always makes me smile. Let us walk through the days that lie ahead together,” he added.
The actor said, “Jeong-hyeok and Seri, who worked together in the drama, are going to take that step together. With the warm and affectionate gaze you have shown us so far, I believe you will cheer us on happily for our first step.
During the press conference for the drama “Thirty-Nine” on Feb. 16, Son Ye-jin talked about her upcoming wedding.
"I hope mine will be like that too. Thank you. Thank you, everyone. So many people congratulated me. I feel really thankful. I can't thank everybody enough for it," she said.
Son Ye-jin likened her upcoming marriage to Hyun Bin as destiny.
"Such a big event has occurred in the beginning of the year that I almost feel like it's destiny," said Son Ye-jin.
LOVE STORY
Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin first worked together in the film “The Negotiation,” which was released in 2018.
They both starred in the hit drama “Crash Landing on You,” which ran from December 2019 to February 2020.
Since 2019, rumors have circulated that the two were dating. It was on New Year’s Day on Jan. 1, 2021 when Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin publicly announced that they were a couple.
Korean media outlet Dispatch ran an exclusive story and published photos of Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin together. The report stated that the two played golf in Gangwon province when they had the time.
After the story was published, the two stars admitted that they were in a relationship, saying their romance developed after “Crash Landing on You,” which aired from December 2019 to February 2020.
MS Team Entertainment, Son Ye-jin’s agency, said the two stars “have built a close relationship through work activities, and after the drama ended, they became interested in each other and developed into a romantic relationship.”
Hyun Bin’s agency, VAST Entertainment, also revealed their relationship, saying, “Actors Hyun Bin and Son Yejin met through work and after the drama ended, they developed into lovers with good feelings for each other.”
For years, rumors circulated that they were dating. Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin starred in the film “The Negotiation,” which was released in South Korea in September 2018.
In January 2019, photos circulated online showing the two together in a supermarket in Los Angeles. Hyun Bin’s agency admitted they spent time together in the US but denied they were dating. Two more rumors came up that they were dating.
Son Ye-jin personally acknowledged her relationship with Hyun Bin on Jan. 1, 2021 after their agencies confirmed it.
“I’m thankful for being able to meet a good person and I will try to take care of it (relationship),” the actress wrote about Hyun Bin on Instagram.
“Why do I feel so embarrassed to appear before you with my personal story rather than work for the first time. Hmm...um...uh... Yes it is. Haha. Um... I don’t know what to say but I think I have to say something to you. It’s too awkward and weird,” she said about posting about their relationship.
She told fans, “The love and support you give me, I always keep it in my heart.. I hope there are more good things in the new year. Be healthy.”
7th APAN STAR AWARDS
On Jan. 23, 2021, Hyun Bin attended the 7th APAN Star Awards ceremony where he won the “daesang” or grand prize for “Crash Landing on You.”
It was his first public event since admitting that he was in a relationship with Son Ye-jin and in his speech, he mentioned her.
“I would like to thank Son Ye-jin’s Yoon Se-ri for being the best partner of Ri Jeong-hyeok. I was able to imbue Ri Jeong-hyeok and make him look great thanks to the character Yoon Se-ri that Son Ye-jin portrayed well,” Hyun Bin said.
He added, "Thank you. I'm happy to be able to start 2021 with such a big prize. Until now, ‘Crash Landing on You’ has received a lot of love. We are truly grateful to the fans who have watched ‘Crash Landing on You’ in Korea and around the world,” Hyun Bin said.
Son Ye-jin won the KT Seezn Star Award for “Crash Landing on You” but was unable to attend the ceremony and thanked fans in a video.
HYUN BIN BUYS PENTHOUSE
On Jan. 30, 2021, A Korean media outlet published a report that Hyun Bin bought 4.8 billion won ($4 million) penthouse fuelling talks it was connected with marriage plans with Son Ye-jin.
The report said Hyun Bin purchased the high-end property in Achiul Village in Guri City in Gyeonggi Province, which is adjacent to Seoul. It added that the village is famous for being the home of many entertainers and artists including actress Oh Yeon-seo and Park Jin-young.
According to the report, Hyun Bin’s home has an area of 242.45 sq. m. with a sale price of $4.3 million. He signed the contract on June 5, 2020 and the property was transferred under his name in January 2021.
Then the couple announced on Feb. 10 that they were getting married. On March 31, they became husband and wife in a grand wedding.