Actor Lee Gyu-han ended his yearlong romance with former Bubul Girl Yoo-jeong, deleting even his 'love Instagram' to move on and pursue old encounters for a new beginning.
Lee Gyu-han acknowledged his relationship with former Bubul Girl Yoo-jeong in September 2023, maintaining a public romance, but announced their breakup in August of the previous year, approximately one year later. Their relationship began on the pilot variety show 'Have you not been here in a while?' and the couple received much support for overcoming an 11-year age gap, but their romantic relationship ended after one year.
Lee Gyu-han and Yoo-jeong, who drew attention for their romance and age difference, shared photos from their travels on their respective social media, receiving hot interest as 'love Instagram' posts. However, after their breakup, while Yoo-jeong kept pool photos taken by Lee Gyu-han, he removed all traces of their past romance from his social media, retaining only posters for the projects he would appear in, thus showing a quiet and firm determination to erase the markers of his past relationship. This implied his strong will for a new beginning.
One year after his breakup with Yoo-jeong, Lee Gyu-han, now 44, joined the third season of 'Pursuing Old Encounters', candidly confessing his loneliness. In particular, Lee Gyu-han remarked, "I really want to talk these days, but there are quite a few days when I don't say a word at all," adding, "Looking back on my acting life in my 40s, the biggest regret is not having friends."
Lee Gyu-han confessed, "I had a qualm about my qualifications for work, so I couldn't see colleagues as friends, viewing them as competitors," and explained his motivation for appearing on 'Pursuing Old Encounters' stemmed from his desire to escape the repetitive lonely daily life and meet good people to become close with.
Lee Gyu-han's heartfelt confession of loneliness touched the hearts of the female members of 'Pursuing Old Encounters' Season 3. In the initial attraction text results, Lee Gyu-han received high favor from female members including Solbi and Hong-ja. Then, during the 'initial attraction couple' selection, he chose Solbi, earning an opportunity for a late-night drive date.
Regarding her reason for choosing Lee Gyu-han, Solbi stated, "I found him new after hearing his introduction. So I was curious about how he looked when the two of us were together," heightening the excitement between the two. Thus, Lee Gyu-han proved that from the first episode of 'Pursuing Old Encounters' Season 3, his longing for new connections resonated with Solbi.
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