[HanCinema's News] Jang Dong-gun Returns to Korea Without Wife and Children
By William Schwartz | Published on
On January 15th a source close to Jang Dong-gun confirmed that the actor had returned to South Korea on January 13th from a family vacation in Hawaii. His wife, Ko So-young, and their two children, however, did not come with him.
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This news follows reports on January 13th that Jang Dong-gun and his family went to Hawaii on January 7th, the same day that Jang Dong-gun's close friend Joo Jin-mo revealed that his phone had been hacked.
Earlier informal reporting had also placed eyewitnesses observing Jang Dong-gun and Ko So-young flying in economy class, which was considered unusual and used as evidence that the vacation was abrupt and unplanned. The apparent return of Jang Dong-gun without the rest of his family begs more questions in this regard. It is unclear whether Jang Dong-gun's early arrival in Korea ahead of his family was also pre-planned or a reaction to current events.
Jang Dong-gun's agency has only confirmed that they will be responding harshly to false attacks against the actor's reputation. Jang Dong-gun along with Joo Jin-mo has been implicated in unsavory behavior connected with the leaking of data from Joo Jin-mo's cell phone. However, none of this behavior has been confirmed to be illegal.
Written by William Schwartz
Staff writer. Has been writing articles for HanCinema since 2012, having lived in South Korea from 2011 to 2021. He is currently located in the Portland metropolitan area. William Schwartz can be contacted via william@hancinema.net, and is open to requests for content in future articles.