Penthouse’s actress Lee Ji Ah scandal: Dating Jung Woo Sung while secretly married to Seo Taiji.
Becoming a top star, sought after by the media with the hit SBS TV series Penthouse, who would have thought that Lee Ji Ah would become the center of attention in the Korean media in 2011.
After the main role in SBS’s Athena: Goddess of War, Lee Ji Ah began having a romantic relationship with Korea’s top actor Jung Woo Sung. While the two were supported by the public, a major scandal that shocked the entire Korean entertainment industry broke out. At that time, Dispatch discovered that Lee Ji Ah had secretly married “pop legend” Seo Taiji.
Seo Taiji is famous thanks to Seo Taiji and the Boys. The band also had the presence of YG Entertainment CEO Yang Hyun Suk. Seo Taiji met Lee Ji Ah in America before she debuted in the entertainment industry. At that time, “eldest aunt” had just turned 15 years old and Seo Taiji had just turned 21 years old. After turning 19 years old, Lee Ji Ah decided to get married (some sources say that this marriage was by family appointment). Seo Taiji also withdrew from the industry, and the couple built a home in Atlanta and Arizona for a time.
Although he got married in 1997, Seo Taiji returned to Korea in 2000 to start a career. Lee Ji Ah began divorce proceedings in 2006. After a long battle involving alimony and state laws (the two got married in America, not Korea), an agreement was finally reached. court in 2011 and they officially divorced.
Things flared up when this news was made public in 2011, just a short time after Jung Woo Sung and Lee Ji Ah publicly dated.
Immediately afterwards, Lee Ji Ah told her story and apologized to Jung Woo Sung.
The actor emotionally told Lee Ji Ah to handle the problem wisely, for her best interests, and not to think about him at this time. The news broke the day before Jung Woo Sung’s birthday, causing him to cancel his planned birthday party. Lee Ji Ah honestly told Jung Woo Sung about the marriage and divorce proceedings, during their stay together in Paris, where the date photos were leaked.
Lee Ji Ah expressed regret and apologized to the public and Jung Woo Sung. Luckily, the couple continued to see each other for several more months. Even after breaking up, they never said anything bad about each other on television. Lee Ji Ah is still the only girlfriend he has revealed to the public. Lee Ji Ah revealed that she was very happy that Jung Woo Sung was the man she had her first date with.
Many fans still support the two, as can be seen in the comments section of an old clip where the actor talked about their relationship after the breakup. Jung Woo Sung expressed his regret for not taking more photos during his dates with Lee Ji Ah, as well as shared his caution when talking about this issue because he did not want Lee Ji Ah to get into trouble.
Jung Woo Sung said: “All she did wrong was loving someone she shouldn’t have, and is that really wrong?”.
Currently, Jung Woo Sung and Lee Ji Ah are still single!