Fact Check: Are “The King: Eternal Monarch” Co-Stars Lee Min Ho And Kim Go Eun Engaged To Be Married?

Beloved actors Lee Min Ho and Kim Go Eun starred alongside each other in the 2020 K-Drama The King: Eternal Monarch.

Kim Go Eun (left) and Lee Min Ho (right)

Despite years passing, fans continue to ship them. Many believe they are compatible and admire their chemistry.

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Since 2022 especially, their relationship has been the subject of rumors, and it hasn’t stopped. Recently, rumors have circulated again that they are not only dating but engaged to be married.

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Several posts across social media have gone viral with hundreds of thousands of views. Fans have included screenshots of unreputable news sources claiming that Lee Min Ho and Kim Go Eun are engaged, and their agencies have neither confirmed nor denied it. According to the alleged news reports, they have been seeing each other for three years (since the filming of their K-Drama).

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Bagay na bagay naman tlga sila eh ???? #leeminhoo #kimgoeun #fypシ

♬ Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love For You – Shania Yan

Fans have been surprised but excited by the viral posts. Many have commented their congratulations.

The rumors surrounding Lee Min Ho and Kim Go Eun began trending again when Lee Min Ho was spotted wearing a ring on his ring finger at events. Many noticed Kim Go Eun, too, wears a ring. So, they speculated that they were engagement rings.

@junpyonijandi

Is that a wedding ring? is lee min ho married? #leeminhologist #leeminho

♬ Beautiful In White – Shane Filan

OK. We have to get used to seeing her wear an engagement ring and a wedding ring #LeeMinho #KimGoEun #TheKingEternalMonarch @ActorLeeMinHo pic.twitter.com/yD916xZYYC

— hershey (@C20Hershey) November 24, 2022

Last year, Kim Go Eun clarified the significance of the ring she always wears in an interview with Marie Claire. Fans have long been curious about it, and she explained that it was a birthday gift from her mom when she was in high school, not an engagement or couple’s ring.

Lee Min Ho and Kim Go Eun have always been individually private about their personal lives. Also, both Kim Go Eun and Lee Min Ho have been subject to dating rumors with other people. Previously, he denied Dispatch‘s report that he was dating former MOMOLAND member Yeonwoo.

Lee Min Ho Denies Rumors Regarding Dispatch’s Report Of Dating Yeonwoo

Kim Go Eun has recently been rumored to be dating soccer star Son Heung Min. Read more below.

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