Lee Kwang-soo & Lee Sun-bin: 9 years together, both busier than ever

Nine years and counting

Lee Sun-bin appeared on SBS's Geojang Hangjun on October 15 and brought up her relationship with Lee Kwang-soo without much prompting. "It's not too much," she said on air. "We've been together for 9 years."

The two first met on SBS's Running Man in 2016 and confirmed they were dating in 2018. Eight years of public coupledom now tipping into a ninth. By any measure, that's a long run in the industry.

On the show, Lee Sun-bin described how they actually talk at home: not about career strategy or scripts, but the small frustrations. "We surprisingly only talk about work to the extent of sharing what I feel," she said. "Rather, we talk about useless things like 'filming was hard' or 'I got angry because of someone.'" Both are the type who can't speak up in the moment—"peacemakers," she called them. Being around someone who gets that is "often the greatest comfort."

Both keeping busy

Lee Kwang-soo is currently active across drama and variety. He's in Disney+'s Jogak Dosi and tvN's Kong Shimeun De Kong Nago Bap Meogeumyeon Bapsim Nanda. He also recently joined the fan communication platform Bubble, and the response has been warm enough that co-star Yoo Jae-suk joked, "I can't spend 5,000 won each on Kwang-soo"—a dig at Bubble's subscription cost.

Lee Sun-bin is coming off a strong theatrical run. Her film Noise drew 1.7 million viewers last year and cleared its break-even point. She follows that up with Suneung: Chuljeui Bimil, hitting theaters October 28.