Actor Lee Yu-jin and actress Cha Kyung-eun reveal love story on SBS 'Same Bed Different Dreams 2', plan November wedding

Five months from indie film set to wedding march

Actor Lee Yu-jin, 35, and actress Cha Kyung-eun went public with their relationship on SBS Same Bed Different Dreams 2 – You Are My Destiny, which aired on the 10th at 10:40 PM. They plan to marry in November—a timeline that raised eyebrows given they have known each other for only five months.

Their story started on a film set. Lee Yu-jin directed an independent film and cast Cha Kyung-eun as the female lead. He described what won him over: "She has a clear and bright energy that completely changes the atmosphere on set to positive whenever she arrives, and I became certain she was the person to spend my life with." Cha Kyung-eun saw him differently at first. He "looked cold like an ice prince and seemed scary."

A family already full of actors

Cha Kyung-eun began acting through the web drama Pikgo in 2023 and appeared on SNL the following year. At Seoul Institute of the Arts, she earned the nickname "Seoul Arts University Peach." Panelist Seo Jang-hoon noted she had been on SNL long enough that she "should already be quite popular among younger viewers."

Her older sister is actress Kim Seung-yun, who recently married fellow actor Jang Dong-yun. Both families combined now include six actors.

Lee Yu-jin's mother, veteran actress Lee Hyo-jung—in her 37th year since debut—fully endorsed the union. She called Cha Kyung-eun "the best daughter-in-law who is incredibly kind, straightforward, and beautiful, exceeding 200% of my expectations as parents." She added that Cha Kyung-eun's "personality is very bright, she is meticulous in everything, diligent, and even her voice is clear and crisp."

(The show airs every Tuesday at 10:40 PM on SBS.)