In June, model and actress Kim Jin-kyung and football goalkeeper Kim Seung-gyu will marry.
The couple, who love soccer, will marry next month, according to The Fact.
Kim Jin-kyung plays FC Nine Foot midfielder in the SBS show “Shoot for Love,” impressing audiences with her athleticism. Her youth soccer experience also connects her to the sport.
x The show “Shoot for Love” frequently has cast members marrying professional football players or former players. Last July, football content creator Lee Soon-al (actual name Jung Yi-soo) married footballer Kwon Chang-hoon, and comedian Oh Na-mi married Park Min in September 2022.
In 2012, at 16, Kim Jin-kyung was a runner-up on OnStyle’s “Korea’s Next Top Model, Season 3” and impressed the judges with her beauty. KBS1’s “Andante” (2017), KBS2’s “Perfume” (2019), MBC’s “We Got Married” (2016), and SBS’s “Law of the Jungle in Patagonia” (2018) are among her drama and reality show appearances.
Kim Seung-gyu joined Ulsan Hyundai in 2006 and has played for Vissel Kobe and Kashiwa Reysol in Japan. He plays for Saudi club Al-Shabab FC. He has been South Korea’s regular goalkeeper under coach Paulo Bento for the past decade, playing every match in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar and helping Korea reach the Round of 16. He was selected for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup but withdrew due to cruciate ligament injury.
Fans of the couple’s sports and entertainment occupations eagerly await their wedding.
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