Lee Dong-wook Discusses Romance Rumors with Comedian Jang Do-yeon in Latest Interview
 |
| Jang Do-yeon, Lee Dong-wook / Courtesy of Instagram |
South Korean actor Lee Dong-wook reignited fan discussions about their alleged relationship when he directly addressed the public's notations of the continuous wrong assumption of comedian Jang Do-yeon in his recent candid YouTube interview. The 42-year-old actor of the famous series Guardian: The Lonely and Great God made a guest appearance on the famous Na-rae-sik YouTube channel beside Park Hoon. The other key focus of the show became a topic of his romantic ties with the funny woman, frequently discussed during the interview. Less than a week after it was published, the video on the 23rd of July has already drawn a public flurry of discussions in the Korean mediaosphere. The fans went as far as to try and find some hidden implications in every uttered word.
q. aren't you jealous to see jang doyeon get along with other male actors?
— anna (@kdramacokr) July 23, 2025
ldw: can i be honest?
narae: yes PLEASE
ldw: not at all. you know why? because doyeonie likes me the most😎
park hoon: NICEE!! men is all about confidence!
😂🤣#leedongwook pic.twitter.com/FZqRPXW7r3
Host Park Na-rae brought up the old, never-ending talk about Lee Dong-wook and Jang Do-yeon's relationship in a lively interview by playing a five-year-old "I Live Alone" joke of her own. The humorist previously had suggested that the two do "get along well," which is one of the reasons the picture has been so popularly spread and also the reason that some fans are still believing it is not a mere rumor. Lee Dong-wook made a funny reply stating that "I'm the easiest target of the jokes" and at the same time he admitted that in public lots of male actors pointed out Jang Do-yeon as their 'ideal type.' Lee was worried that such talks might alienate some other people, showing that it was not that easy to handle the social dynamics of the industry.
Something very surprising happened in the conversation between the producers and Lee Dong-wook when they asked him directly how he felt about Jang Do-yeon having a relationship and even mentioned her having one with actor Son Seok-gu. His reply was very playful and at the same time, it was quite informative: "Well, can it be? I don’t one bit do it. I don't even understand why I don't have one. She is the most person that likes me." His words became the talk of the town on the Korean social media real-time ranking, and the viewers were thrilled to hear them. Lee Dong-wook's bold statement regarding Jang Do-yeon's affection for him made the fans question if there is indeed anything more than just playing around in the relationship.
The conversation further emphasized the underlying ideas that exist in the Korean show business, with Lee Dong-wook making mention of "celebrity life and office life are so different" and entertainers understanding each other without much talk. This lens of the inherent pressures and links in the showbiz world that were shared affords the ongoing and strong infatuation that we have with the happenings of the life of a celebrity. As both Lee Dong-wook and Jang Do-yeon still are in the middle of their blossoming careers, he in acting and she doing comedy, the alleged relationship between the two of them still stands as a hot topic of them all in Korean entertainment, hence showing the perpetual love of the public for the private lives of celebrities.