K-pop star Rain, top actress Kim Tae-hee to marry

By Park Si-soo

K-pop star Rain and top Korean actress Kim Tae-hee will marry. The two celebrities have been dating for five years.

“The relationship has finally borne fruit,” Kim said in a statement on Tuesday. “So far we have built up our relationship with love and trust for each other and finally reached a point where it (the relationship) bears beautiful fruit.”

The wedding date and venue were not revealed.

“We have decided to have a small and solemn Catholic-style wedding, with a small number of people from the two sides,” the actress wrote.

Rain also announced his marriage in a separate handwritten letter posted on his Instagram account.

“I’ve decided to become the husband of a woman who I love so much,” said the singer, whose name is Jung Ji-hoon. “She has touched my heart by standing by me all the time -- through thick and thin.”