Im Ji-yeon and Lee Do-Hyun Spotted on a Golf Date Four Years Into Their Relationship

An eyewitness account of actors Im Ji-yeon and Lee Do-hyun on a golf outing together has been making the rounds in Korean online communities this week, a small moment that speaks to the unusual staying power of one of K-drama's more low-key public couples. The two have been openly together for four years, a stretch that puts them well outside the typical churn of celebrity relationships in the industry.

The post, shared on a popular online forum, came from someone who says they encountered the couple at a golf course. "Do you know who I saw today? Actor Lee Do-hyun and Im Ji-yeon," the writer said. "They seemed to have come to play golf together." The eyewitness added that they initially mistook Lee for a professional athlete, noting that he looked more physically imposing in person than on screen and had a noticeably deep tan. The two, they wrote, seemed very much at ease and affectionate with each other.

Im Ji-yeon and Lee Do-hyun first worked together on Netflix's The Glory, the revenge thriller that became one of the platform's most-watched Korean titles when it premiered in late 2022. Their relationship became public not long after, and they have remained one of the few celebrity couples in the Korean entertainment industry to sustain an openly confirmed relationship over multiple years.

Both actors have been professionally active in the period since. Im Ji-yeon recently wrapped the SBS drama Brave New World, which completed its run successfully. Lee Do-hyun, who finished his mandatory military service in May of last year, has since completed filming on the Netflix series Grand Galaxy Hotel, his first project since returning from service. When that release arrives, it will mark his first screen appearance in roughly two years.

The golf outing, while a minor detail on its own, landed with readers partly because it fits the pattern of how this couple tends to appear in public: without fanfare, doing ordinary things, in their fourth year together.