In "The Woman Who Still Wants To Marry" Uhm Ji Won played a 30-something character that was desperate to get married.
Meeting the right man was only the first step for her fictional character Jung Da Jung. Then she had to deal with her annoying new in-laws, proving that the grass is not always greener on the other side of the fence. In real life, the actress took her time to find just the right person.
Now that the 37-year-old actress is getting married for real, hopefully her newly married life will proceed more smoothly. On May 27, Uhm Ji Won will marry her fiancé, architect Oh Young Wook.
Her 38-year-old spouse is the founder of the architectural firm oddaa, which stands for ogisadesign d'espacio architects. He's not only a well-known architect but he's an author and an illustrator with several books to his credit. The actress met Oh Young Wook, a graduate of Yonsei University, through friends.
The couple acknowledged their relationship last July when reporters caught them out on a date together. Uhm also caught the bouquet at the July wedding of actress Han Hye Jin and soccer player Ki Sung Kyung but said she had no wedding plans at the time.
" I caught the bouquet just because I'm her friend," said Uhm. "It doesn't mean anything."
But apparently catching the bouquet was significant as it took the couple less than a year to formalize their wedding plans. The couple waited to announce the date of their ceremony until a month after the end of her drama "Thrice Married Woman." In that drama she played leading character Oh Hyun Soo. Before that she she played Ahn So Young in "Childless Comfort."
The couple wants to keep their wedding simple. They will skip the customary pre-wedding photo shoot and eliminate any traditional gift giving. They have not announced where the ceremony will be or who will officiate.
Uhm recently played a mother in the film "Wish," which she considers one of her best acting experiences. For that role she won a Best Actress Award at the 33rd Korean Association of Film Critics Awards and it also won her a nomination at the Blue Dragon Film Awards.
Celebrities attending the wedding will likely include her friend actress Han Hye Jin and åsoccer player husband Ki Sung Kyung. And it will be fun to see who catches the bouquet this time.
