When actor Jang Dong Gun and his wife actress Go So Young sold their Samseong-dong mansion, they sold it to another celebrity couple. Actor Lee Byung Hun and his wife Lee Min Jung will soon be moving into their old mansion.
Both couples made the move because they needed more space for their expanding families.
In April Jang Dong Gun and his wife purchased a $4 million luxury apartment in Cheongdam-dong, Seoul. The couple immediately began renovating it so it would fit the family's growing needs. Jang and Go have two young children. They have a five-year-old son and welcomed a daughter in February. Before moving to the Samseong-dong mansion in 2011, the couple owned a newlywed home in Huksong-dong neighborhood of Seoul. They purchased that home around the time they married in 2010.
Lee Byung Hun and Lee Min Jung also recently welcomed an addition to their family. They had their first child, a son, on March 31.
Lee Byung Hun and Lee Min Jung have been living in Gwangju, Gyeonggido, but now they will relocate to Samseong-dong, Seoul. Their new home is bigger and more conveniently located.
The Seoul location will make it easier for Lee Byung Hun to return home to visit his family. During the last year Lee Byung Hun has spent much of his time in the U.S., where he is working on several films. The sci-fi film 'Terminator Genysis" will be released in July. He is currently working on "Beyond Deceit" with Anthony Hopkins and Al Pacino. He will also appear in a remake of the classic western "The Magnificent Seven," which is currently in pre-production.
The Gwangju house has reportedly been listed for sale since September 2014 and at the time that listing prompted rumors about the state of Lee Byung Hun's marriage to Lee Min Jung. The couple married in 2013.
A representative of Lee Byung Hun's agency, BH Entertainment, announced the couple's real estate transaction and presented their reasons for relocating.
"They moved in April and decided on the move for work and child-rearing related reasons," said the BH representative.
Another reason for the move may be that it brings Lee Min Jung closer to her parents. Lee's parents live in the Gangnam neighborhood of Seoul.
