Actor Shin to wed in May

Actor Shin Hyun-joon is to be married in May.

Shin, 44, made the announcement of his engagement on the KBS program “Entertainment Weekly.”

Shin’s bride-to-be, whom he met about six months ago, is a Korean-American music graduate student who is 12 years his junior. He explained that she was born in Korea but has been studying in the U.S. since she was a kid. He also said she will stay in Korea for a short while after the wedding but must eventually return to the U.S.

The two will marry on May 26 at the Grand Hyatt Seoul Hotel.

By Julie Jackson (juliejackson@heraldcorp.com)