Netflix’s Start-Up star Bae Suzy faced romance rumours with Lee Min-ho and many more hot K-drama actors – but who did she actually date?

Nov 11 , 2020

Lee Dong-wook, Lee Seung-gi and Suzy in the drama Gu Family Book, and Lee Min-ho. Photo: @leedongwook_official, @actorleeminho/Instagram; MBC/handout

K-dramas Dream High and Gu Family Book featured sizzling chemistry between Suzy and co-stars Kim Soo-hyun and Lee Seung-gi, but on-screen sparks don’t always mean an off-screen relationship

Ever since her debut with idol group Miss A in 2010, Bae Suzy has been lauded for her beauty, being dubbed one of the “Nation’s First Loves” – a title she shares with only a handful of other South Korean stars. With her lovable personality, it’s no wonder that even other celebrities have declared their admiration for her, with Lee Jong-suk and BTOB’s Minhyuk even going so far as to call her their ideal woman.

It goes without saying that Suzy has had her fair share of handsome ex-boyfriends and rumoured romances, too. She might not be dating anyone at the moment – although viewers are surely enjoying her budding on-screen romance with Nam Joo-hyuk in TVN’s Start-Up – but who has she previously gone out with, and which rumours has she flat-out denied?

Lee Min-ho

Even though he didn’t get to work with her directly, Boys Over Flowers star Lee Min-ho actively pursued Suzy, reportedly getting her number through an acquaintance. He was rejected multiple times until he eventually won her over.

In 2015, Korean news website Dispatch revealed photos of the couple in London along with plenty of details about their relationship. Apparently, after doing a fashion shoot in Paris, Min-ho jaunted over to London to spend three days with Suzy.

The couple eventually confirmed their relationship to their fans, and stayed together until the end of 2017, when they announced that they had broken up due to conflicting schedules.

Lee Dong-wook

In March 2018, Suzy and Guardian: The Lonely and Great God star Lee Dong-wook publicly announced their relationship. According to Korean entertainment website Koreaboo, their agencies rushed to confirm the news even though the two had just started dating because the paparazzi had already acquired photos of them together.