Kim Min-hee, Hong Sang-soo welcome first child together

April 9, 2025

Actress Kim Min-hee has recently given birth to a baby boy with her longtime partner, director Hong Sang-soo, according to sources Wednesday.

She is currently recovering at a maternity care center in Hanam, east of Seoul.

In January, speculation about Kim’s pregnancy emerged after a local media outlet reported that the couple had been seen visiting obstetric clinics together.

The relationship between Hong and Kim has been a subject of public interest and controversy since rumors of their affair first surfaced in 2016. The couple confirmed their relationship in 2017, despite Hong being legally married at the time.

Hong’s attempts to divorce his wife, whom he married in 1985 while studying in the United States, have been unsuccessful. A divorce lawsuit filed by Hong was dismissed in 2019, with the court ruling that he was primarily responsible for the breakdown of the marriage.