Singer KCM holds wedding with wife 9 years younger after 15 years
In short
Singer KCM, 44, held a wedding ceremony with his wife, nine years his junior, in Seoul on October 4, about 15 years after the couple became a family. Broadcaster Yoo Jae-suk hosted and singer Kim Bum-soo performed the congratulatory song. The couple registered their marriage in 2021 and have three children; their family life is shown on KBS 2TV’s “Superman Returns”.
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Singer KCM, 44, held a formal wedding ceremony with his wife, nine years younger than him, in Seoul on the afternoon of October 4, about 15 years after the couple became a family. Dong-A Ilbo reported the ceremony was held privately at the Sebitseom Floating Island in Seoul, while Maeil Business said only that it took place at a location in Seoul. Korea Economic Daily reported the marriage in a headline. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Broadcaster Yoo Jae-suk hosted the ceremony and singer Kim Bum-soo performed the congratulatory song, according to Maeil Business and Dong-A Ilbo. Dong-A Ilbo reported that Koyote member Shinji attended and posted on Instagram: “Congratulations sincerely on your marriage, Chang-mo and Ye-won.” Close family and acquaintances attended to celebrate the couple, Maeil Business said. [ 1 , 3 ]
The couple’s first daughter, Su-yeon, was born in 2012, but Maeil Business reported they could not hold a ceremony at the time because of KCM’s military service and business difficulties. They registered their marriage in 2021 and became legally married, the following year their second daughter, Seo-yeon, was born, and their youngest child, son Ha-on, was born last December, Dong-A Ilbo reported, bringing the family to five. [ 1 , 3 ]
KCM said in August, when he released wedding photos, that “because it’s a wedding 15 years in the making, I have more worries and more to prepare than I expected,” and thanked people for their congratulations, Maeil Business reported. His wife, Bang Ye-won, said ahead of the ceremony that “preparing for a wedding again after having three children, I’m excited and very nervous,” the outlet reported. [ 1 ]
KCM’s family currently shows its daily life on KBS 2TV’s “Superman Returns”, Dong-A Ilbo reported, and Maeil Business reported that the wedding itself is also to be shown on the programme. [ 1 , 3 ]
Why it matters
The story is a domestic entertainment item about a long-delayed wedding, carried by two of South Korea’s largest business dailies on their entertainment desks. Its wider significance is limited to the couple’s television exposure, with the ceremony set to appear on a KBS 2TV programme. Nothing in the documents indicates consequences beyond the family and the broadcast.
Key facts
- Singer KCM, 44, held a wedding ceremony with his wife, nine years younger, in Seoul on October 4, about 15 years after they became a family. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Broadcaster Yoo Jae-suk hosted the ceremony and singer Kim Bum-soo performed the congratulatory song. [ 1 , 3 ]
- The couple registered their marriage in 2021 and have three children, daughters Su-yeon and Seo-yeon and a son born last year. [ 1 , 3 ]
- Maeil Business reported the couple could not hold a ceremony earlier because of KCM’s military service and business difficulties. [ 1 ]
- Dong-A Ilbo reported the ceremony was held privately at the Sebitseom Floating Island in Seoul. [ 3 ]
- Koyote member Shinji attended and posted congratulations on Instagram, Dong-A Ilbo reported. [ 3 ]
- KCM’s family appears on KBS 2TV’s “Superman Returns”, and the wedding is to be shown on the programme, according to Maeil Business. [ 1 , 3 ]
Confirmed by several sources
- KCM held a wedding ceremony with his wife, nine years younger, after about 15 years. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Broadcaster Yoo Jae-suk hosted the ceremony and singer Kim Bum-soo sang the congratulatory song. [ 1 , 3 ]
- The couple registered their marriage in 2021 and have three children. [ 1 , 3 ]
- The ceremony took place in Seoul on October 4. [ 1 , 3 ]
- KCM’s family appears on KBS 2TV’s “Superman Returns”. [ 1 , 3 ]
Still unclear
- The exact venue of the ceremony Only Dong-A Ilbo named the Sebitseom Floating Island in Seoul; Maeil Business said only that it was a location in Seoul, so the venue rests on a single source.
- When the couple’s family life began Dong-A Ilbo said they became a family in 2011 and their first daughter was born the following year, while Maeil Business said only that their first daughter was born in 2012 and did not mention 2011.
- KCM’s age of 44 and his wife’s full name, Bang Ye-won The age appears only in Dong-A Ilbo and the wife’s full name only in Maeil Business; each is a single-source detail.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- Maeil Business reports that KCM is holding a wedding ceremony with his wife that afternoon in Seoul, hosted by Yoo Jae-suk with Kim Bum-soo singing. [ 1 ]
- Korea Economic Daily reports in a headline that KCM has formally married his wife, nine years younger, after 15 years. [ 2 ]
- Dong-A Ilbo reports the ceremony was held privately at the Sebitseom Floating Island in Seoul, that Koyote’s Shinji attended and that the couple’s youngest child was born last December. [ 3 ]