Lee Dong-ha reveals birthplace in Rome... "Renouncing Italian citizenship? It's not a grand reason"

Actor Lee Dong-ha revealed on a broadcast that he was born in Italy. On the MBC variety show ″The Manager″ aired on the 15th, the house where Lee Dong-ha and his wife, Girl’s Day Sojin, live together was shown. During the broadcast, Lee Dong-ha’s pasta cooking skills were introduced, and Jeon Hyun-moo attracted attention by saying, ″This person is from Italy.″ Lee Dong-ha explained, ″My parents went to study abroad, and I was born there. I was born in Rome.″ He also added, ″My father is a sculptor. Both of them were involved in art and were a university campus couple.″ Regarding his nationality, Lee Dong-ha stated, ″Of course, Korean,″ and said he had completed his military service. Addressing rumors that he gave up his Italian nationality for military service, he clarified, ″No, it seems to have been exaggerated.″ The broadcast also revealed the newlywed daily life of Lee Dong-ha and Sojin. The two showed affection by communicating with toy walkie-talkies from the morning, and Lee Dong-ha expressed his love by saying to Sojin, ″Did you sleep well? Sleep a little more and then come out.″ Sojin took care of Lee Dong-ha’s health by asking, ″Did you take your vitamins?″ When Lee Dong-ha cleaned the cat’s house, Sojin playfully asked, ″Sweating a lot?″ Lee Dong-ha responded warmly, ″Sojin isn’t swollen.″ The manager said about Lee Dong-ha, ″He is often known for a bad character, but he actually has a gentle appearance and a pure personality, which is the complete opposite.″ He also said, ″These days, from what I see, the center of his world is his wife. Sometimes, when he had free time during his schedule, he went to see his wife. He only follows Sojin on social media.″ Lee Dong-ha and Sojin have been together for nearly six years, including three years of dating and two and a half years of marriage, having married in November 2023. Lee Dong-ha revealed that before marriage, he had no thoughts of getting married because he was focused on work, but he decided to marry because he felt ″safety″ when he was with Sojin.