'KDH' Lee Jae, surprise wedding in Korea with Sam Kim

Wedding held at the former residence of maternal grandfather Shin Young-kyunSinger and songwriter Lee Jae married her long-time boyfriend on the 17th at Stage 28 in Godeok-dong, Gangdong-gu, Seoul. The photo shows her posing at the press conference celebrating the Academy Awards for "K-Pop Demon Hunters" held at CGV in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on April 1st. /Reporter Nam Yoon-ho[THE FACT|Reporter Park Ji-yoon] Singer and songwriter Lee Jae (EJAE) and producer and songwriter Samuel Kim (Sam Kim) held their wedding ceremony in Korea.According to American fashion magazine Vogue on the 20th, the two held their wedding ceremony at Stage 28 in Godeok-dong, Gangdong-gu, Seoul on the 17th. They had originally planned to hold their ceremony in California, USA in November, but they moved up the schedule and tied the knot in Korea.Lee Jae and Samuel Kim, who first met in May 2017 through a music session, grew closer while working on music together and got engaged in June of last year.The photos released along with the wedding news show Lee Jae and Samuel Kim holding hands and smiling brightly. The two captured attention by wearing not only wedding dresses and tuxedos but also traditional Korean wedding attire.Most notably, Stage 28, the wedding venue, holds special significance as it is the former residence of Lee Jae's maternal grandfather, veteran actor Shin Young-kyun, and is currently home to the Shin Young-kyun Arts and Culture Foundation. It is also reported that Lee Jae's older brother also had his wedding ceremony at the same venue.Lee Jae, a former long-term trainee at SM Entertainment, participated in writing and composing various K-pop songs such as "Psycho" and "Armageddon."Additionally, he composed and wrote the OST songs "Golden" and "How It's Done" for the Netflix movie "K-Pop Demon Hunters" (hereinafter referred to as "KDH"), released in June of last year. He also arranged songs like "Free," "Takedown," and "What It Sounds Like," and gained global recognition by singing the part of Lumina, a member of the girl group Huntrix.[Entertainment Department | ssent@tf.co.kr]jiyoon-1031@tf.co.kr