Liu Yifei's romance with Korean actor Song is over
BEIJING: Both actress Liu Yifei and Korean actor Song Seong Heon have confirmed through publicists that their romance is officially over.
Said Chinese media outlet insiders: “Liu Yifei’s side has already determined that the two have broken up... But because they were together for a long time, it seems they are taking a while to come to terms with their feelings.”
Publicists for Song Seung Hun told TVReport: “It’s true they broke up. The exact timing is their personal business so we do not know. Song Seung Heon and Liu Yifei both worked without any break. They couldn’t meet because of busy schedules, so
Liu Yifei’s side has already determined that the two have broken up... But because they were together for a long time, it seems they are taking a while to come to terms with their feelings.
they naturally drifted apart. It’s not that they broke up because of China’s ban on Hallyu (Korean showbiz).”
It is not known if Liu’s relationship with Song has harmed her commercial viability, but Korean entertainers have been badly affected by the ban on Korean showbiz.
At the very least, Liu would have felt a backlash from commercial entities and her continued romance with Song would be viewed by stodgy bureaucrats as being “unpatriotic”.
Liu and Song had announced their relationship in 2015 after meeting on the set of their movie The Third Way of Love.
Whether or not Disney executives had pressured Liu to end the relationship remains unknown, but a romance of this nature would definitely affect her starring role in the Disney live-acton movie Mulan.
Currently, business intelligence provider Bomoda ranks Liu third on its list of Chinese celebrities with the edgiest and most fashionable image based on comments on her pictures on social media; she has built much of this status through her long-standing relationship with Dior and as its Prestige skincare brand ambassador.
Quartz has compared her influence in Asia to that of Beauty and the Beast star Emma Watson, though Liu has twice as many followers on Weibo than Watson has on Twitter.
Chinese media outlet insiders