So Ji-sub 'Extremely Happy' Six Years Into Marriage, Fans React to Age-Gap Romance

The K-drama “Golden Agent: Return to Base,” starring So Ji-sub (蘇志燮), has been a hot topic recently. Since its premiere, viewership ratings have steadily climbed, breaking the 20% mark by its fourth episode and emerging as one of the biggest dark horses in this year's K-drama market.

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So Ji-sub has amassed immense popularity through classic works such as “I'm Sorry, I Love You,” “What Happened in Bali,” and “Master's Sun,” earning him the nickname “walking pheromone.” Before publicly acknowledging his relationship with Cho Eun-jung (趙銀政), he rarely had dating rumors and never publicly confirmed any relationships. With the success of “Golden Agent: Return to Base,” a past interview where So Ji-sub discussed his married life has resurfaced among Korean netizens, sparking heated discussions.

In 2025, during an interview with Netflix Korea to promote the Netflix series “Mercy for None,” So Ji-sub openly expressed 1000% satisfaction with his married life and publicly declared his love for his wife, Cho Eun-jung. So Ji-sub married Cho Eun-jung, who is 17 years his junior and a former program host, in 2020. The couple has now been married for six years, and their relationship remains sweet and stable.

Many netizens who watched the video commented, “Of course it's good; many people are happier after marriage, they just don't talk about it,” “If I could also be with someone 17 years younger, my satisfaction would be 100000%,” “So Ji-sub has really aged a lot, but he used to be incredibly handsome,” “His wife is 17 years younger, is that why So Ji-sub decided not to have children because he's older?” “His wife is beautiful and has a great figure; Ji-sub oppa is truly enviable,” “No matter the age difference, forming a family with someone you love is always happier than living alone,” “With money, there are naturally fewer frictions, so happiness is higher,” and “Happiness doesn't necessarily require two people; some people suffer more because of marriage.”