KARINA's side announces that Lee Jae Woo and she have gone from being lovers to co-workers... 5 weeks after their relationship was confirmed, they have broken up

KARINA (aespa) and actor Lee Jae-wook have broken up. It's been five weeks since they made their relationship public.

KARINA's agency SM Entertainment briefly revealed its position to eDaily on the 2nd, saying, "It's definitely a breakup."

Lee Jae-wook's agency CJeS Studios said that "the actor decided to break up to concentrate on the work he is currently filming" and that "the two will remain as colleagues who support and support each other". They continued, "From now on, they will greet each other through good activities in their own positions" and added, "We ask for your warm interest and support."

The two first met in January this year when they attended the Prada Collection in Milan together. Since then, they continued their relationship and started an open relationship on the 27th February.

At the time, their agencies SM and CJeS Studios stated that they were in the stage of getting to know each other and that they should be respected warmly as it was their private life.

However, their relationship was not going smoothly, and Karina even revealed her feelings in a self-written letter to her fans, saying that she was sorry for surprising them.

Lee Jae-wook debuted in the 2018 tvN drama Memories of Alhambra Palace. Since his debut, Lee Jae-wook has been actively acting in MBC's 'Hal I Found by Chance', 'Enter Search Word: WWW', 'I'll Come to See You When the Weather Is Good', 'Dodoso Soraraso' and 'Returned Soul'.

KARINA debuted in 2020 with the girl group 'aespa' and was loved in 'Black Mamba', 'Next Level' and 'Girls', KARINA will be doing the dates of the 'aespa' world tour from June.