Actress Defector Kim Hye-young to Marry S.Korean Actor

Kim Hye-young, a 34-year-old actress who defected from North Korea in 1998, will marry South Korean actor Kim Seong-tae-I in November. "The couple started seeing each other after appearing in the same play together last year", Mr. Kim's agency said.

Kim Hye-young, who graduated from Pyongyang Theatre and Film University, has worked as a singer and actress in South Korea since her defection. She married in 2002 but divorced in 2005.

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