Personal Life
Gong began dating actor Ryu Seung-beom after they grew close on the set of 2001's Wonderful Days; the two had in fact shared one class in elementary school before Gong transferred out. In a rare move for Korean celebrities, the young stars publicly admitted their relationship. The real-life couple again starred together in 2002 comedy Conduct Zero. They broke up in 2003, but remained friends. Gong asked Ryu to make a cameo appearance in her 2006 film Family Ties as her character's ex-boyfriend, lending a meta component to their scenes. The couple reunited in 2008, and both appeared in Dachimawa Lee (directed by Ryu's older brother Ryu Seung-wan), though they did not share any scenes. In 2010 Ryu made a cameo in Gong's TV series Pasta. Often topping surveys of favorite celeb couples, they shocked fans in 2012 by announcing that they had ended their relationship.
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