Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroder (R) and his wife Kim So-yeon walk together during a wedding celebration event in Seoul on Oct. 28, 2018. (Yonhap)
You can read more about how they met at this link.
Via a reader tip comes this story of how former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroder is getting hitched to Korean woman he met at conference in South Korea:
Gerhard Schroder visited Cheong Wa Dae on Sep. 12, 2017, to meet South Korean President Moon Jae-in and present his biography, translated into Korean by Kim So-yeon. / Korea Times file
It was love at first sight that bound them together.
German news outlet Bunte broke the story earlier this month that former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroder will marry his South Korean interpreter Kim So-yeon. The report triggered a media frenzy in Seoul. Reporters captured the moments the pair dated at Changdeokgung royal palace in Seoul and dined together at Korean restaurants in the city and Kreuzberg, Berlin.
The couple held a press conference at the Press Center in Seoul, Thursday, admitted their romance and announced they will marry this year.
Schroder, 73, and Kim, 47, did not seem uncomfortable in front of the Korean press as Kim faithfully interpreted Schroder’s opening speech and answers to journalists’ questions. And Schroder didn’t shy away from tugging her close to him in front of tens of photographers. Whenever they smiled at each other, cameras flashed to capture the moment.
“We have met each other’s family members who agreed to our engagement,” Kim said. “And we will move back and forth between Hanover and Berlin, where Gerhard lives, and Seoul after marriage.” [Korea Times]
