Kang Hye-jung denies being pregnant

Kang Hye-jung (left) and Tablo [KAMA Studio]

Actress Kang Hye-jung, wife of hip-hop duo Epik High member Tablo, has denied she is pregnant.

An official at Kang's agency YG Entertainment said that they had checked with the actress who said she was not pregnant.

Rumor had circulated that Kang, 29, had gone to see a gynecologist with her husband, raising speculation that she was pregnant with her second child.

Kang married Tablo in October 2009 and had given birth to her first child in May the following year.

Known for taking risky, unconventional movie roles, Kang became a household name after appearing in the critically acclaimed film "Old Boy" by Park Chan-wook, which won the Grand Prix award at the Cannes Film Festival in 2004.

She is currently filming "Ripley," an upcoming MBC TV series also set to star Kim Seung-woo, Lee Da-hye, Park Yuchun of trio group JYJ.

The drama, telling the story of a woman who lies about one thing and begins to lie about everything, is set to premiere in late May after current series "The Duo" finishes its run.

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