Jung Woo-sung, E Ji-ah rumored to be dating

E Ji-ah (left) and Jung Woo-sung in official still cut for SBS TV series "Athena" [SBS]

Top Korean actor Jung Woo-sung and actress E Ji-ah have been spotted on a date in France, a local sports media outlet showed on Friday.

Several photographs of the co-stars of SBS TV series "Athena" walking the streets of Saint-Honore, near the Champs-Elysees in Paris on the afternoon of March 6. were carried in daily sports media Sports Khan.

The report then quoted a witness saying, "E was walking next to Jung with her hand in the pocket of his coat and although the two wore hats as if to conceal their faces, anyone would have seen them as a couple on a date."

The two also flew on the same United Arab Emirates flight to travel to France although they did not sit together, an airline official was quoted as saying.

The two stars and their representatives have yet to confirm the report but speculation that Jung and E are dating and that they will soon admit to it are mounting for various reasons.

Taurus Films, representing Jung, said they do not know about Jung's personal life and that he went to Paris for "personal reasons" while KEYEAST, managing E, stated that they have yet to find out what personal feelings their actress has for Jung and that she traveled to the country with her close friends and acquaintances.

Both agencies said they will have wait until the two return from France to check on the facts .

Jung, 37 and E, seven years younger, played past lovers in "Athena," the spin-off to KBS' blockbuster hit series "IRIS" which ran from mid-December of last year to late February this year.

Jung has been one of the most widely known actors in Korea since debuting in 1994, starring in over two dozen Korean dramas and films including internationally acclaimed pic "The Good, The Bad, The Weird" (2008)" and most recently, Chinese-speaking feature "Reign of Assassin" (2010) co-starring Chinese actress Michelle Yeoh.

E made her debut in the 2007 historical epic "Four Gods" as Suzini, the love interest of Hallyu star Bae Yong-jun. She also appeared in the big screen with "My Love, Ugly Duckling" alongside actor Kang Ji-hwan.

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