Actress Lee Na-young leaves KEYEAST

Lee Na-young [10Asia]

Actress Lee Na-young has split from major entertainment firm KEYEAST, her agency of five years.

A message posted on Lee's official website 2nayoung.com showed Tuesday that the webpage will shut down starting April 12 due to Lee's exclusive contract with KEYEAST having expired earlier this month.

The message added, "KEYEAST has been extremely happy and glad of the time it got to spend with Lee Na-young. We're very sad to see her go but we will continue to root for her and look forward to her becoming an even better actress."

Lee, 32, joined KEYEAST, formerly BOF Entertainment, in April 2006. The firm's major shareholder is top Hallyu star Bae Yong-joon.

Over several accounts since 2008, the two have been rumored to be dating although they have constantly downplayed related reports.

Lee first rose to stardom with TV series "Ruler of Your Own World" (MBC, 2002) and has appeared in several films and dramas. Most recently, she starred in "Fugitive: Plan B (KBS, 2010)" alongside actors Rain and Daniel Henney.

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