Basketball's Hwang Yeon-ju and Volleyball's Park Kyung-sang Get Married... Star Couple Emerges

Volleyball player Hwang Yeon-ju and basketball player Park Kyung-sang announced their marriage. Photo by Happy Married Company

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Min Jun-young] Professional women's volleyball player Hwang Yeon-joo (34) of Hyundai Engineering & Construction and professional men's basketball player Park Kyung-sang (30) of Ulsan Hyundai Mobis are getting married.

Happy Married Company announced on the 20th, "Hwang Yeon-joo and Park Kyung-sang will hold their wedding ceremony at 3 PM on May 16 at the Elliena Hotel in Gangnam-gu, Seoul."

The released wedding photo shoot featured various scenes, including Hwang Yeon-joo and Park Kyung-sang posing with a volleyball and basketball, reflecting their professions as the concept.

Volleyball players close to Hwang Yeon-joo, such as Kim Ju-ha (28), Yeom Hye-seon (29), and Kim Se-young (39), attended as bridesmaids and took commemorative photos.

The wedding ceremony of Hwang Yeon-joo and Park Kyung-sang will proceed without an officiant; the host will be broadcaster Lee Hwi-jae, and the congratulatory songs will be performed by Four Men’s Kim Won-joo and Jeon Sang-geun.

Hwang Yeon-joo, who began her professional career in 2005, is a star player in women's professional volleyball, ranking second all-time in individual total points scored (5,443 points). She was also a key player in South Korea's women's volleyball team reaching the semifinals at the 2012 London Olympics.

Park Kyung-sang, four years younger, was drafted in the first round, fourth pick, by Jeonju KCC in 2012 and debuted on the professional stage. He currently plays for Ulsan Mobis.

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