



Son Sukku and Bae Doona in action scenes from Netflix's "Sense8."



By Ko Dong-hwan



South Korean actors Bae Doona and Son Sukku are reportedly dating.



Korean daily Ilgan Sports broke the news Wednesday, basing its report on the "Sense8" stars' social media posts that shared photos of each other, and quotes. The report said they deepened their relationship as Bae, with 20 years in acting, gave tips to the rookie actor. SBD Entertainment manages the pair.





A photo posted on Son's Instagram shows the stars enjoying an off-camera moment.

The report said Son often visited the Dongbinggo-dong district in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, where Bae lives. He was able to do this without being recognized because he is a relatively new actor.



But Bae and Son denied they were in a relationship. SBD said the rumors are groundless and they "just appeared in the same work and that's it."



Son debuted on TV with the "Sense8" Netflix series' second season in 2017 and left a big impression on Korean TV viewers with his villainous role in the tvN remake of the original Japanese drama "Mother."



The report said the stars "share a down-to-earth relationship as they seem not to care about their public appearance together."



In "Sense8," Son played detective Mun who pursued talented kickboxer Sun Bak, played by Bae. Bae has garnered international fame with her Hollywood debut "Cloud Atlas" (2013) and "Jupiter Ascending" (2015).



"Sense8 was an amazing experience," said Son on Instagram earlier this month. "Thank you all wherever u r for leaving me good words. I read all of them. I don't wanna make this corny u know but they made me feel like I was being recognized as an actor by the majority for the first time and I guess it got me a little emotional, so I'm just sayin'."



"Sense8" has an international cast featuring actors from America, Germany, India and South Korea. Its two-hour second season finale will be released in June.