EJAE and Sam Kim Marry in Seoul

Singer-songwriter EJAE married producer and songwriter Sam Kim in Seoul on October 17, at a venue connected to her family’s history. The couple held an outdoor ceremony at Stage 28, located on the site of the former home of EJAE’s maternal grandfather, veteran actor Shin Youngkyun. EJAE discussed the venue’s personal significance in an interview, saying her grandparents lived there when she was a child. Her older brother also held his wedding at the property, according to the reports. The couple’s choice of location brought a family connection into a celebration that included Korean wedding traditions. EJAE and Kim incorporated paebaek, a customary Korean ceremony in which newlyweds show respect to elders and receive family blessings. The wedding brought together relatives and friends. Details of the ceremony and celebrations were shared alongside wedding photographs. The couple first met during a songwriting session in 2017 and later became romantically involved. They became engaged in June 2025. Their wedding had initially been planned for California in November, but they moved it to South Korea and brought the date forward. Reports said the change left them about four...