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Actor Joo Jin-mo, 52, is set to become a first-time father next year.
Joo's agency, KHS Agency, confirmed Saturday that his wife, Min Hye-yeon, is currently pregnant.
A media outlet reported that day that Min is three months along.
Min, a physician 11 years younger than Joo, married him in June 2019.
Joo made his debut in the 1999 film "Dance Dance" and went on to build an active career on both the big and small screens, winning the Grand Bell Awards' best supporting actor prize for "Happy End" and the Baeksang Arts Awards' best performance prize for "Ssanghwajeom." He has not taken on any projects, however, since the 2019 drama series "Big Issue."
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