Actor Lee Dong-gun (right) and K-pop singer Jiyeon, a member of T-ara (OSEN)

Singer-actor Lee Dong-gun is in a relationship with K-pop singer Jiyeon from girl group T-ara, both agencies confirmed Saturday.

Lee met Jiyeon on the set of the upcoming Korean-Chinese romance film “Xie Hou (Encounter),” in which they have been cast as the central couple.

“Shooting for the film began in early May. After about a month, they started to become interested in each other and are currently getting to know each other better,” said Lee’s agency, FNC Entertainment.

“The two became closer while talking about each other’s acting backgrounds,” said Jiyeon’s agency, MBK Entertainment.

Lee is 13 years older than Jiyeon. Lee, 34, started his career as a singer in 1997 before cementing his status as an actor in TV dramas like “Sweet 18” (2004), “Lovers in Paris” (2004) and “Super Daddy Yeol” (2015).

Jiyeon debuted with K-pop female sextet T-ara in 2009.

By Yoon Sarah (sarah356@heraldcorp.com)