Updated Jan.9,2007 09:32 KST

Musical Star in On-Stage Proposal to Long-Term Sweetheart
The musical actor Lee Seok-joon took his long-term girlfriend Choo Sang-mee by surprise by proposing to her during a performance. The couple have been dating for five years. After a performance of the transvestite musical ¡°Hedwig¡± in Seoul on Thursday, Lee asked the audiences to witnesses his proposal and asked his fiance to come on stage. He then serenaded her with the song ¡°Even for Small Things in Our Life¡± and gave her a ring. The couple hugged and kissed to a round of applause from the audience. Choo responded by saying, "We will make a happy and sweet couple.¡± Choo shed tears, as did some susceptible members of the audience.

Lee Seok-joon and Choo Sang-mee

The two did not answer their mobile phones on Monday, but their ringtones were the same, from ¡°Even for small things¡± --"Just as I sing / And just as I say I hope to live / I hope to die that way..."

(englishnews@chosun.com )