Shin-Cho and Mi-Hyun live in South Korea, and they both grew up there. Shin-Cho was born in Taegu, but Mi-Hyun moved there when she was there. They met each other at school when Shin-Cho was 14. Shin-Cho dated Mi-Hyun's sister until he was 16, then he started dating Mi-Hyun. Mi-Hyun went to college in another town-she started college when she was 18 and returned to her hometown when Shin-Cho was 26. They got married a year sfter Mi-Hyun returned from college. Shin-Cho started working at the local school three years before he got married. Shin-Cho is now 32 and Mi-Hyun is one year younger