Korea’s hottest producer/singer Park Jin-young has announced that he is divorcing his wife of 10 years. Posted on the homepage of his production company, JYP Entertainment, Park said that 16 years have passed since he met his first love at the age of 20, but they have grown apart, rather than alike, over those years.

Married in 1999, Park and his wife, Seo Yun-jeong, have essentially been separated since Park started his venture in America. He spent most of time in the U.S., looking after his business interests there, while his wife ran a flower shop in Seoul. Those close to the couple were not surprised by the news of their divorce, because they were certain that no marriage could survive such long absence from each other. The two do not have any children.

Despite the announcement, the couple is technically still married, because they haven’t filed for divorce yet. Legal proceedings will begin when they both return to Korea from overseas stays.