South Korean twins separated at birth amazingly discover each other completely by chance

Imagine one day you randomly discover the fact that you have a long lost sibling that you never even knew about. The feels would be torrential. Well here's a crazy story: South Korean twins Anais Bordier and Samantha Futerman, adopted by two different families, didn't even know the other existed until just last year!

Their discovery of each other was completely by chance. Bordier, who was living in Brussels, Belgium received a picture from a friend one day of an American actress by the name of Samantha Futerman who looked just like her. Bordier was shocked by their striking similarities, and after seeing an online trailer for the movie '21 & Over' which Futerman was featured in, Bordier decided to try researching the girl and contacting her, believing that they were at least somehow related. She only started to consider that they could be twins when she found out that Futerman's birth date and birthplace were exactly the same as hers.

In February 2013, Bordier first contacted Futerman via Facebook. Their first exchanges were awkward, but when Bordier and Futerman decided to meet each other via Skype, they found that they had multiple similarities with the same likes, dislikes, mannerisms, and fears. They confirmed their relation with a DNA test and finally met face to face on May 2013.

There are many cases of South Korean twins and even triplets being separated at birth. As the adoption agency had listed both Bordier and Futerman as single children, the twins had no way of knowing that they even had a sibling; it was all up to fate.

Some speculate that in order to avoid the negative stigma attached to single mothers, many Korean women give birth to their children in secret before giving them up to adoption agencies. When a caseworker attempted to contact Bordier's and Futerman's listed biological mother, she denied ever giving birth to them.

Futerman on left, Bordier on the right.

Currently Bordier and Futerman are living separately, with Bordier living in Paris and Futerman in LA. However, they continue to keep in touch and they continue to tell their story to the world, as they have already published a book titled 'Separated at Birth: A True Love Story of Twin Sisters Reunited' and have submitted their documentary for upcoming film festivals.

Futerman has even co-founded an organization called Kindred with 'Glee' star and fellow South Korean adoptee Jenna Ushkowitz. Together, they aim to provide financial and emotional support to orphans and adoptees around the world.