Singer Jihyo, the chief of Okay-pop woman group Twice, is reportedly courting South Korea’s Olympic skeleton champion Yun Sung-bin, a breakout star of the hit Netflix actuality present Bodily: 100 (2023 to current), South Korean media outlet Sway reported on March 25.
Jihyo, 27, and Yun, 29, are mentioned to have been in a secret relationship for a couple of 12 months after being launched to one another by an acquaintance.
The pair, who stay inside 5 minutes of one another, apparently bonded over their frequent love of sport, in response to Sway. Each additionally appeared in South Korean actuality present I Reside Alone (2013 to current), which follows the each day lives of celebrities in an intimate setting.
The businesses of each celebrities neither confirmed nor denied the romance rumours when approached by South Korean media.
“It’s tough to verify this matter on account of privateness causes,” Jihyo’s company JYP Leisure mentioned on March 25, in response to The Korea Occasions. “We ask to your understanding.”
Yun’s company, All That Sports activities, mirrored JYP’s stance, saying it’s tough to touch upon the retired athlete’s private life.
Jihyo, whose full identify is Park Ji-hyo, debuted with Twice in 2015 and is on the Prepared To Be World Tour with the group. She beforehand dated Okay-pop idol Kang Daniel, 27, earlier than they went their separate methods in November 2020 as they’d little time to fulfill on account of their busy schedules.
In the meantime, Yun is a former member of South Korea’s nationwide skeleton staff. He received the gold medal within the males’s skeleton on the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, changing into the primary Asian athlete to win within the sport. He retired after the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022.
Nicknamed “Iron Man” on Bodily: 100, he was a fan favorite and front-runner within the competitors, however didn’t make it to the High 5.
This text was first printed in The Straits Occasions.
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