Kim Soo-hyun’s Strong Denial of Dating Rumors with Kim Ji-won Causes Uproar, Mixed Reactions about Fans
On January 24, Kim Soo-hyun responded to a fan message on the fan communication platform Bubble, saying, “I hope you see dramas as just dramas from now on.”
This response came after a subscriber sent a message through Bubble, saying, “Please marry Kim Ji-won soon and have a love story on Instagram. Go public with your relationship and show it off more than you do now. Please announce to everyone that you love each other very much and that you only have each other. Please get married. Kim Soo Hyun’s wife Kim Ji-won, Kim Ji-won’s husband Kim Soo-hyun.”
Kim Soo-hyun and Kim Ji-won were entangled in dating rumors on July 1 of last year. On that day, Kim Soo-hyun posted four photos, including selfies taken during his Asia tour fan meeting, but quickly deleted three of them.
Some netizens speculated that the deleted photos resembled photos posted by Kim Ji-won four days earlier, suggesting that the two might be dating. Others argued that the photo composition and the black suits were very common, dismissing the dating rumors as baseless misunderstandings.
At the time, neither Kim Soo-hyun’s agency nor Kim Ji-won’s agency made an official statement regarding the rumors.
Now that Kim Soo-hyun, who had remained silent about these dating rumors, spoke up for the first time, a huge buzz was created. Fans’ reactions were varied.
In particular, some responded by leaving comments such as, “It’s refreshing,” “I ignored it because it was forced, but it seems like I blocked it because it got worse,” and “It was a mess, but I feel relieved now,” showing support for Kim Soo-hyun’s statement about the dating rumors.
On the other hand, there are also contrary reactions such as “They have to film different projects too, so should he say it like this?”, “It’s still disappointing to hear him say it”, and “The person who sent the bubble is brave” followed.
Meanwhile, Kim Soo-hyun and Kim Ji-won starred together in the globally successful tvN drama “Queen of Tears” last year. The drama broke the viewership rating record for tvN dramas, surpassing “Crash Landing on You.”