“Figure skating queen” Kim Yu-na ♥ “Phantom Singer” Ko Woo-rim, dating on the premise of marriage
“Figure skating queen” Kim Yu-na (Yuna Kim, 32 years old) fell in love with a man who is five years younger than her.
The person who is dating her on the premise of marriage is Ko Woo-rim (27 years old), a popular popera singer who is a member of the crossover group Forestella.
The online media outlet The Fact confirmed the authenticity of the “October marriage rumor” of Olympic figure skating gold medalist Kim Yu-na and Ko Woo-rim, a “hot guy” from Phantom Singer 2. The two enjoyed a sweet late-night date even in the rain on July 23rd.
An official from the entertainment industry, who requested anonymity, said on July 25th, “The rumor that the two have been dating since December last year circulated then got quiet. I know that those who have been dating secretly for nearly a year have recently confirmed their trust and faith in each other’s love by going beyond ‘lover relationship’ to ‘October marriage rumor’ among close acquaintances.”
An official from both sides also confirmed on July 25th, “It is true that they are dating on the premise of marriage.” An official from AT Sports admitted in a phone call with The Fact this morning, “It is true that their meeting developed into a good relationship. However, marriage is a serious matter that needs to be confirmed with the family.” Beat Interactive’s official also briefly mentioned, “We are confirming the marriage part.”
The Fact first confirmed the sweet dating scene of the two last weekend. The two looked bright throughout from 2 PM on July 23rd to 1 AM on July 24th until Kim Yu-na returned home in Ko Woo-rim’s car. “Hotness” and “sweetness” were sensed only by affectionate expressions looking at each other throughout the time they were together.
Ko Woo-rim, who is enjoying high popularity after appearing on JTBC’s “Phantom Singer Season 2”, is five years younger than Kim Yu-na. When the dating scene was first confirmed, a special couple of a sports star and a rising star in the music industry finally appeared.
The Fact has detected a sweet atmosphere several times over the past two months in the process of checking their whereabouts through reports from acquaintances. However, it was not easy to capture their dating scene. The two created completely mixed schedules or blocked the fact of their relationship from being leaked in advance through time-difference movements.
This is attributed to the fact that Kim Yu-na is extremely sensitive to reports on dating. Ko Woo-rim’s side has also adhered to the position that “There is no response to this content” in consideration of his girlfriend’s position.
Above all, the principle of denying the fact of dating unconditionally if there is no decisive evidence such as photos has been summarized as an “implicit official position”. Such information has been confirmed several times by people close to the two whom The Fact reporters met during the coverage process. The two thoroughly prepared in advance for the possibility of being captured together.
As expected, their date was private. Considering outsiders’ eyes, the two spent most of their time at home or in moving vehicles. When they got out of the car and were on the move, they wore hats and masks to the point of not being able to recognize who it was even if we went past them.
In the early afternoon of July 23rd, Ko Woo-rim drove a car from his house in Seocho-dong, Gangnam-gu and headed to Apartment P in Heukseok-dong, Dongjak-gu, where Kim Yu-na lives. Afterwards, Ko Woo-rim picked up Kim Yu-na from the apartment’s parking lot and headed back to his house. Every time they got out of the car, Ko Woo-rim took care of Kim Yu-na with an umbrella. Despite their busy schedules, they enjoyed a 12-hour date, such as spending time watching a movie.
It rained all day until late in the evening. It was not easy to distinguish because they were covered by an umbrella, but it was possible to quickly confirm only with the two people’s car and the phone case with unique patterns held by Kim Yu-na. Kim Yu-na posted photos of the cell phone with orange zigzag patterns on her SNS.
The first time they were spotted by The Fact camera was at 1 p.m on July 22nd, a day before that. It was confirmed that the two had a date on a similar route, in their car and at their homes. In fact, this was the two first meeting after a long time because Ko Woo-rim was busy with his fanmeeting concert and Kim Yu-na was on her schedule in Paris.
Ko Woo-rim performed at the concert of Forestella team at Aram Nuri Arts Center’s Aram Theater, Gyeonggi on the 2nd and 3rd of July and held his 2022 fanmeeting concert “Ko Woo-rim: Boutique” at the Mastercard Hall, Blue Square, Seoul on the 9th and 10th.
July 10th, the last day of Ko Woo-rim’s concert, was his birthday. The reason why Kim Yu-na didn’t attend the concert to secretly cheer for him on his special day was that it overlapped with her overseas schedule. If Kim Yu-na was in Seoul at that time, a “surprise birthday event” might have happened.
Kim Yu-na attended the official event of Christian Dior Prestige in Paris, France from the 7th to the 13th. On July 5th, two days before the Paris event, Kim Yu-na posted several photos on her Instagram along with the caption “Cruise spa in Paris! Thank you♥?”.
In the released photos at that time, Kim Yu-na was doing some poses near the Seine River against the backdrop of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, where she visited at the invitation of Dior as their ambassador. It was estimated that Kim Yu-na had already left Korea before Forestella’s first concert.
Standing tall as a world star after becoming a “figure skating queen”, Kim Yu-na scored 228.56 points at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, setting a new world record, and received huge love from the whole nation by winning the first gold medal in the figure skating history of Korea. She was also the first figure skater to win a grand slam in the women’s singles category.
Kim Yuna started skating at the age of 7. She won the Rookie award at the 2003 Golden Bear of Zagreb in Croatia and as a national team athlete then swept many international championships. She retired after getting her last silver medal at the 2014 Sochi Games.
Ko Woo-rim, who graduated from Seoul National University majoring in the department of vocal music, joined JTBC’s audition program “Phantom Singer 2”, which formed a four-member group, in 2007. He later appeared on broadcasts, such as “Open Concert” and “King of Mask Singer”, and has been gaining a fandom.
Source: daum
