Reasons Several Stars Make “Private Life” Excuse For Dating Rumors
As spring has come, news of Korean celebrities’ romantic relationships is also being released one after another
This month is full of dating news of star couples. Most recently, TWICE’s Jihyo was embroiled in rumors of a romance with former national skeleton team player Yoon Sung-bin.
According to the media report on March 25th, the two got to know each other through an introduction from a mutual friend and have been dating for a year. In response to the dating news, both agencies released the same statement, saying “It is difficult to check the rumor related to private life matters. We ask for your understanding”.
Jihyo and Yoon Sung-bin neither confirmed nor denied the dating rumors and responded with the vague “private life” excuse. In fact, fans are upset by this ambiguous answer but there is a reason why the two had no choice but to respond to dating rumors in that way. In particular, celebrities work based on the love and interest of the public so it is very burdensome to disclose their personal relationships. Private life matters may negatively affect actors’ scheduled projects and its effect on K-pop idol singers, whose activities are centered on fandom, is also very huge.
Looking at star couples who confirmed their romance, anyone can tell the damage they get from the issue. Last month, aespa’s Karina admitted to dating actor Lee Jae-wook. As soon as the news broke out, Karina fans expressed great disappointment on social media and Chinese fans even sent protest trucks to SM. In the end, Karina had to post a handwritten letter on SNS apologizing for dating.
In the case of Ryu Jun-yeol and Han So-hee, both companies wanted to answer vaguely to the dating news. However, a transit love controversy broke out due to an SNS post of Ryu Jun-yeol’s ex-girlfriend Hyeri. After receiving too many hateful comments and negative reactions from the public, the two eventually disclosed their romantic relationship. The scandal intensified and continued for a week with the couple’s dating photos in Hawaii. It only ended when Hyeri released an apology.
Actress Jung Eun-chae and designer & broadcaster Kim Chung-jae also publicized their romance on the 21st. As such, netizens brought up the past of Jung Eun-chae and talked about the couple for several days.
In addition, Jihyo also suffered a hard time in the past after dating openly once. It is true that the public has become more generous to celebrities in terms of private life matters, but it’s not the case for romantic relationships. Therefore, giving a vague answer can be a way to prevent the stars from being pressured by excessive public attention and opinions.
