Singer Som Hye-bin recently revealed through her SNS that she will be marrying fellow singer Kim Ye-hoon , who is two years younger than her, this coming February. Alongside wedding photos, she shared a heartfelt message reflecting on her faith and relationship.
“After meeting God, I experienced true rest and peace, and within the Lord, I met the one person I want to spend my life with,” Som Hye-bin wrote. “We are building a family that supports and strengthens one another in faith.”
Introducing her fiancé, she added that Kim Ye-hoon is “someone who lives within the same faith and sincerely cherishes me,” expressing her determination to “live well and romantically together.” Kim Ye-hoon also shared his thoughts, saying he had “met a precious connection” and promised marriage.
Som Hye-bin first gained public attention in 2017 through Mnet’s audition program Idol School . In 2019, she made headlines after publicly coming out as bisexual on SNS, revealing that she had “a very beautiful girlfriend.” The confession was widely discussed at the time. In 2020, she later announced her breakup with her same-sex partner.
As her past statements resurfaced following the marriage news, online communities and comment sections quickly filled with debate. Some netizens expressed confusion, saying, “It feels unfamiliar for someone who openly identified as bisexual to marry a man,” while others commented, “Personal choices should be respected, but describing it as a ‘good decision within the Lord’ is hard to understand.”
Religious language, in particular, became a focal point of controversy. Comments such as “Christianity views homosexuality as a sin how can such expressions coexist with her past confession?” and “The way faith and sexual identity are being explained feels confusing” appeared frequently. On the other hand, many defended her, arguing that “past confessions and present choices should be viewed separately” and that “marriage is ultimately a personal decision.”
Som Hye-bin’s marriage announcement has gone beyond a typical celebrity wedding story, igniting broader public discourse on how sexual identity, personal faith, and life choices are perceived and judged after a public coming-out.
Sources: Daum
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