Overcoming their 9-year age gap, Wonder Girls Yubin (35 years old) and tennis player Kwon Soon Woo (26 years old) are dating.
On May 22nd, RRR Entertainment confirmed Yubin’s romantic relationship, saying “It is true that the two are meeting with good feelings. It’s hard for the company to know the details because it’s the artist’s private life.”
The two’s public romance is already known in the sports world. Yubin came to watch the final of the 2023 Davis Cup held at the Olympic Park Indoor Tennis Court in Bangi-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul in February.
At that time, Kwon Soon Woo participated in the game and helped South Korea advance to the Round of 16 for the second consecutive year. It is said that Yubin and Kwon Soon Woo enjoyed a cozy dinner date together after the game. It was people who witnessed the two at the scene spread rumors within the sports community.
Yubin’s lover Kwon Soon Woo was born in 1997 and is currently the No.1 tennis player in Korea. He was selected as Player of the Year (MVP) by Tennis Korea for three consecutive years from 2019 to 2021 and became the first Korean player to win the championship at the ATP Tour tournament (Singles) twice. With his outstanding tennis skills and cute appearance, Kwon Soon Woo attracts many female fans.
In 2021, he appeared on MBC’s entertainment program “King of Mask Singer” and showed off his singing skills. In the same year, Kwon Soon Woo presented his perfect teamwork with senior tennis player and shooter Lee Hyung Taek on JTBC’s “Soccer 2”.
Born in 1988, Yubin is a former rapper in Wonder Girls, the group that led K-pop’s second generation together with Girls’ Generation. She made her debut as a Wonder Girls member in 2007 and gained huge love from the public after participating in the promotions of various hit songs, including “Tell Me”, “So Hot”, “Nobody”, etc.
In 2020, Yubin left JYP Entertainment after 13 years. She established RRR Entertainment and released the digital single “yaya (ME TIME)” as a solo singer. Her company is currently managing former Wonder Girls member Hyelim, Hyelim’s husband Shin Min Chul, actress Park Si Yeon, etc.
Source: Nate
