Park Min Young speaks out on the dating rumors involving her and former co-star Park Seo Joon. The on-screen couple worked together in the 2018 drama "What's Wrong With Secretary Kim."
Indeed, the two versatile artists' chemistry was undeniable and because of this, their partnership sparked the rumors that they were in an actual relationship.
"What's Wrong With Secretary Kim" revolves around Lee Young-Joon, a narcissistic Vice Chairman of a conglomerate who has a strong desire for success. His secretary is Kim Mi-so, played by the actress. Conflicts began when she announced that she will be resigning from her position after working for him for nine years.
A leaked article circulated on social media sites, claiming that the two artists secretly dated for quite some time. It was then quickly discovered and denied by both the parties and the actor himself.
Following the event of the rumored secret dating, Park Min Young allowed herself to be interviewed so that she could address the issue clearly and fairly. She even revealed that she dated someone secretly but she clarified that it was not his co-star Park Seo Joon.
"I tried secret dating before but I'm certain that was not with Park Seo Joon. We never meet abroad. If we were secret couples, I will not post any pictures of us on my Instagram account. But then I did because we aren't couples, and I am not hiding it to everyone," the actress said.
Park Min Young quashed the false allegations of the fans, especially the unsubstantiated evidence that was posted, which was the matching of couple-items. Even the supposed trip with her mother was rumored to be with Park Seo Joon and this got her disappointed.
"You can clearly state that this groundless 'evidence' surfacing [on] social media is leading the people to convincingly believe it until they start believing it," Park Min Young began.
"I browsed all of these claims and evidence and there is no way that I could say that all of the claims were true. There is just no truth from the shoes, hats or anything. Just a baseless rumor," she denied.
"My mom even asked me to bring her passport showing the immigration stamps so I could present this here on my interview, imagine that I had to prove that I went on a trip with her just to justify my actions. They collected a lot of false evidence with no credibility at all. It felt like I was misunderstood by society," she went on.
Park Min Young also shared how the scandal of the secret dating rumors affects the production team and the film's artists who did nothing but to do their best during the shoot. She then expressed her apologies for the scandal and hoped that the attention of the people will go back to their drama.
"At first I did not think that this would require an explanation from me, but as the rumor spread so fast I started to feel sorry for everyone who did their best to focus on the drama despite this event. I honestly had a hard day because of it and that is why I decided to clear things out to the public," the actress shared.
Park Min Young ended the interview addressing her final statement to the public regarding the secret dating rumors and that she is not gearing up to get married soon.
"I want to clear things out and to address first the issue that the dating rumors along with its shreds of evidence are not true at all. I also am not dating someone and I'm not getting married soon or to anyone," Park Min Young concluded.
