Dating is indeed a taboo in K-pop and entertainment industry; that's why idols always choose to keep their relationship in private. But when you are a star, it is expected that the eyes of the crowd will always be following you (including Dispatch!). Thus, instead of having rumors, these K-idols publicly announced their relationship and accepted the possible criticisms they might face.
Check out this list of couples in the music industry:
Block B U-Kwon and Jeon Sunhye
U-Kwon confirmed that he started dating Jeon Sunhye, a model, a month after he debuted in 2011 alongside the plan of wanting to marry her before he enlisted into the military; but plans changed.
Wonder Girls Sunye and James Park
In 2013, the fans found out that the couple is married. A few years later, the couple had their daughters Eunyoo and Hajin. And by 2019, they got their third daughter, Yoojin.
Girls' Generation Sooyoung and Jung Kyungho
In February and October of 2013, these two made the headlines as rumors are made that they are dating; however, they defended that they are just senior-junior friends, church buddies and attended the same school. As of January 2014, reports confirmed that the couple is dating.
G.O.D. Yoon Kye-sang and Honey Lee
In 2013, G.O.D. went with the actress to Bali together and started to develop feelings for each other after they came back to Korea.
Girls' Generation Jessica Jung and Tyler Kwon
Another couple confirmed in 2013, Jessica stated that the two of them had been dating while she was still in Girls Generation, but SM Entertainment told her not to say anything.
U-KISS Eli and Ji Yeon-soo
In December 2015, Eli revealed that he had been married for over a year, and they were expecting their first child together. A year later, their son Minsoo was born.
Super Junior Sungmin and Kim Saeun
In September 2014, it was reported that Sungmin and model Kim Saeun were seeing each other. Kim Saeun's representative and Sungmin then confirmed their relationship, saying they were still in the early stages of their relationship and later on got married in December in the same year.
BIGBANG Taeyang and Min Hyorin
Taeyang first met his wife, Min Hyorin, in 2014 when she appeared in his music video for "1 AM." The two, later on, were confirmed to tie the knot in February of 2018.
FT Island Minhwan and Laboum Yulhee
In September 2017, the media were shaken as it was reported that the idols, Minhwan and Yulhee, were in a relationship and later on revealed that they were engaged in 2018. The lovely couple gave birth to their baby boy named Jaeyul. Last year, the couple announced that they were pregnant with twins which then welcomed to the world by February this year. Their life was once broadcasted on KBS' Mr. House Husband.
Wonder Girls Hyelim and Shin Minchul
In March 2020, it was announced that K-pop idol Hyelim, former Wonder Girls member, has been in a relationship with Shin Minchul, a taekwondo athlete, for seven years. It was also confirmed that the two met by an online acquaintance and have been dating strong for years.
Hyuna and Dawn
On August 2018, it was announced that the 'power couple' Hyuna and Dawn had been dating for two years, as they confessed when they appeared on the reality show, Knowing Brothers. However, due to these circumstances, Cube Entertainment decided to remove the two from their agency and are now under PSY's management P. Nation.
T-ARA Areum and Lee Seungjae
Areum and actor Lee Seungjae met each other in 2017. It was said that the idol was going through a hard time, but he stayed with her till the end.
MBLAQ Lee Joon and Jung Somin
The pair began dating in October 2017 when the two starred in the drama My Father is Strange.
Girl's Day Hyeri and Ryu Junyeol
In August 2017, they met while both filming for Reply 1988, where the love bloomed from friendship to love, and until then, it was confirmed that the two started dating.
2 AM Jinwoon and 9muses Kyungri
The couple doesn't know each other, but when they started dating, it was just natural. Kyungri said that the best memory they had would be the day that they say started dating.
TWICE Jihyo and Kang Daniel
Kang Daniel and Jihyo from TWICE confirmed that they are dating after the scattered rumors made by Dispatch in 2019 as the couple's agency confirmed as well.
TWICE Momo and Super Junior Heechul
One of the newest couple revealed in the year 2020; the TWICE member Momo confirmed that she is in a relationship with Super Junior's Heechul. Before, there were rumors that the two were dating, and later on, SJ Label and JYP Entertainment denied the rumors-- turns out that it was true then.
EXO Chen
One of the most shocking news of the year is when Chen, an EXO member, stated in January 2020 on an Instagram post that he is currently in a relationship with a non-celebrity, which brought several and various feedbacks. Despite criticisms, Chen is currently happily married to her non-celebrity wife and is taking care of their baby daughter.
