After Lee Min Ho denied the dating rumors involving him and Yeonwoo, the celebrities are suspected of having violated the social distancing rules in South Korea.
On Aug. 30, Dispatch reported that former MOMOLAND Yeonwoo and Lee Min Ho are currently in a relationship. The actor quickly denied the news through his management agency, MYM Entertainment.
Yeonwoo and Lee Min Ho Suspected to Have Violated Social Distancing Rules
In the morning of Aug. 30, Yeonwoo and Lee Min Ho became a hot topic online after Dispatch released an exclusive report where they stated that the two stars are currently dating.
The dating news featured photos of Yeonwoo and Lee Min Ho that were taken on Aug. 1, when the two celebrated the actress' birthday.
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According to a person close to the two celebrities, it was their same interest in games that led them to get closer to each other.
According to Dispatch, Lee Min Ho and former MOMOLAND member Yeonwoo have been dating for five months now.
After the dating rumors surfaced, Lee Min Ho's side denied it, explaining that they are only acquaintances and that they met with other friends on the day the photos of him and the actress were captured.
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However, after the actor dismissed the dating news, a different controversy arose.
The former MOMOLAND member Yeonwoo and Lee Min Ho, along with their acquaintances, are suspected to have violated the social distancing rules, considering that Lee said they also met other acquaintances on Aug. 1.
In the metropolitan area in South Korea, gatherings of more than three people are prohibited due to the fourth level of social distancing that was implemented.
If Lee Min Ho's claim of not being in a relationship with Yeonwoo is true, then it would be a violation of the COVID-19 social distancing regulations.
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Yeonwoo's Last Release as a MOMOLAND Member
Yeonwoo is best known as a former member of the South Korean girl group MOMOLAND. She left the group in November 2019 to focus on her acting career.
Before she departed from MOMOLAND, Yeonwoo's last participation in the group is in their fifth EP, "Show Me," which was released in March 2019.
MOMOLAND's "Show Me" features six songs including the title track "I'm So Hot." The EP debuted at No. 7 on the Gaon Album Chart for the week ending on March 23. It climbed down to No. 27 in its second week on the chart, and to No. 65 in its third week.
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On the monthly Gaon Album Chart for March 2019, "Show Me" placed No. 31 with 9,153 copies sold in South Korea.
Meanwhile, the title song "I'm So Hot" entered at No. 109 on the Gaon Digital Chart in the same week, becoming the third song of the girl group to land on the chart. It peaked at No. 81 on the digital chart in its second week.
MOMOLAND's "I'm So Hot" (Japanese version) also made it to the Oricon Singles Chart, peaking at No. 8.
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Written by Mhaliya Scott
