Singer couple HyunA, right, and Yong Jun-hyung / Captured from HyunA's Instagram
Singer HyunA's agency issued a stern response to the rampant spread of baseless rumors against her.
Her agency, AT AREA, said, "Since the announcement of her marriage with Yong Jun-hyung, defamatory comments have reached an intolerable level."
It said that the production and dissemination of "completely false rumors" have intensified, especially after the release of the wedding photos, prompting the agency to take a firm stance.
"We have been preparing legal action against continuous personal attacks, false information, and malicious distortions targeting our artist, HyunA. However, at the artist's request, we have been lenient in the past," it said. "Moving forward, to protect her dignity, we emphasize that there will be no warnings, leniency, or settlements regarding malicious rumors, and we will take strict lawful action."
HyunA and Yong Jun-hyung, a former member of the K-pop boy band BEAST, publicly announced their relationship on Instagram in January this year.
In July, AT AREA said, "HyunA and Yong Jun-hyung, who have been great sources of support for each other during difficult times, have decided to take their relationship to the next level and have promised to marry. They will hold a ceremony in October with close friends and start a new chapter in their lives."
The couple is set to have a private outdoor wedding on Oct. 11 at Samcheonggak in Seoul.
Previously, rumors of a premarital pregnancy between the two had surfaced, but HyunA's side has denied them.
HyunA debuted in 2007 as a member of girl band Wonder Girls. She left the group the same year and re-debuted with another band, 4Minute, in 2009. Yong debuted in 2009 as a member of BEAST, left the group in March 2019 and has since continued his activities as a solo artist.
This article from the Hankook Ilbo, a sister publication of The Korea Times, is translated by a generative AI and edited by The Korea Times.
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