It comes back just when you think you've forgotten. Rumors of a romantic relationship between singer Kim Jong-kook and Yoon Eun-hye have resurfaced. This time, it started from an old photo. This is the Nth dating rumor about Kim Jong-kook and Yoon Eun-hye that returns just when you think you've forgotten.
Recently, a past photo of Kim Jong-kook and Yoon Eun-hye from 2008 was revealed on online communities. The photo was taken on June 10, 2008, at a tanning salon, and the same date was inscribed alongside their autographs. Since the background is the same, there has been speculation that Yoon Eun-hye and Kim Jong-kook visited the location together on the same day.
As the photo garnered attention, rumors of Yoon Eun-hye and Kim Jong-kook's romantic relationship inevitably surfaced. The year 2008 was when Yoon Eun-hye was receiving the most attention due to the success of the drama 'Coffee Prince.' Furthermore, it was a little over 20 days after Kim Jong-kook was discharged from his mandatory military service on May 23, 2008.
The fact that they were in the same place on the same day during the time when they were garnering the most attention was sufficient to fuel rumors of a romantic relationship between Yoon Eun-hye and Kim Jong-kook. As the past photo sparked interest, the duo was once again engulfed in the Nth dating suspicion.
Yoon Eun-hye and Kim Jong-kook formed a love line on the past SBS entertainment program 'Finding X-Man,' receiving much love. Later, Yoo Jae-suk, the MC of 'X-Man' at the time, often revisited the dating rumors with Kim Jong-kook and Yoon Eun-hye, as he worked closely with Kim Jong-kook for an extended period. Yoo Jae-suk particularly reminded audiences of the past love line with Yoon Eun-hye while working with Kim Jong-kook on SBS 'Running Man,' and the edited clips of these moments totaled nearly 40 minutes.
Not only Yoo Jae-suk and 'Running Man,' but various entertainment programs have frequently mentioned the two together, leading to dating rumors that have persisted for about 20 years.
In particular, in May 2022, the past dating rumors of Yoon Eun-hye and Kim Jong-kook spread like wildfire. Yoon Eun-hye mentioned her past romantic experiences in a vlog on her personal YouTube channel, stating, "I used to write down all the text messages my ex-boyfriend sent me in a small notebook as a gift. He was a really good person. He felt sorry watching his texts become shorter and less frequent."
After the video was made public, the dating rumors of Yoon Eun-hye and Kim Jong-kook resurfaced. Previously, in 2018, Kim Jong-kook discovered traces of his past girlfriend on the SBS entertainment program 'My Little Old Boy' and mentioned, "There was a girl who handwritten the texts I sent her. She called me 'prince.' As time went on, my texts became shorter, and eventually, I just texted, 'I'm going to work out.'" This connection to Yoon Eun-hye's past relationship intensified interest in their personal lives.
In response, Yoon Eun-hye's side stated to OSEN, "The rumors of a past relationship between Yoon Eun-hye and Kim Jong-kook are not true at all. Yoon Eun-hye has never heard of it."
Although Yoon Eun-hye's side firmly denied the past dating suspicions with Kim Jong-kook, this time they found themselves in the 'dating rumor hell' once again, due to the old photo taken on June 10, 2008.
[Photo] OSEN DB, captured from the broadcast.
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