Kim Jong-kook’s marriage rekindles talk of Yoon Eun-hye
Singer Kim Jong-kook and actress Yoon Eun-hye / Captured from social medias
Singer Kim Jong-kook’s marriage announcement has effectively ended nearly two decades of rumors linking him romantically with actor Yoon Eun-hye.
On Aug. 18, Kim shared a handwritten letter on his official fan cafe announcing his marriage. “I’m getting married,” he wrote. “Thanks to the fans who have always been a great source of strength, I am now getting married and taking on a new challenge in life. I will continue to work harder and live diligently.”
On the same day, Yoon uploaded a YouTube vlog where she appeared visibly slimmer, along with a short video featuring a broken-heart emoji.
Although unrelated to Kim’s marriage news, the timing led online users to link the two events, fueling renewed speculation and interpretations of their “almost-romance” narrative.
Yoon Eun-hye appears in her YouTube vlog, showing a slimmer look. Captured from YouTube
Buzz also spread overseas. Chinese media and fandoms, which have long paid close attention to Kim and Yoon’s rumored connection, gave wide coverage to the news, sparking a flurry of online discussion. On China’s largest online platforms, both names climbed into the top tier of trending searches.
Although Kim’s marriage has effectively closed the chapter on the long-standing rumor, industry watchers say public interest in the two is likely to persist for some time.
This article from the Xportsnews is translated by a generative AI and edited by The Korea Times.