Is Kangta a womanizer?

From left, TV personality Oh Jung-yeon, singer-songwriter Kangta and racing model Woo Joo-ahn. Courtesy of SM C&C, Capture from Kangta, Woo Joo-ahn's Instagram

By Dong Sun-hwa

Is K-pop idol-turned-singer/songwriter Kangta a womanizer?

This embarrassing question surfaced after KBS TV announcer-turned-celebrity Oh Jung-yeon revealed her bygone romantic relationship with him on Friday, hinting that Kangta had cheated on her.

“It must be shocking to see my boyfriend ― whom I have been in serious relationship for about six months ― in bed with another woman,” she wrote on her Instagram. “This is what I experienced two years ago. I was deeply hurt.”

She posted the message with a screenshot of a portal site's real-time search results, including Kangta and racing model Woo Joo-ahn. Oh did not identify the “other woman,” but her fans and observers believe she meant Woo.

“I had tough times overcoming it, but the nightmare hit me again when I see the names of these two people on the portal site,” Oh wrote.

This controversial message came a day after Woo shared a short, personal video of herself and Kangta kissing at a location that looks like a public sauna on her Instagram. In another posting, Woo confessed she had dated Kangta, but claimed that posting the video clip had been an “accident.”

Kangta admitted he had dated Woo, but remained silent about Oh.

On Saturday, Woo asked Oh on Instagram not to frame her as a “secret mistress.” They had an argument on the platform, and Woo later said she had resolved a misunderstanding with Oh.

On Sunday, Woo said she would take legal action against rumormongers and online haters.

Meanwhile, online news outlet OSEN, citing Oh's friend, reported that Kangta and Oh began dating in November 2016.

“Oh said she had seen Woo at Kangta's home in April 2017,” the news organization quoted Oh's friend as saying.

Kangta, whose real name is Ahn Chil-hyun, debuted as a member of first-generation K-pop boy band H.O.T in 1996. Since the group's disbandment in 2001, he has been forging career as a soloist and actor.

He is set to release the solo track "Love Song" on Aug. 4.