Major forums in Korea were shaken after Dispatch posted dating photos of Kai (EXO) and Jennie (Black Pink) on the morning of January 1.
Kai and Jennie are the 11th lovebirds to have had their dating photos published by Korea’s leading news site on January 1, since 2008. According to Naver, every year on this day, both the media and the audience respond.
Kai and Jennie’s dating news covered Korean media
Singer Kim Jong Min and actor and model three years older than him – Hyun Young – were on the front page of Dispatch on January 1, 2008.
January 1, 2009, singer Ivy and famous composer Kim Tae Sung became the center of attention.
On the morning of January 1, 2010, Kim Hye Soo and `bad boy` Yoo Hae Jin confirmed their relationship after many years of being friends.
Lee Na Young and `Half-Blood Prince` Daniel Henney were exposed to evidence of their love on the morning of January 1, 2011.
On the first day of 2013, Dispatch posted a series of photos of Kim Tae Hee and Bi Rain secretly in love.
Yoona and Lee Seung Gi caused an Asian fever when they were rumored to be dating on January 1, 2014.
Yoona and Lee Seung Gi in ‘Strong heart’ in 2011
On January 1, 2015, actor Lee Jung Jae and Lim Se Ryung – the ex-wife of Samsung Group’s `crown prince` – had a series of romantic photos released.
On the first day of 2016, the love affair of idol singer Hani (EXID group) and Kim Junsu (JYJ) caused a stir on forums.
January 1, 2018, Dispatch posted a series of dating photos of singer G-Dragon (Big Bang) and Lee Joo Yeon (former After School member).
G-Dragon dating video
Immediately after revealing the dating news of G-Dragon and Lee Joo Yeon on the morning of January 1, Dispatch continued to release a series of romantic photos of the new lovers – Lee Joon and actress Jung So Min.
According to the site, idol singer Lee Joon spent most of his five days on military leave dating his girlfriend.
Funny scene in `The Strange Father`
`Uncovering` evidence of stars’ dating on New Year’s Day has become a tradition for the past 10 years of Dispatch – Korea’s leading news-hunting newspaper.
`Every year on January 1, entertainment companies and artists worry about being called names, because star relationships will cause many impacts,` SBS commented.
In 2017, Song Joong Ki and Song Hye Kyo were originally planned to post news on the morning of January 1.
Thanh Cao
