Choi Yoon-nyung, a participant on TVING's "EXchange 4," has personally denied dating rumors involving Jo Yoo-sik, urging the public to refrain from making unfounded assumptions.
On the 11th, Choi took to her social media to clarify, "Yoo-sik and I are truly like family," adding, "There is only camaraderie between us, not romance. The rumors are not true."
She continued, "Please stop linking me with Yoo-sik and feel free to recommend some potential boyfriends instead. A kind word of support is much more valuable than rumors. I'm mentioning this briefly because it seems like the misunderstanding is growing too large."
Previously, after fellow participants Kwak Min-kyung and Shin Seung-yong revealed that they had been secretly dating for about a year since the end of "EXchange 4," some online communities and social media platforms began speculating about a relationship between Jo Yoo-sik—Kwak's ex-partner on the show—and Choi Yoon-nyung, citing their shared trip to Japan as evidence.
In particular, as Kwak and Choi had mentioned in various interviews following the show that they had become close enough to "meet almost every week," some engaged in reckless speculation, questioning whether Choi had started a new relationship with her friend's ex-boyfriend.
Meanwhile, TVING's "EXchange 4" is a dating reality program that aired from October of last year to January of this year, garnering attention for capturing the stories of young people struggling between their past lovers and new potential partners.
(SBS Entertainment News | Kang Kyung-youn)