Businessman Choi Sihun, who married singer Ailee, was recently embroiled in controversy as the representative of the agency of Lee Won, a participant in ‘Your Romance.’ Lee Won has now spoken out about the issue.
On the 1st, Lee Won denied the allegations through his own SNS, stating, “The individual mentioned in the messenger capture attached to the previous statement has often given me personal advice, and as some have misunderstood, they are not the private entertainment representative of mine.” He further clarified, “I mentioned it first, wondering if it would be helpful to the person involved in terms of music, and the individual has never made any business proposals to me.”
Additionally, Lee Won explained, “The agency I work for is not the company of the mentioned individual but a general TikTok agency,” and expressed his intention to organize his work at the company to prevent any unfounded rumors or harm spreading to the company due to his mention.
Furthermore, Lee Won earnestly requested, “I sincerely ask you to stop making groundless speculations and indiscriminate assumptions about all individuals related to me,” and humbly apologized for any discomfort caused to those individuals due to his personal remarks.
Previously, ‘Your Romance’ participant Han Gyeol stated, “During filming, there was no romantic sentiment between me and the fellow participant (Lee Won), only a friendly exchange,” and expressed hope that the meaning of the show would not be distorted due to misunderstandings.
Han Gyeol also shared, “After the broadcast, the fellow participant and I maintained contact to exchange greetings. During this time, I received a proposal to go on a trip abroad together, initially understanding it as a simple travel invitation.” However, upon hearing more specific details such as a meal date, I realized it was an inappropriate proposal and clearly conveyed my refusal.”
Lee Won responded to the situation by stating, “The content shared by another participant in the story is not entirely true,” and clarified that the talk of an overseas trip was a casual conversation about traveling to that country due to similar food preferences while filming.
Lee Won acknowledged the lack of trust in his words due to his past on television and therefore provided evidence with the messenger photo, with the participant’s name obscured.
After this information was made public, there was a spread of the fact that the brightness of the messenger photo could reveal that the mentioned agency representative was “Choi Sihun, Ailee’s husband.”
Choi Sihun and Ailee are currently on their honeymoon, sharing updates on their honeymoon trip through SNS. In response, a netizen commented on Ailee’s post, suggesting, “During your honeymoon, you should check out Choi Sihun’s SNS,” hinting at the ongoing controversy.
As the controversy escalated, Lee Won seemed to draw a line regarding his relationship with Choi Sihun through his statement.
Meanwhile, the Wave original entertainment show ‘Your Romance’ is a reality program featuring women’s dating, created by the production team behind the popular ‘Others’ Romance,’ which focused on men’s dating reality.
However, after the first broadcast, participant Lee Won, who used to be a BJ conducting explicit broadcasts in the past, was embroiled in authenticity controversies regarding his sexual orientation.
Lee Won admitted to his past as a BJ conducting explicit broadcasts but denied the suspicion of being homosexual.