On January 24, Kim Soo-hyun responded to a fan message on the fan communication platform Bubble, saying, “I hope you see dramas as just dramas from now on.”

This response came after a subscriber sent a message through Bubble, saying, “Please marry Kim Ji-won soon and have a love story on Instagram. Go public with your relationship and show it off more than you do now.”

Kim Soo-hyun and Kim Ji-won were entangled in dating rumors on July 1 of last year. On that day, Kim Soo-hyun posted four photos, including selfies taken during his Asia tour fan meeting, but quickly deleted three of them.

Some netizens speculated that the deleted photos resembled photos posted by Kim Ji-won four days earlier, suggesting that the two might be dating. Others argued that the photo composition and the black suits were very common, dismissing the dating rumors as baseless misunderstandings.

At the time, neither Kim Soo-hyun’s agency nor Kim Ji-won’s agency made an official statement regarding the rumors.

Meanwhile, Kim Soo-hyun and Kim Ji-won starred together in the globally successful tvN drama “Queen of Tears” last year. The drama broke the viewership rating record for tvN dramas, surpassing “Crash Landing on You.”