Lee Chan-hyuk of K-pop duo AKMU and Lee Sae-rom of girl group fromis_9 are rumored to be dating.

Fans speculate that they have been dating for over a year based on their social media uploads. The presumed couple have been uploading pictures taken at the same spots on their respective Instagram accounts.

Rumors escalated after Lee Chan-hyuk recently appeared as a guest on MBC’s popular reality show “I Live Alone” aired on Oct. 14 and said he’s “having trouble staying alone” in his home.

“I meet a variety of people [throughout my life] but I think the most important relationship would be with one person, the person I’ll be spending my life with — my wife. My goal is to make a happy household of my own. If I had someone to marry, I can do it tomorrow. Marriage is my only dream [nowadays],” he said on the show.

YG Entertainment which represents Lee Chan-hyuk said that “it is difficult to confirm” because it respects its artists’ privacy. Pledis Entertainment, which represents fromis_9, did not comment on the matter.

Brother-sister AKMU rose to popularity by appearing on the second season of the K-pop audition program “K-pop Star” on SBS in 2012. The duo won and were scouted by YG Entertainment. The duo has hit songs such as “200%” (2014), “How can I love the heartbreak, you’re the one I love” (2019), “Dinosaur” (2020) and “Nakka” (2021).

Lee Chan-hyuk released his first solo album "Error" on Monday.

Lee Sae-rom debuted in fromis_9 which was formed through cable channel Mnet's audition program "Idol School" (2017). The girl group has hit songs such as “Glass Shoes” (2018), “DKDK” (2018) and “DM” (2022)


BY LEE JAE-LIM [lee.jaelim@joongang.co.kr]