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On April 23, 2024, the South Korean media outlet Dispatch reported that Apink's Yoon Bomi and Black Eyed Pilseung producer Rado had been dating for eight years through their official website and Instagram handle. The outlet stated that they have been together for 2,500 days since they began dating in April 2017.
In response to the dating news, Apink's Yoon Bomi and Rado's respective agencies, Choi Creative Lab and Highup Entertainment confirmed the dating news through a joint statement, as reported by Korea JoongAng Daily, where they stated:
"The two are in a relationship."
Apink's Yoon Bomi and Rado's respective agencies also released individual statements regarding their dating news
Apink's Yoon Bomi and Black Eyed Pilseung producer Rado's agencies Choi Creative Lab and Highup Entertainment refrained from discussing the duration of their relationship. However, the record labels also released individual statements informing the fans about their stance.
Choi Creative Lab officially announced through a press release regarding the Apink's Yoon Bomi dating news and stated, as translated by Soompi:
"Hello. This is Choi Creative Lab. This is an official statement regarding our agency artist Apink’s Yoon Bomi. Upon confirmation with Yoon Bomi, she is maintaining a good relationship, as reported in the articles. However, as it is the artist’s private life, we ask for your understanding in not being able to confirm any other details."
The agency further reported that the female singer would continue to work as a group member and showcase a diverse range of talents. They further requested fans to show their unwavering support and encouragement for the actress and stated:
"Yoon Bomi will continue to work actively as an Apink member, actress, and all-rounder entertainer. Please show unchanging support and encouragement for Yoon Bomi. Thank you."
Meanwhile, Black Eyed Pilseung producer Rado's agency Highup Entertainment, stated in their statement to look after the pair and shared:
"Please look upon the two with warmth."
As the news broke, the Apink member also shared a handwritten letter on her fanclub website, personally confirming her relationship with the producer. In her handwritten letter, she revealed that while working on numerous songs, the duo developed feelings for each other, and Rado helped her grow into a mature person. She stated:
"We started dating because we developed good feelings for each other while working on many songs. Meeting a wise person helped me grow into a more mature and healthy person even though I was young and lacking in many things. I will continue to show my good side with honest and positive energy."
The fandom congratulated the new couple in the town and wished for their happiness. Furthermore, the fans were glad that the duo confirmed their dating news without any hesitation. Many also shared several snippets celebrating the news on social media.
More about Apink's Yoon Bomi and Rado
Yoon Bomi was born on August 13, 1993, in Suwon, Gyeonggi, South Korea, and is 30 years old. She completed her education at Korean Arts School and headed to become a member of the South Korean girl group Apink. She has been active in the entertainment industry since 2011 and associated with the labels, including IST and Choi Creative Lab.
She debuted with the group Apink on April 19, 2011, with the extended play Seven Springs, under IST Entertainment (formerly CUBE Entertainment). On April 28, 2023, it was announced that she did not renew her exclusive individual contract with IST ENtertainment but agreed to remain a part of the group. She later signed an exclusive contract with Choi Creative Lab for her individual endeavors.
Throughout her acting career, she has appeared in numerous shows, including Reply 1997, Love Profiler K, Because This Is My First Life, Oppa Will Date Instead, Please Don't Date Him, and others. She has served as the MC for shows such as Weekly Idol, Shikshin Road 2, and others.
She has also contributed to singles such as Let's Talk About You, Let's Eat Together, Pretty Girl, I Know I Know, Our Night is More Beautiful Than Our Day, Vaccine, and others.
Rado, also known as Song Joo-young, was born on July 11, 1984, and is currently a member of the music production and songwriting duo Black Eyed Pilseung. They started their team-up in 2014 and have produced several hit songs, including Only You, Twice's Like Ooh-Ahh, Cheer Up, Likey, Fancy, Apink's I'm So Sick, Eung Eung, and others.
The Apink member is currently starring in the ongoing Netflix series Queen of Tears, and Black Eyed Pilseung has recently contributed to albums, including ITZY's Kill My Doubt and STAYc's Teen Fresh.
