Which member of much-missed K-pop girl group Kara is now dating a wealthy business heir?
K-pop star Park Gyu-ri, of much-missed girl band Kara, has confirmed that she is romantically involved with a wealthy business heir.
But the 31-year-old has already ruled out an early marriage to the “chaebol scion” – a term used in Korea to describe the future inheritor of a large family-owned business conglomerate.
Park’s boyfriend, surnamed Song, is the eldest grandson of Dongwon Construction's founder Song Seung-hun. He reportedly works as a curator at an art centre in Seoul.
“Park met Song at an art exhibition,” said Park’s agency TheCNT Global said on October 1. “As they share art as a common interest, they developed good feelings toward each other and recently began dating.”
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But the agency said it is too early to talk about marriage.
A local media outlet reported earlier on the same day that Park and Song have been seeing each other since June. It claimed the pair had a date in September at an eatery in Seoul’s upmarket Gangnam-gu neighbourhood.
Park debuted as a child actress in 1995 and began her singing career as a member of Kara in 2007. The group was propelled to stardom with hit songs including Mister, released in 2009, but disbanded in 2016. In August it was reported that Park signed with TheCNT Global to pursue a career in acting.
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Singer and actress Park Gyu-ri, better known as Gyuri, has confirmed a relationship with the eldest grandson of Dongwon Construction founder Song Seung-hun