On March 16, 2024, actors Ryu Jun Yeol and Han So Hee confirmed their relationship. Ryu Jun Yeol answered through his agency. On the other hand, Han So Hee issued a statement on her blog. She also apologized to Ryu Jun Yeol’ a ex-girlfriend Hyeri. Netizens had accused Han So Hee of being a “hwanseung” for Ryu Jun Yeol. As such, fans suspected that she might have been either a rebound or a third party in the relationship. Han So Hee thoroughly denied this claim in her statement. She claimed that she heard the two had ended their relationship in early 2023, even though the official breakup article came out in November 2023. She then began dating him in 2024.
First, [Ryu Jun Yeol] and I have feelings for each other and are in a relationship. However, I would like everyone to refrain from using the term ‘hwanseung’ (or literally “Transfer,” a Korean slang for cheating, rebounding, and/or switching). It is true we met through a photo exhibition, but the main purpose of my visiting the photo exhibition was to see the exhibition with my photographer friend. I heard that we might be working together [in a future work] so I went to greet him there.
Second, we developed feelings for each other in 2024. From what I heard, he ended his relationship with [Hyeri] early 2023, but the articles about their breakup came out in November. Based on this fact, I decided to pursue how I was feeling and build the relationship.
— Han So Hee
Following her statement, Han So Hee has been replying to fans’ comments on her blog. One particular reply caught the eye of netizens. Someone had asked her why she decided to publicize Hyeri and Ryu Jun Yeol’s breakup date. It was considered their personal privacy. Han So Hee then claimed that she had not heard it directly herself, but she had read it through an article in June 2023. Netizens noted that there was no such article in June 2023. The first mention of the couple’s break up only came in November of that year.
