Model Yoo Hye-won of 'Couple Palace 2' was embroiled in past rumors.
In the episode that aired on the 26th, tvN's 'Couple Palace 2' depicted the story of couples heading to Palace Week. However, some couples headed to the couple zone, while others sought to meet different individuals in the single zone.
There were also individuals who failed to be matched as couples but gained popularity and appeared as additional entrants. They included translator Ha Soo-jin, a corporate employee from Tokyo named Hwang Jae-geun, and model Yoo Hye-won.
Ha Soo-jin was U.S. lawyer Kim Keon-hee's top pick. Number 9, U.S. lawyer Kim Keon-hee, said, "Number 25 was really my pick. It felt like season 1's Eun Ye-sol was possessing me," expressing her passion for Ha Soo-jin. Ha Soo-jin remarked, "I thought number 9 would be very popular, so I deliberately didn't come," adding, "I have some concerns. Saying I wanted to raise a child in the U.S., it seems like my identity is more American," revealing her hesitation regarding marriage conditions.
Kim Keon-hee noted, "The ability to raise a child in the U.S. is a welfare point I can provide to my family. U.S. citizenship can't be obtained with money, can it?" However, Ha Soo-jin rejected Kim Keon-hee. Nevertheless, she appeared as an additional entrant after garnering 6 votes from male participants.
Hwang Jae-geun was also a participant who could not head to Palace Week due to Yoo Hye-won's rejection. However, thanks to the high favor from the female participants, he was able to participate.
Hwang Jae-geun confessed during the Palace Week matching, "I was drawn to number 19, Yoo Hye-won. I believed I had some level of affection. I thought it would go well." He added, "From the first time I saw you, I felt so thrilled. Shall we walk on a flower path together?" However, Yoo Hye-won replied, "I don't think I'm ready yet. I'm sorry," and rejected him.
Hwang Jae-geun said, "Initially, the person I had some feelings for, number 8, also went to number 28, and number 19, whom I was sure about, also didn't go, so I wanted to talk to someone else more," he said with a forced smile but soon appeared cool.
This was followed by a face that would bring Hwang Jae-geun down. It was Yoo Hye-won. Hwang Jae-geun expressed, "In fact, I hadn't imagined it when I first saw her, and I felt regret and anger, but upon seeing her, I just wanted to have a conversation."
Yoo Hye-won shared, "After seeing couples getting matched, I felt so pressured, and although I had good feelings, I lacked the courage. When I saw them leaving, I thought, 'Oh no.' It seemed wrong," adding, "I thought I might lose a good connection." She cautiously conveyed her feelings.
While feeling pressured, Yoo Hye-won also dreams of getting married and having a stable family. Yoo Hye-won mentioned, "Number 3, Hwang Jae-geun, had come with courage, so it would have been better if I had said, 'Let's go' with a good heart. I feel like I might have lost a good connection because of my personality," expressing her regrets about Hwang Jae-geun and drawing attention.
Meanwhile, male participant number 15, beauty entrepreneur Min Dong-seong, remarked, "Isn't woman number 19, Yoo Hye-won, really famous? There's a bad rumor from back in the day," and added, "Wasn't it even reported as an article? Doesn't everyone know?" capturing the attention of all male participants regarding Yoo Hye-won's past.
However, Yoo Hye-won denied all past dating rumors.
[Photo] tvN 'Couple Palace 2'
[OSEN = Oh Se-jin, reporter]