"EXchange / Transit Love 4" cast member Seong Baek-hyun is embroiled in dating rumors with someone other than Choi Yun-nyeong, and attention is pouring in toward the other party, cheerleader Ahn Ji-hyun.
Recently, on online communities, dating rumors between actor Seong Baek-hyun, a grants of TVING "EXchange / Transit Love 4", and cheerleader Ahn Ji-hyun spread widely.
The origin of the dating rumors was Ahn Ji-hyun's KakaoTalk profile picture. The leaked profile included a close two-shot selfie of Ahn Ji-hyun and Seong Baek-hyun along with the text "♥+50." It also showed D-day counts such as "D-11, D-262" and Seong Baek-hyun's initials "♥BH♥."
This led some to speculate that Ahn Ji-hyun and Seong Baek-hyun are dating. +50 could mean they have been dating for 50 days, and D-262 could be interpreted as counting down to Seong Baek-hyun's birthday.
Ahn Ji-hyun began her career as a cheerleader in 2015 with the Seoul Samsung Thunders and made a name for herself early on as a high school cheerleader. Especially after gaining significant recognition from 2017, Ahn Ji-hyun earned the nickname "the second Park Ki-ryang." Park Ki-ryang also showed affection toward Ahn Ji-hyun, saying "one reason I find you pretty is because you remind me of myself."
In fact, Ahn Ji-hyun moved to the Lotte Giants in 2019 and performed on the same team as Park Ki-ryang, and since 2021 she joined Two S Sportainment and continued cheerleading for Suwon FC and Seoul Woori Card Wibee-WooriWON. Especially in 2024 she moved to Taiwan and was selected as the first official member of the sixth professional baseball team's official cheerleading squad, the Taikang Hawks' "Wing Stars," becoming loved as a baseball goddess in Taiwan. Last year she joined the SSG Landers cheering squad and has been active shuttling between Taiwan and Korea.
Separately, Ahn Ji-hyun attracted attention in 2020 when dating rumors surfaced linking her to baseball player Park Hyo-jun, who was playing in the U.S. minor leagues. At the time, Ahn Ji-hyun's side told OSEN that "it is not true," saying "we responded that they are close friends but not in a romantic relationship."
Meanwhile, she is drawing attention as she is swept up in a second dating rumor with Seong Baek-hyun. However, neither side has made a direct response regarding this matter.
Meanwhile, Seong Baek-hyun appeared as Park Hyun-ji's X on last month's concluded TVING "EXchange / Transit Love 4." At the time, Seong Baek-hyun, who had formed a final couple with Choi Yun-nyeong, received viewers' support with updates hinting at "Hyun-keo," but the sudden dating rumors with Ahn Ji-hyun have caused confusion.
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