The popular YouTube channel ShortBox's series "Long-term relationship" became a hot topic for using a wedding concept, and debates surrounding it continue.
Recently, Kim Won-hoon revealed a wedding invitation with Um Ji-yoon on social media, announcing the marriage. The published invitation stated that the ceremony would take place on April 1 at a wedding hall in Gangnam, Seoul. The phrase "on a day when the spring breeze seeps in, we get married" added to the excitement.
However, the wedding was a content event decorating the finale of the "Long-term relationship" series rather than an actual marriage. It was posted on April 1, April Fools' Day, which made it even more amusing.
ShortBox said, "The 15-year narrative of 'Long-term relationship,' which received great love from the start, bears fruit" and "we will hold the finale as an offline event in the form of an actual wedding." Subscribers were also invited as 150 guests through a story lottery.
But some pointed out that Kim Won-hoon is already a married man who married a non-celebrity wife in 2022, and criticized the content for adopting a format similar to an actual wedding, calling it inappropriate. Voices said that no matter the content, it crossed the line.
On the other hand, some said, "Content should be seen as content" and reacted positively, saying it was a plan that expanded the series' narrative. There were responses that this is precisely the kind of spectacle ShortBox would stage.
Perhaps aware of this, Kim Won-hoon spoke up on his personal social media. He said, "Above all, I am grateful to my wife, who supported the event more than anyone else and rejoiced with me," and Um Ji-yoon also lightened the mood with a witty response on social media saying, "I'll not attend."
Meanwhile, Kim Won-hoon gained great popularity in 2022 with the "Long-term relationship" series on ShortBox, and the content has become a flagship work for the channel's growth, recording more than 18 million cumulative views. <
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