Actor Ji Ye-eun and dancer Bata's confirmed romance has drawn attention as Bata's views on marriage are being revisited.
On the 13th, Ji Ye-eun's agency CPN Entertainment told OSEN, "The two, who had been colleagues, have recently been seeing each other with good feelings," acknowledging the relationship.
Both born in 1994, the two are reported to have grown closer as colleagues in the entertainment industry through a shared religion and later developed into lovers.
After news of their romance broke, attention turned to the ideal types and values the two had mentioned in the past. In particular, Bata's expressed views on marriage have once again become a topic of conversation.
Last year, Bata appeared on the YouTube channel "Ruah Wave" and candidly shared his thoughts on marriage. At the time he said, "I want to get married more than I want a career," showing his intention to marry. He added, "These days in Korea both marriage and birth rates are very low. The media seems to only show the negative side."
He added, "I don't know how, but I want to express through dance how valuable and good marriage is," and said, "Actually, the best thing is me holding a baby. From now on I have to actively look for a wife," attracting attention. He also left a video message to his future spouse saying, "Let's live well together."
Ji Ye-eun also recently mentioned her views on dating on a broadcast. On SBS Running Man she said, "I like the church older-brother type," and said, "The most important thing in meeting someone of the opposite sex is faith," drawing attention in connection with the point that the two grew closer through religion.
Meanwhile, Bata is the leader of the dance crew WeDemBoys and gained recognition through Mnet Street Man Fighter; he is a choreographer who created choreography for many hit songs such as Zico's "New Thing" and Jennie's "Like Jennie." Ji Ye-eun debuted in the web drama "How to" and is active on Coupang Play's "SNL Korea" and SBS's Running Man.
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