Apink member Yoon Bomi and star producer Rado tie the knot today (the 16th) after nine years of dating. The news of the first Apink member to become married has drawn warm congratulations from fans worldwide and across the music industry.
Yoon Bomi and Rado will hold a private wedding at the Grand Hyatt Seoul in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, on the 16th. The Grand Hyatt Seoul, which the couple chose as their wedding venue, is known as a luxury wedding destination that has hosted many top-star couples such as Lee Byung-hun and Rhee Minjung, Lee Gyu-hyeok and Son Dam-bi, and director Kim Byung-woo and Ham Eunjung, raising expectations even higher.
As the wedding involves a leading K-pop girl group member and a hit-making producer, the guest list and lineup of congratulatory performances are expected to rival year-end award shows.
First, Apink members will personally perform congratulatory songs to celebrate Yoon Bomi's second act in life. Fans are keen to see what emotional performances the members who have shared more than a decade together will present, and whether Son Naeun, who left the group, will attend as a guest to show her loyalty.
Also on the congratulatory lineup are STAYC and UNCHILD, girl groups under HighUp Entertainment that the groom-to-be Rado directly produces and leads, who will join in blessing the couple's future.
The couple's relationship began through music. Yoon Bomi and Rado first met while working together on Apink's third full-length album title track "I Can Be Excited" in 2016. After that, they began dating seriously in 2017 and, as seniors and juniors in the music industry and as colleagues, quietly and steadily nurtured their love over a long nine years while supporting each other.
They officially acknowledged their relationship in April last year and began dating publicly, and then surprised fans by announcing their marriage suddenly in December last year, 1 year and 8 months later. At the time, Yoon Bomi posted a handwritten letter on the fan cafe saying, "After sharing daily life by each other's side for a long time and being together in joy and in moments of wavering, I decided to spend the rest of my life with the person who has been by my side," revealing deep trust and affection for her groom-to-be, Rado.
Even after marriage, the two will not stop pursuing their "main careers." At the time of the marriage announcement, Yoon Bomi said she would continue to fulfill her responsibilities in her role and, as Apink and as Yoon Bomi, repay Panda (the fandom name) with better activities.
HighUp Entertainment, led by Rado, said, "Rado plans to continue dedicating himself to music activities as the company's lead producer after the marriage without change."
Having become each other's strong support and achieving both career and love, Yoon Bomi and Rado have put a period on nine years of dating and are starting a new chapter today as lifelong partners, receiving many warm blessings from people.
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