Reports of actor Lim Ji-yeon and Lee Dohyun's golf course date, who are openly dating, have spread and attracted attention. Sightings continuing into their fourth year of dating are generating warmth and excitement.
Recently, on online communities, accounts of seeing Lim Ji-yeon and Lee Dohyun on a date rapidly spread. The poster, revealing a review of their golf course visit, claimed, "I saw actor Lee Dohyun and Lim Ji-yeon. It looks like they came to play golf together," asserting they witnessed the date.
According to the post, the writer said, "At first I thought Lee Dohyun was an athlete. His skin was quite tanned and his physique was much better than on TV. The two of them were very sweet together," describing the atmosphere at the time.
In fact, Lim Ji-yeon has posted multiple verified golf course photos on her personal social media. In addition to field shots in various golf outfits, she was said to have even enjoyed night golf. Even though neither Lim Ji-yeon nor Lee Dohyun has issued a separate statement, the golf course date sightings seem to be gaining more traction.
That the sightings of Lim Ji-yeon and Lee Dohyun are not the first to draw attention. In February 2024, while Lee Dohyun was serving in the military, reports spread online that he enjoyed a brunch date with Lim Ji-yeon during leave. At the time, both sides showed cautious responses, saying, "It's the actor's private life, so we will not issue a separate statement," but a close associate who knows them well told OSEN, "The two are still seeing each other," the source said.
At the past brunch date, Lim Ji-yeon and Lee Dohyun reportedly drew attention with visuals that couldn't be hidden even though they covered their faces with masks and did not have managers accompany them. They were said to have shown a coordinated black-and-white fashion with a black cap, white sneakers and black pants. They were also reported to have acted naturally so as not to appear conscious of surrounding attention.
At the time, Lee Dohyun had returned on leave around the release of his first leading film role, Exhuma. After the film Exhuma surpassed 10 million viewers, Lee Dohyun and Lim Ji-yeon's military leave brunch date became a topic again.
Also that May at the Baeksang Arts Awards, Lee Dohyun won the male newcomer award in film for Exhuma and mentioned Lim Ji-yeon in his remarks, saying, "My beloved father, mother, sibling, my dog Gaeul, Ji-yeon, thank you so much," and the camera captured Lim Ji-yeon, who had attended the ceremony the previous year as a winner, prompting cheers.
In August of the same year, Lim Ji-yeon appeared as a guest on the YouTube content Meet You hosted by singer Sung Si Kyung and said, "I still sing to my partner," adding, "If I get hooked on a good song or lyrics, I've said, 'I really like this song; let's practice it together and sing it,'" hinting at practicing a duet with Lee Dohyun and expressing affection.
Lim Ji-yeon and Lee Dohyun, who developed into a couple after appearing together in the 2022 Netflix original series The Glory, quickly acknowledged dating after the series ended and have been openly dating for four years. During that time, Lee Dohyun's military service made Lim Ji-yeon the subject of attention for even small actions, from being called the wearer of straw shoes to the wearer of flower shoes. Now, reports of sightings of their public dates continue to come in, drawing even more attention.
[Photo] OSEN DB, SNS source.
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