Who is TWICE Jihyo’s alleged boyfriend Yun Sungbin?

Last Sunday, the 24th, South Korean media reported that Jihyofrom TWICE, has been dating the Olympic athlete for a year Yun Sungbinthe “Iron Man”, also known for his participation in the reality show “The Battle of the 100”, on Netflix.

According to the press, the couple met through a mutual friend and became close due to their interest in exercising. In response to the rumors, JYP Entertainment, the company responsible for TWICE, and All That Sports, the agency that handles TWICE’s career Sungbinissued statements stating that they would not confirm the information because it was about the artists’ personal lives.

But, you know who you are Yun Sungbin? RECREIO tells you!

Successful career

Yun Sungbin was born on May 23, 1994 in Gyeongsang province, South Korea. According to Cosmopolitan magazine, the athlete was interested in sports from a very early age, excelling in different disciplines, ranging from football to jumping.

The interest of Sungbin He loved sports so much that, in high school, he decided to move to Seoul, with the intention of getting an athletic scholarship at a university. It was at that time that, while playing basketball, his physical education teacher, who was one of the officials of the Korean Skeleton and Bobsled Federation, ended up seeing potential in the boy for another sport: skeleton.

As explained by the official website of the Olympic Games, Skeleton is an individual winter sport, where the person needs to go down an ice track lying face down in a small sled, at high speed.

The change of modality could not have worked out better. Sungbin He ended up falling in love with the sport and, in addition to winning two silver and five gold medals at the Skeleton World Cup in 2018, he also became the first Asian to win a gold medal in Skeleton, during the Pyeongchang Olympic Games. .

At the moment, Sungbin He has already retired from the dance floor and has dedicated himself to working as an artist and influencer, participating in different South Korean variety shows, and publishing videos about physical activities on his YouTube channel.

Last year, the former athlete also stood out when he participated in the reality show “A Batalha dos 100”, on Netflix, a program that brings together 100 people, including men and women, to compete in different tests to decide who has the best physical size. .

Although many considered it one of the favorites, Sungbin left the competition after the “Punishment of Sisyphus” challenge, where competitors needed to push a 100kg ball up a hill, until only one was left.