Did Kim Soo Hyun and Kim Ji Won from ‘Queen of Tears’ date in real life?

Who never rooted for the couple from their favorite K-drama to leave the screen and become real? For fans of ‘Queen of Tears’, the wish for Kim Soo Hyun and Kim Ji Wonwho played Hong Haein and Baek Hyunwoo, had a romance behind the scenes that became so big that rumors about their relationship arose through possible evidence that spread on social media.

In production, available in the Netflix catalogue, Kim Soo Hyun and Kim Ji Won They play Hong Hae In and Baek Hyun Woo, a duo that needs to go through several trials for their relationship to evolve. The synopsis says: “The department store queen and her country husband face a marital crisis. Until their love miraculously blooms again.”

But, did Kim Soo Hyun and Kim Ji Won from ‘Queen of Tears’ date?

With the project’s debut in April 2024, and weekly broadcast until March of the same year, the actors’ chemistry on stage began to become a topic on social media. However, rumors that the couple’s dynamic could have been taken beyond the screen were strengthened by a sequence of publications on the duo’s social media made shortly after the episodes aired, in July of the same year.

This is because, Kim Soo Hyun posted four photos on Instagram that raised fans’ suspicions because they were very similar to images already published by Kim Ji Won. Three of the records were deleted shortly after publication, but it was too late: speculation had been launched that the artists were teasing a possible “Lovestagram”, a term used to describe subliminal messages about a romantic relationship through social media posts.

At the time, the rumor reached such proportions that agencies commented on what had happened. As reported by the Koreaboo portal, in a report from Sports Dong-A, both Gold Medalist, a Soo Hyunas for HighZiumStudio, a Ji Wonrevealed that they would not comment on rumors, implying that the actors had not made a “Lovestagram”.

Still, as there has been no incisive response from the companies or actors, fans continue to find clues that could indicate that the two are together. Among them are more similar publications, and a funny coincidence: the fan meeting of the “EYES ON YOU Asia” tour by Kim Soo Hyun was set for October 19, 2024 at Korea University Hwajung Gymnasium in Seoul, South Korea, a date that also marks the birthday of Kim Ji Won.

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