According to JTBC News, an informant who claimed to be a fan supporting the couple baseball player Hwang Jae Gyun and former T-ara member Jiyeon said that Hwang Jae Gyun was found drinking at a bar until early morning.
Out here says: “Hwang Jae Gyun is the most veteran player on the KT Wiz team and the team is in the middle of an important season. As the fall baseball season is approaching, seeing a married man at a drinking party with the opposite sex until 6am doesn't look good at all."
The person continued to state, "I believe such behavior is not appropriate for a baseball player. With divorce rumors circulating, Hwang Jae Gyun's actions are even more confusing."
Along with that, a clip recording Hwang Jae Gyun at the bar was provided as evidence.
In response, a close associate of Jiyeon commented to the media, "Seeing such photos can be hurtful, so we need to be careful."
Hwang Jae Gyun's representative also stated, "It's true that he went drinking, but we cannot confirm who he went with because it's a private matter."
A KT Wiz official added, “When we asked Hwang Jae Gyun about this, he said he drank after the match in Daejeon on August 31 and continued until the morning of September 1. September 1 was a day off, with no matches or practice sessions.”
Jiyeon and Hwang Jae Gyun got married in December 2022. Jiyeon often shares about her sweet, happy married life on her YouTube channel.
But in June this year, Hwang Jae Gyun was embroiled in controversy after getting into a scuffle with an opponent during a match. This affected Jiyeon, who had to endure many malicious comments because of her husband's incident.
At that time, Jiyeon announced a temporary suspension of activities on YouTube and social media accounts, citing personal reasons.
Amidst this situation, a Busan-Gyeongnam regional TV station mentioned the rumor that Hwang Jae Gyun and Jiyeon were getting divorced . The TV station apologized for the announcer's statement and said it was careless. Meanwhile, Jiyeon's former colleague affirmed: "The divorce rumor is baseless."
Recently, Jiyeon has returned to social media activities on the occasion of T-ara's 15th anniversary. In addition, the 1993-born beauty also shows signs of returning to YouTube.
