She let out a heartfelt confession about her past relationships.
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While most idols shy away from even hinting at the existence of a dating life, Girls’ Generation member Yuri has drawn significant attention after opening up about her past relationships on a television broadcast.
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The legendary idol-actress recently appeared on KBS 2TV‘s Happy Together, where she got candid about her regrets regarding her past relationships. The episode featured singer-songwriter Lee Chae Eun and her former boyfriend, Oh Yoon Gi, who is also a musician. The two had dated for eight years before breaking up last December. Surprisingly, Lee revealed that she was in a new relationship and had appeared on the show with the support of her current boyfriend.
Lee Chae Eun explained that she was the one who had suggested the joint appearance to her ex-boyfriend, because aside from their romantic history, they had also been colleagues as musicians for a long time. Oh Yoon Gi also explained his reason for agreeing, revealing that he knew Lee always wanted to be a singer but gave up the dream due to stage fright. Hence, when she gathered the courage to finally show her talent to the world, he felt responsible to help her out in any way possible.
Unlike Lee, Oh Yoon Gi confessed that he was still single and processing his feelings. His decision to play the accompaniment for Lee Chae Eun’s performance during the episode was his attempt to find closure. Lee Chae Eun covered the song “You Were My Twenties,” leaving all the MCs, including Yoo Jae Suk, deeply moved as the two shared genuinely warm glances during the emotional lyrical parts.
Watching the two ex-lovers in such a vulnerable state, Yuri admitted that she felt she had traveled back to her twenties and found herself reflecting on how she had treated some past lovers.
I found myself thinking about my ex-boyfriends, whom I had treated poorly, and wanted to tell them, ‘I hope you’re happy,’ and ‘I’m sorry.’ Thank you for taking me there.
— Yuri
Though the idol didn’t reveal the identities of her former boyfriends, this candid confession has become a hot topic. This moment also reminded netizens that Super Junior‘s Kim Heechul had previously mentioned that Yuri remained on good terms with her former boyfriends even after the relationships ended. Since her own reflection of her past relationships seems somewhat contradictory to Heechul’s remarks, people are left intrigued, wondering what could possibly make the idol feel so guilty about her dating history.