Girl group After School's Jooyeon's agency said, "This is the first time we are hearing the news. We will confirm with them," regarding the rumor that Hallyu star So Ji Sup (37) and Jooyeon (27) of After School are dating. After School's agency said in the afternoon of December 23, 2013, "We are not aware of the love life of Jooyeon. We are trying our best to find out whether the rumor is true."

When the rumor came out yesterday, After School members were going back to Korea on the plane from Beijing, China. An official from After School's agency said, "Because Jooyeon is on the flight right now, she is not able to answer the phone calls. We have not found out anything about the relationship rumor of Jooyeon and So Ji Sup, so we do not have anything to say yet."

In related news, a woman's magazine Woman Sense on its January issue reported that So Ji Sup and After School's Jooyeon have been dating for a year and four months, attracting the attention of the fans. According to Woman Sense, So Ji Sup and After School's Jooyeon met in the summer of 2012. The two met through G.O. of the male idol group MBLAQ and started dating.