Singer Hwasa attends the Circle Chart Music Awards 2024 on January 10, 2024 in Busan, South Korea.
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MAMAMOO’s Hwa Sa has not directly addressed the continuing rumors about her romantic life throughout a visitor look on Park Na Rae’s YouTube present “Naraesik” alongside Han Hye Jin.Throughout her guesting, the trio expressed their hopes of sometime having a triple date. Hwa Sa later casually referred to the three of them as “single.””Aren’t all of us single proper now?” she requested.Hwa Sa’s assertion seemingly shuts down earlier rumors claiming she was in a five-year relationship with a businessman who’s 12 years her senior. The rumors first surfaced in June final 12 months, with sources claiming the pair met when he was working within the music business. On the time the rumors surfaced, Hwa Sa’s company, P NATION, mentioned it was “troublesome” to substantiate whether or not the connection was true because it was a “non-public matter.”Hwa Sa has by no means publicly confirmed nor denied rumors of her relationship till her visitor look on the YouTube sequence.Hwa Sa’s Ideas on MarriageOutside of the connection rumors, the MAMAMOO crooner additionally expressed her ideas on marriage in South Korea and lamented on the means folks view idols who’re married.”That is actually a dream of mine. It is one in all my desires. Like Rihanna or Beyoncé. They’re performing whereas pregnant. They’re nonetheless seen as Rihanna, you realize folks see them as artists. So I hope Korea turns into that free as nicely,” she mentioned.Within the Okay-pop business, many followers develop a robust parasocial relationship with idols, viewing them as potential romantic companions. When idols announce relationships or marriages, some followers really feel betrayed, resulting in backlash.Moreover, leisure firms typically discourage or prohibit their idols from relationship, particularly early of their profession. This is because of a perception that single idols are extra marketable and a worry of potential scandals damaging the group’s or firm’s status.
