Photos from 2008 showing Kim Jong Kook and Yoon Eun Hye at the same tanning salon have reignited dating rumors between the two celebrities.
The images surfaced on 9 Jul 2025 across online communities and social media platforms. Both photos were dated 10 Jun 2008 and showed the pair at the same location on the same day.
Each photo featured handwritten notes reading “Thank you” along with the date. The identical backgrounds and timing of the visits caught netizens’ attention immediately.
Kim Jong Kook had completed his mandatory military service on 23 May 2008, just weeks before the tanning salon visit. Yoon Eun Hye was at the peak of her acting career at the time, thanks to the hit MBC series Coffee Prince.
The discovery prompted fresh speculation about a past romantic relationship between the two stars.
Dating Rumors Between Kim Jong Kook and Yoon Eun Hye Trace Back to X-Man Era
Dating rumors between Kim Jong Kook and Yoon Eun Hye first emerged in 2005. Their chemistry on the popular SBS variety program X-Man sparked initial speculation about their relationship.
The rumors have persisted over the years, gaining new momentum in 2022 when Yoon Eun Hye shared a dating story on YouTube.
“In the beginning of a relationship, men text a lot, but over time, the number of texts decreases. That naturally makes women feel disappointed,” she explained.
She continued, “Because my boyfriend texted me less, I wrote down all the texts I received from him in a notebook and gave it to him.”
The story bore striking similarities to one Kim Jong Kook shared in 2018 on SBS’s My Ugly Duckling. He had revealed receiving a notebook as a gift from someone who documented his text messages.
“There was someone who used to write down the texts I sent by hand. My texts got shorter over time,” Kim Jong Kook had said on the show.
He even displayed the notebook during the broadcast, further fueling speculation that both celebrities were referring to the same relationship.
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