Korean actress Park Min-young, 36, who starred in the drama “What's Wrong with Secretary Kim” with actor Park Seo-joon, is reportedly dating a wealthy businessman involved in cryptocurrency.
Korean media outlet Dispatch published an exclusive report about the purported romance between Park Min-young and businessman Kang Jong-hyun, who is reportedly involved in Vidente, a company operating cryptocurrency, blockchain technology and TVLogic.
The Vidente website states that the company “is a shareholder of Bithumb, a global cryptocurrency trading company.”
“Bithumb Korea has emerged as the world’s No.1 exchange with high trading volume and has grown into the No.1 virtual asset exchange in the world since launching its services in 2014,” according to the Bithumb website.
After her contract with agency Namoo Actors expired, she signed up with Hook Entertainment, which was acquired by Chorokbaem Media, a company that is being linked to Kang Jong-hun, SBS News reported.
Dispatch posted photos of Park Min-young and Kang Jong-hyun and reported that after she finished her ballet class, she went to Wonju, a city in Gangwon Province, South Korea.
Park Min-young and Kang Jong-hyun went to an apartment in Wonju, the Dispatch report stated.
As the suspicions continue to grow, Park Min Young's agency Hook Entertainment shared their brief statement.
Regarding the dating report, Hook Entertainment issued a statement and said, "Park Min-young is busy filming her drama 'Love in Contact' at the moment, so it is taking a while to confirm the facts. We ask for your understanding in not being able to relay an exact statement quickly."