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Manila Bulletin devider Entertainment devider Paris photographers group explains, apologizes after K-pop idol Taecyeon, GF's pics spread online

Paris photographers group explains, apologizes after K-pop idol Taecyeon, GF's pics spread online

Published Feb 7, 2025 06:46 am

A group of photographers in Paris issued an explanation and apology after photos of K-pop idol and actor Taecyeon and his girlfriend spread online.

The photos were taken near the famous Eiffel Tower in Paris in April last year.

One photo showed Taecyeon kneeling before his non-celebrity girlfriend and presenting her with a ring.

This sparked rumors that Taecyeon and his girlfriend would be getting married soon. Taecyeon, through his agency 51K, denied this.

The photos, posted on the group’s Instagram account, were shared online. The photographers group offers to take photos of people for a fee under a photo tour package in Paris.

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K-pop idol and actor Taecyeon and his girlfriend in Paris in April 2024 (From the Paris photographers group on Instagram)

After the photos of Taecyeon and his girlfriend spread online, the photographers group issued a statement on Instagram.

“The photos of Taec-yeon and his girlfriend were discovered yesterday here on our photography profile in Paris. Since then, we have been receiving many messages about this. The fact is that we did their session last year, WITHOUT KNOWING WHO THEY WERE! Honestly, there was no intention of exposing their lives,” the group said.

They said Taecyeon and his girlfriend did not request that the photos be kept private.

“Until yesterday, we did not know that they were a big Korean celebrity. They booked the session as a regular person and there was never any contact beyond what we have with any regular client, and there was never a request for the photos not to be published,” they said.

They said the photos were on their Instagram account since April 2024. The photos showed the face of Taecyeon’s girlfriend.

“That is why we posted the photos as we always do with our clients, with no intention of exposing them or gaining visibility for it, so much so that the photos were public since April 2024. When the photos were published, we did not mention his name in any way, it was just a sequence of photos that we innocently found beautiful and inspiring,” they said.

The group added, “We are truly surprised and shocked by this embarrassing situation. I have already sent my apology to Taec and his girlfriend, and I now publicly apologize sincerely. There was never any intention to expose your relationship or your girlfriend’s face.”

“As soon as we realized what was happening, we immediately archived the photos, but they had already been shared by several people. We have NEVER sent these photos to anyone and we will NOT send them! Please respect this and do not insist on this,” they explained.

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K-pop idol and actor Taecyeon and his girlfriend in Paris in April 2024 (From the Paris photographers group on Instagram)

According to them, “We are honest professionals, we receive couples from all over the world every day, and have photographed more than 7,000 people since 2019 in Paris. Our photographers provide services in English, Spanish, Portuguese and French, so our clients can come from anywhere in the world. It is impossible to know that the person in front of us is someone famous in their home country without them telling us. It was all just an unusual and innocent situation, of not knowing who they were. And I am very sorry for that.”

“We sincerely apologize to the public and their family for this unintentional exposure. We hope everything turns out well,” they said.

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