Model Yoo Hye-won, who was embroiled in dating rumors with Seungri from Big Bang and basketball player Heo Woong, has risen to popularity on 'Couple Palace 2'.
In the second round of Mnet's 'Couple Palace 2' aired on the 12th, Yoo Hye-won appeared as contestant number 19, riding the keyword train of "cat-like" features.
While the male contestants said "eliminated" to the marriage condition of "please understand if I give 3 million won a month," after Yoo Hye-won's face was revealed, votes poured in, and she secured first place in the popularity poll with a total of 8 votes.
Yoo Hye-won introduced herself as "a beauty model with an annual salary of 150 million won, assets of 200 million won, and an influencer with 440,000 followers on social media."
She said, "I am the eldest daughter of K-family, trying my best without my dad. I have been working for nearly six years since I was 23," and added, "I saved my first 10 million won when I was 23. My mom asked me to give her all the money I saved, and I kept doing that since then. I thought it was natural, but when I hit my late 20s, I started to wonder, 'What about me?' I thought I would get married early and dreamed of a stable life. Meeting a good person and getting married is one of my dreams in life."
The female contestants who saw Yoo Hye-won remarked, "I feel like I've seen her somewhere," recalling that she was the subject of past dating rumors with Seungri.
In an interview with the production team, Yoo Hye-won expressed her cautiousness, saying, "I don't know if I should be here. There were dating rumors. It follows me like a tag." She continued, "But I think it can't be helped. I thought about wanting to meet a good match and continue to do well."
Meanwhile, Yoo Hye-won has faced dating rumors with Seungri three times in the past but neither confirmed nor denied them. Last June, she was involved in dating rumors with Heo Woong, which her side denied, stating, "It's not true."
[Lee Da-kyum, Star Today Reporter]
