It's official: there was no Dispatch New Year Couple of 2024. Since 2013, the South Korean media outlet has been releasing dating reveal confirmations every January 1st—hence the term, "New Year Couple."
However on January 1, 2024 netizens got the term "Dispatch couple" trending on X (formerly Twitter) in vain. Dispatch did not report on a new Hallyu star pairing. Rather, on Tuesday, January 2, it was media outlet The Fact that released photos of actress Lee Na Eun and athlete Lee Kang In allegedly on dates in November 2023. Kang In was also reportedly spotted visiting Na Eun's home.
In response to the report, Na Eun's agency Namoo Actors released a statement. "Lee Na Eun and Lee Kang In are only acquaintances. They are not in a relationship."
ICYDK, Lee Na Eun is a former member of K-pop girl group APRIL. Best known for her roles in A-Teen (2018), A-Teen 2 (2019) and Extraordinary You (2019), Na Eun is set to star in the upcoming Disney+ K-drama Flex x Cop.
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Meanwhile, Lee Kang In is a midfielder with the Korean national team and is a member of the First Team for professional football club Paris Saint-Germain. Fun fact: His jersey number is 19!
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