[Breaking] Tony An (H.O.T) and Girl’s Day’s Hyeri reported to be datingAfter leaving fans wildly guessing with the announcement of their exclusive story, ’Sports Seoul‘ is finally following up with the scoop on the love life of an idol couple. The couple in question has turned out to be Tony An (34) from 90s idol group H.O.T and Girl’s Day‘s Hyeri (18), who are bridging the generation gap between first and second generation idols.After two months of observing the two and gathering information, Sports Seoul has released pictures of Tony and Hyeri, who are supposedly enjoying a date, according to the media outlet.The two usually went on their dates by using their personal cars and met late at nights, when they’d catch the least amount of eyes, to go on drives.They were even spotted together on the 14th when Tony waited for Hyeri near the girls’ agency. After returning from her schedule, Hyeri apparently looked around cautiously before getting into Tony’s car, which then took off to Olympic Road.After enjoying a long drive, the two stopped by a cafe with a great view of the Han River as they spent time having tea and talking. According to the media outlet, Tony An would smile happily as he looked fondly at Hyeri, who would show off aegyo to her older boyfriend.After the cafe, the two headed back to Hyeri’s agency where Tony stayed put until he was able to witness Hyeri going back into the building.The couple, with an age gap of 16 years, supposedly started dating back in March. Tony approached Hyeri first after seeing her bright and energetic personality on music programs, and through their dates, Hyeri became attracted to Tony’s gentle manners.The agencies of both are aware of the two’s meetings, according to Sports Seoul, who says that the agencies have said, “It’s true that they’re meeting with fond feelings… They’re still at a stage where they’re getting to know each other. Please look over them fondly.”
Agencies of Tony An and Hyeri both confirm dating report + official statement from Dream TeaWith the release of ‘Sports Seoul‘s report, agencies of both Tony An and Girl’s Day‘s Hyeri have confirmed the dating report to various media outlets over the phone, as well as releasing an official statement through Twitter in Dream Tea Entertainment‘s case. They both commented that although it is true that they’ve gone on dates, both agencies stress that the two stars are still getting to know each other and have only been seeing each other since March.Tony’s agency, TN Entertainment, confirmed over the phone, “Tony and Hyeri started to meet in March… They’re currently getting to know one another,” and “It’s true that they’re seeing each other. It’s been about 2 months now, so it’s hard to call it a ‘relationship’ at the moment. They are getting to know each other with fond feelings.”In addition to their confirmation over the phone, Dream Tea has also revealed their official statement through Girl’s Day’s Twitter. The statement read,“We bow our heads and send our apologetic hearts for all the fans, whom we’ve caused concern, due to the issue regarding Hyeri. First of all, we are sorry to the fans that we, the agency, weren’t already aware of the two meeting one another.After confirming with Hyeri, we have learned that the two previously were of sunbae-hoobae relationship, but in March, during the early stage of Girl’s Day’s full length album comeback, [Hyeri] was contacted about seeing each other, and attracted to his gentle nature and kind manners, they met a couple of times and talked with one another.From what we know, they’ve exchanged advices and consolations about their daily lives and the entertainment industry. Hyeri is currently having a hard time due to all the attention upon the two.We request that assumptions and exaggerated stories do not come about from all of you and the media, and we once again apologize for worrying fans.”