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'A Business Proposal': Ahn Hyo-seop sings a duet with Kim Se-jeong amid dating rumors

Rumors claim that Ahn Hyo-seop has been dating actress Park Ji-hyun for the last five years as the actor trends for his duet with Kim Se-jeong

While Ahn Hyo-seop is topping Twitter trends, all thanks to the rising popularity of ‘A Business Proposal’, fans of the show have another reason to celebrate. The K-drama's main lead couple have finally fulfilled their promise to fans to sing an OST single from the show. K-dramas are seeing an all-time high, just like K-pop and Netflix is one of the biggest reasons why. With the 'Saturday-Sunday' K-dramas, like ‘Twenty One Twenty Five’ and ‘Forecasting Love and Weather,’ ending on April 4, fans can only rely on the 12-episode show, ‘A Business Proposal’.

The show is on its final leg with only the last two episodes that will air today (April 4) and tomorrow (April 5). So fans are glad that the main leads, actors Ahn Hyo-seop and Kim Se-jeong, sang the OST single ‘Love, Maybe,’ ahead of the airing of the penultimate episode. On April 4, SBS posted the video of both of them singing the OST single on their YouTube channel and the video instantaneously went viral.

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Ahn Hyo Seop and Kim Se Jeon sing ‘Love, Maybe’

While Kim Se-jeong singing the OST is not a shocker, given the fact that she is a K-pop idol and member of the girl group Gugudan, fans were stunned to hear Ahn Hyo-seop’s mellow vocals. Hyo-seop was in the news for stating that he was going to debut with members of GOT7 but did not do so only because he lacked in talent and was extremely tall which had fans rolling on the floor, laughing. On March 25, both actors promised fans that as soon as the newer episodes got 10% nationwide ratings, the two of them would perform ‘A Business Proposal’s OST single ‘Love, Maybe,’ which was originally sung by MeloMance for the show.

The show immediately saw a rise in ratings and surpassed the original 10% promised mark by scoring 11.6% nationwide ratings for the two episodes from March 28 and 29, individually. Keeping their promise to fans as they were sad about the bittersweet ending of the show, Ahn Hyo-seop and Kim Se-jeong made fans swoon with their rendition of the hit OST single.

Is Ahn Hyo-seop dating Park Ji-hyun?

On one hand, fans are celebrating how ‘A Business Proposal’ has become a viral hit. Others are sp some rumors on Twitter suggest that actor Ahn Hyo-seop has been dating actress Park Ji-hyun for the last five years and has kept his relationship extremely private. Back in late-2017 or early 2018, actors Park Ji-hyun and Ahn Hyo-seop paired together for a photoshoot for the brand Henus Edwin and the duo shared a few interactions on Instagram.

While fans knew that was the end of the two actors’ professional relationship, the YouTube channel, Sojang claims that both actors have been in a relationship for the last five years since. This rumor has blown up online all thanks to Ahn Hyo-seop’s current rising popularity and while the actor has not responded to claims, have taken it upon themselves to defend him with a 2020 video.

Fans of the actor have brought back a video from 2020 where Ahn Hyo-seop is seen saying that he has been single for a while and has not been in a romantic relationship for years as he is focussing on his career. Fans claim that other than trusting a rumor from an unreliable source, it is better to trust Ahn Hyo-seop’s words. One fan asked, "2020 ahn hyoseop: i've been single for years. non-reliable sources: he's been dating for 5 years. it's 2022 right now, you do the math. which one should you trust more? an honest hyoseop or that problematic youtube account?" One fan reassured a worried user saying, "You dont need to worry sojang that yt is known fir baseless rumours about everyone pay no attention to it." One fan said, "Yeah, I'll not believe that rumours unless dispatch revealed it."