Hyun Bin-Son Ye Jin’s date; Song Joong Ki's cameo: Newsmakers of the week

It was an eventful week in the world of K-Dramas as actors dished out personal life updates! From Son Ye Jin dropping charming pictures from her date outing with Hyun Bin to Song Kang enlisting for mandatory military service and Song Joong Ki’s charming cameo in ‘Queen of Tears’... here are the biggest newsmakers of the week!

This week, Hyun Bin made a charming cameo on Son Ye Jin’s Instagram account. The couple seemed to be enjoying a date, and it looked like they were accompanied by their son too! Son Ye Jin's first picture featured her son's stuffed toys, while the second picture saw the couple enjoying a drink and finally, Son Ye Jin shared a picture of a trinket on a backpack. She simply captioned the clicks as 'Enjoy' with a double heart emoji. Fans were in awe of this adorable glimpse into the life of their #BinJin couple.

This week Song Kang began his mandatory military service, but before enlisting, he penned a note for his loyal fans. He had shared, "There are many things I want to do when I join the military, and one of them is learning a new language. I’m not going to let the year and a half go to waste. I hope that SONGPYEON will also spend the times in a meaningful way, doing what you want to do and finding yourselves." Days later, a picture of Song Kang in his uniform made its way to the internet, as he began his military service at the Republic of Korea Army's new recruit training center.

Riding high on the success of 'Marry My Husband', Song Haa Yoon landed in controversy this week. Several individuals, claiming to be her former schoolmates, alleged that she was involved in bullying during her school years. However, the claims remain unverified. In response to the allegations, Song Ha Yoon's agency, King Kong by Starship, stated, "We are aware of the seriousness of this matter and, after receiving the initial report, we contacted the informant to verify the facts. We later requested a meeting through messenger to confirm the details, but the informant refused and did not respond to our call. After confirming with the actress regarding the informant's claims, it was found that there is no connection whatsoever with the informant, and all the mentioned details are not true." Her agency also confirmed that Song was implicated in an incident involving bullying of a classmate and clarified that this was the reason for her expulsion but emphasized that the actress was not responsible for physically assaulting the victim

This week, 'Wedding Impossible' actress Jeon Jong Seo also faced bullying allegations. However, Jeon Jong Seo's agency, ANDMARQ, issued a statement categorically denying all allegations. Their statement, as quoted by Soompi, read, "We have been made aware of false information and rumors related to actress Jeon Jong Seo spreading through online communities and social media. We can no longer ignore these false statements, so we are releasing our position on this matter. As soon as we noticed the post from the online community, we carefully checked the facts with the actress herself and people around her, and we confirmed that the claims in the post are not true at all." The agency even warned of legal action against the false information.

Song Joong Ki recently surprised viewers of ‘Queen of Tears’ with a cameo appearance as Vincenzo Cassano in Episode 8. Fans were quite taken aback by the unexpected return of the character from the 2021 hit series ‘Vincenzo’, this time serving as the lawyer of Kim Ji Won's character, Hong Hae In. His powerful presence gave a massive boost to the ratings of 'Queen of Tears', which recorded a peak of 16.1 per cent, a record for the ongoing drama.