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BREAKING: PLEDIS confirms NU'EST's MINHYUN and SEVENTEEN's BELLA are dating!
After years and years of speculation, the rumors are finally confirmed to be true. On June 9, Korean media outlet Dispatch reported that Hwang Minhyun and Lee Bella are officially a couple after being spotted on a late-night date.
Although the two Pledis Entertainment visual aces are known to be close, they previously denied being involved in any kind of romantic relationship. Last month, during a guest appearance on KBS 2TV's "Happy Together," Hwang Minhyun explained that their dating rumors had arisen years ago after footage from "SEVENTEEN TV" had captured an affectionate moment between the two of them.
He claimed he "felt a sense of protection toward her" and that they've "been close since they were trainees." At the time, his fellow NU'EST member Ren backed up his claim by agreeing that the two of them were not dating. When asked about the rumors during the Pledis Family Special on Weekly Idol, Bella laughed them off, saying, "We've just been friends a long time, that's all."
Rumors recently resurfaced when Minhyun was spotted carrying a Versace shopping bag in the airport while returning to Korea after a trip abroad. Mere days later, Bella was spotted with a new Versace bag. Fans believed this bag was a gift he had bought overseas.
Fans even scoured Instagram and found that an old picture Bella posted was of Budapest just a short while after Minhyun filmed his solo MV for Universe there!
After that, knets dug up past photos and found that the two even have matching scarves!
However, the two were caught on a late night date and the jig was finally up. See the photos below:
After the photos dropped on June 9, Pledis Entertainment issued an official statement confirming the romantic relationship.
"After checking with [Hwang Min Hyun and Lee Bella], we learned that they began dating near the middle of 2018. Their feelings had been building for quite a few years and now they are testing the waters. We, of course, wish them happiness and longevity." —Pledis Entertainment
Congratulations to the happy couple! We also wish them all the happiness in the world!
Check out Seventeen's recent Japanese single, Happy Ending, and Nu'est's latest comeback, Bet Bet, below!
[] i. KNEW. it!!!!!
[] The visual couple of the century
[] I'm soooo so so so so happy! As a lover of everyone in Pledis, this could not be better
[] They've been so close since before debut, it was bound to happen. Who could resist Emperor Hwang's charms?
[] It was only a matter of time lol
[] It makes me happy that there's virtually no negative comments here :) Hopefully this'll help start the new era of idols dating happily without fear of punishment
[] Good on Pledis for handling this well!!!
[] anyways bella belongs to gigi
[] If there was any NUESTxSVT relationship, I was hoping for Cha and Baekho or Madison and Ren but now that we have this I'm suddenly rethinking my ships
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