T-ARA's Hyomin's wedding bells to ring in April?
13 Feb - It was reported that T-ARA's Park Hyomin is set to marry her non-showbiz fiance in April.
The news was reported first by Sports Kyunghyang, saying that the 35-year-old singer will be saying 'I do' in a private ceremony to be held in Seoul on 6 April.
It added, "The groom-to-be is a tall and handsome non-celebrity who works in the finance sector."
Close friends reportedly have already received the invitation to the wedding.
Meanwhile, on 12 February, Hyomin posted a short message on Instagram Story, writing, "I sincerely thank you for your many blessings and interest. I'm sorry I couldn't answer your personal questions one by one because yesterday was the launch of the brand I've been collaborating with."
"I'm surprised to hear this at first, but I'll be back with good news soon," she added.
Prior to Hyomin, three T-ARA members have already tied the knot. Park So-yeon married footballer Jo Yu-min in 2022. Park Ji-yeon got married the same year to baseball player Hwang Jae-gyun (though they parted ways in 2024), followed by Areum, who married in 2019, got divorced and remarried in 2023.
(Photo Source: Hyomin IG, Sports Chosun)
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