On January 21, YG Entertainment, AKMU’s Lee Chan-hyuk’s agency, told media Newsen about the breakup rumors that surfaced that day, “We cannot confirm his private life.”
According to insiders earlier the same day, Lee Chan-hyuk and Lee Sae-rom dated for about a year before breaking up last year.
The two became involved in dating rumors in October 2022. Speculation arose due to sightings of the couple on dates at a craft workshop and photos posted on their social media accounts that appeared to have been taken at the same location.
At the time, Lee Chan-hyuk’s agency YG Entertainment stated: “Difficult to confirm this since it concerns the artist’s private life.” Meanwhile, Pledis Entertainment, Lee Sae-rom’s former agency, has remained silent on the matter. Their lack of response was widely interpreted as a tacit acknowledgment of the relationship.
According to close sources, the two continued to date after the rumors emerged, but decided to split last year. Since they never officially acknowledged their relationship, either party is unlikely to comment on the split.
Lee Chan-hyuk first attracted public attention when he appeared in SBS’s “K-pop Star 2” in 2012 as part of the brother duo AKMU with younger sister Lee Su-hyun. After officially debuting in the music industry in 2014, the duo has released numerous hit songs. In 2022, Lee Chan-hyuk showcased his individual artistry by releasing his first solo album “ERROR”.
Lee Sae-rom debuted as a member of fromis_9 in 2017 after being selected through Mnet’s “Idol School”. She was actively involved in the music scene until the group’s exclusive contracts with Pledis Entertainment expired in December 2024, after which she left the agency.
