The parents of singer Go Woo-rim (27), the prospective groom of ‘figure skating queen’ Kim Yuna (32), said they were upset by various speculations following the announcement of their marriage.
In an interview published by the women’s magazine Women’s Chosun on the 23rd, Go Woo-rim’s parents expressed their burden of receiving a lot of attention following the news of their son’s marriage with Kim Yu-na, but they said, “After the marriage announcement, Go Woo-rim’s son (Go Woo-rim) was very hurt.” said.
According to this, Go Woo-rim’s parents said, “I’m very grateful that the children met for three years and no bad stories came out at all.” “There are a lot of fans who love (Kim) Yuna, so I’m worried regarding hearing bad news following the news of the marriage is known. There were a lot of them, but now that they are known like this, everyone greeted me to congratulate me and I’m glad that there are no malicious comments.”
Go Woo-rim’s father is a pastor who runs a pioneering church in the Daegu area, and following the news of their marriage, there have been many speculations regarding the Ko Woo-rim family.
Go Woo-rim’s parents told Women’s Chosun, “The church is for rent and there is no house in our name.” “There are rumors on YouTube that Yuna bought a house like a palace, but it’s not true.” , if you buy a house following you get married, you’ll hear that kind of noise, so I just try to live as it is.”
He continued, “I went out on YouTube as if a story that wasn’t true was real, so Ai (Go Woo-rim) was very upset, so it really broke my heart.”
He also said that he had not yet had a meeting with him, and that when he went to Yuna Kim’s ice show, he only saw her (Kim’s parents) face, and said that he was planning to have a meeting soon.
Meanwhile, Yuna Kim and Woorim Ko will have a private wedding in October. The two announced their marriage last month, saying, “They first met Gegi on an ice show in 2018, and following dating for three years, they decided to get married.”
Yuna Kim is a gold medalist at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and is the first figure skating queen to achieve the Grand Slam in the women’s singles division. After the last ‘2014 All That Skate Ice Show’, she officially announced her retirement as an athlete.
Yuna Kim’s prospective husband, Go Woo-rim, was born in 1995 and is five years younger than Yuna Kim. Go Woo-rim, a graduate of Seoul National University’s vocal music department, is a member of the male crossover group Forestella and won the 2017 JTBC audition program ‘Phantom Singer 2’.
Ji-min Jang, Alex Reed Reporter at Hankyung.com [email protected]
