Girls' Generation's Taeyeon Takes To Instagram To Explain Relationship With EXO's Baekhyun Now That Their Secret Is Out

Girls's Generation singer Kim Taeyeon has taken to Instagram to defend her behavior after news of her romantic relationship with EXO's Byun Baekhyun was confirmed by the two stars' record label SM Entertainment.

"I feel like no matter what I say right now, it could all be perceived differently," Taeyeon wrote on Thursday.

"I'm not trying to explain myself, but rather I want to speak to you in the hopes that you would stop hurting at least one day earlier."

Although many fans have been supportive of Taeyeon and Baekhyun, some have noticed their recent Instagram selfies, which appear to look matching in their poses. Some EXO and Girls' Generation fans have reportedly claimed the couple uploaded the photos to mock the public scrutiny of their relationship.

"I did not post these [photos of Baekhyun and me] with the intention [of hurting the fans] at all, but most of the people on Instagram claimed I had fun putting up blatant pictures on Instagram," Taeyeon wrote.

"They claimed I mocked the fans. I felt like there were a lot of people who were thinking this way, so I wanted to get my words in. That was not my intention or goal at all."

The label mates have reportedly been dating for several months.

"Having started off as close friends, the two recently developed feelings for each other and are in the beginning stages," said a representative from SM, according to the website allkpop.

Taeyeon joins fellow Girls' Generation members YoonA, Sooyoung and Tiffany as idols who have stepped out to admit their relationships, a practice often frowned upon in the K-pop industry.

In late 2013, YoonA confirmed her relationship with actor and singer Lee Seung Gi. Days later, Sooyoung confirmed her relationship with actor Jung Kyung Ho. Earlier this year, Tiffany and Nichkhun of 2PM also revealed their relationship to the public.

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