INFINITE's L Gets Himself Mixed Up In A Dating Scandal, Woollim Denies Rumors

Since Wednesday, the Korean entertainment industry has been shaken by several celebrity relationships and a couple of dating scandals, making us all wonder if there is something going on with the drinking water in Seoul.

First there was T-ARA's Soyeon and singer Oh Jong Hyuk, next Kim Woo Bin and his model girlfriend Yoo Ji Ahn, and then Jung Kyung Ho revealed he too is in a relationship. Top that all off with some very convincing photographic evidence of girl group f(x) member Sulli holding hands with Choiza of Dynamic Duo, and you've got yourself celeb gossip to keep you quite busy.

But the netizens were not going to rest for very long.

There has been significant talk among INFINITE fans for a while now that member L dating someone, and the evidence that has been compiled by netizens as of now is indeed staggering.

Pictures of L and Kim Do Yeon (a chocolate-loving ulzzang, or "best face," a person who has risen to minor celebrity status for her good looks) have been rounded up, as well as a handful of tweets, and while none of them show the alleged couple together, they are pretty solid evidence nonetheless.

Netizens have pointed out that L and Kim Do Yeon have sported the same clothes and that the singer's very unique bracelet has popped up in some of her photos. Additionally, and more recently, pictures of the two grocery shopping together have surfaced.

L even listed a 'Do Yeon' in the 'Thanks to' section of INFINITE's latest album, again creating more solid proof in the minds of many netizens.

What's more, a scan of Kim Do Yeon's Twitter account reveals some hidden messages to her suspected beau and her friends' accounts appear to reveal some inside information.

After a day or so of compiling suspected evidences, fans and netizens got a statement from L's agency Woollim flat out denying a relationship between the two.

"L and Kim Do Yeon became close friends after being acquainted through a mutual friend," explained Woollim. "However, they are not dating like it has been said."

"INFINITE, including L, even now, are hard at work on their world tour," added the company.

What's more, Woollim reps have spoken directly to various media outlets about the matter.

One report quotes a Woollim representative as saying, "Because L was handling his schedule overseas, it took us some time to confirm. He said they are simply friends. He wasn't aware of all the matching clothes and shoes and it quite shocked himself."

The statement continued, "He met Kim Do Yeon at a gathering with friends and became close with her along with others."

In response to a tweet posted by Kim Do Yeon in which a hidden message reading "I miss you, Myungsoo," (Myungsoo being L's real name), the rep added, "Since Kim Do Yeon is close with L, it seems like she was just expressing her affection from the point of view of a fans, and it doesn't appear to mean anything more than that."

Woollim reps simply replied they "don't know" about the Do Yeon mentioned by L on INFINITE's album.

So, despite a lot of hard work gathering a tremendous amount of evidence, Woollim has shot down netizen claims that L is indeed off the market.

Whether it is entirely true or not is yet to be seen, but for now, many internet users seem to have taken the agency's official statements with a grain of salt, and are quick to point out that Woollim is now managed under SM Entertainment, and that company has a pretty solid reputation of denying any and all dating rumors surrounding their artists.

What do you think?

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