K-pop couple HyunA and Dawn break up, but to stay good friends

On November 30, HyunA posted on her Instagram to share the news.

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HyunA and Dawn, a well-known K-pop couple, have broken up more than a year after getting engaged. HyunA shared the news of their break-up on her Instagram account on Wednesday. The friendship between the two will continue but they have split up.

They have decided to carry on as great friends and colleagues going forward. The couple said they appreciate their fans' continued support and positive thoughts about them.

HyunA and Dawn began dating in 2016 and came out as lovers in 2018.


In response to the news, one fan remarked in the comments, "Please tell me this is a prank because they just uploaded pictures of themselves together a week ago." Another said, "I'm absolutely startled. Many people also spoke up in favour of HyunA and Dawn's choice. "Be joyful no matter what," someone remarked. "We will always be at your side."

One of the most well-liked couples in the Korean entertainment sector was HyunA and Dawn. According to reports, the two have been dating since 2016 and announced their romance in 2018. When they had a stage kiss during their Ping Pong concert at the Seoul Music Awards in 2022, it garnered media attention.

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According to a Reuters report, drivers of Bangkok's distinctive tuk tuks have been among the hardest-hit by the pandemic's devastation of Thailand's all-important tourism industry. But unexpected help came this year from Thailand's politically disaffected and K-pop-obsessed youth when they stopped buying ads celebrating their idols' birthdays and album launches from public transport, instead giving their ad money to grassroots businesses, including tuk tuks and street food vendors.

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Over the last few months, young fans have mobilised to put up banners of their favourite K-pop idols on the iconic vehicles for a month at a time, providing a new source of income for struggling drivers. So far, the initiative has benefited several hundred tuk tuk drivers. There are more than 9,000 tuk tuks registered in Bangkok, according to government data.

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The trend has roots in anti-government protests last year that drew tens of thousands of students calling for Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha - who first came to power in a military coup - to step down. Many K-pop fans were protesters themselves, and last year vowed to pull huge billboard advertising fees from Bangkok's skytrain and underground subway services after mass transport shut down to try to prevent students from reaching protest sites.
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The fans started printing vinyl or cardboard signs and recruiting tuk tuk drivers at garages and on the street - funnelling their ad funds to the people who need it most. "It's a political expression that we don't support capitalists. This marked a change from us competing to book skytrain and subway billboards, but now it's tuk tuks," said Pichaya Prachathomrong, 27.

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The "Tuk Up" service, created by 21-year-old university sophomore Thitipong Lohawech, was initially to help dozens of drivers who rented vehicles from his family's garage. But now it supports about 300 drivers from all over Bangkok. "The fans are distributing income to the grassroots, which helps drive social change and support the economy," said Thitipong.

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Dawn revealed information about his covert engagement in February 2021. He posted a video with their images on it. Their engagement bands were visible on the two.

"MARRY ME," it said. HyunA had re-posted the same and said, "Of course, it's a yes." On each account's Instagram, the postings are no longer accessible.

HyunA and Dawn severed ties with their agency, P Nation, earlier this year. The two were employed by the company Cube Entertainment before PSY's P Nation but were fired after they made their relationship official. Hyuna's contract with their the-then agency was cancelled in October 2018, and Dawn's was terminated in November 2018.

FAQs:

  1. Since when were HyunA and Dawn dating?
    The couple had been dating since 2016.
  2. When was HyunA's contract with her agency cancelled?
    HyunA's contract with her the-then agency was cancelled in October 2018.
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