After 14 years as Girls' Generation's "future brother-in-law," the label was wiped out in just a few months.. Members' changing attitudes, reigniting scrutiny over the split between Jung Kyung-ho and Sooyoung [Star Issue]

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Actor Jung Kyung-ho (43) has shocked the public by shedding the label of Girls' Generation members' "future brother-in-law" in just a few months. This follows his split with Girls' Generation member and actress Sooyoung (36, real name Choi Soo-young) after 14 years.

Both Jung Kyung-ho and Sooyoung officially confirmed their "split" on the 9th, turning the world upside down. The two began dating in 2012 and became a publicly acknowledged couple in 2014.

They put a period to a love they had nurtured for 14 years, and the shock was compounded because they continued to be highlighted as a long-lasting couple until recently.

It is no surprise, as the two were considered everyone's couple, with "marriage" even mentioned on official occasions. At the production presentation for Jung Kyung-ho's starring work "Pro Bono" held last December, questions that evoked the possibility of marriage with Sooyoung were exchanged as jokes. However, Jung Kyung-ho drew a line by saying, "That's nonsense."

Furthermore, last December, Jung Kyung-ho appeared on Hyoyeon's YouTube channel, a member of Girls' Generation, alongside Sooyoung, fully displaying his "future brother-in-law" persona and sparking discussion.

MC Hyoyeon greeted him warmly upon his appearance, saying, "It's been a while since I've seen my brother-in-law."

Jung Kyung-ho also responded familiarly to the production team's question, "Do you usually use formal language with each other?" with, "No. Why are you (Hyoyeon) using formal language?" Additionally, Hyoyeon said, "We always see each other while talking and having a drink. It's not fun when we try to see each other while sober."

Moreover, Sooyoung was indirectly mentioned at this event as well. Hyoyeon said, "One of O-ppa's acquaintances made an anonymous report. They said O-ppa takes good care of people but doesn't know them well. The reporter is an acquaintance of ours. They could be someone everyone knows. Among my circle, there's someone tall, pretty, and of that caliber? And they act quite well too. O-ppa would know them," making remarks that evoked Sooyoung.

In response, comments poured into the actual video, including "He looks like a husband who went to eat at his in-laws' without his wife," "Let's call Byun Yo-han (Tiffany Young's husband) next," "Wow, this is possible. A member's boyfriend is appearing," "Isn't he almost at the level of a brother-in-law to Girls' Generation?" "He would be a brother-in-law to Hyoyeon," and "What is this relationship? It's too casual."

However, after the announcement of their split, Hyoyeon's remarks are being re-examined with significant meaning. Her attitude toward mentioning Sooyoung and Jung Kyung-ho's romance on official occasions has changed in just a few months. Hyoyeon appeared on tvN's 'You Quiz on the Block' with Sooyoung and Yuri on the 6th of last month. At the time, MC Yoo Jae-suk discussed the marriage issues of Tiffany Young and Byun Yo-han and asked about the next "sold-out woman" among Girls' Generation. Hyoyeon replied, "I have a dream of having many children. Thinking about that, I need to start dating soon. I believe that if you say it, it will come true, so I say 'me'."

This has led netizens to speculate that her remarks were made with the change in Sooyoung and Jung Kyung-ho's relationship in mind, leaving them unable to hide their sorrow.

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