Golfer Park Gyeol dismisses rumors of having an affair with singer Rain

Professional golfer Park Gyeol waves at cameras during the Dongbu Construction Championship at Iksan country club in Iksan, North Jeolla, on Oct. 17, 2021. [KLPGA]

Professional golfer Park Gyeol dismissed all the ongoing rumors that she is having an affair with singer Rain, a married man, on Thursday.

“It’s ludicrous,” Park wrote on her Instagram. “I’ve only met him once at a sponsored event a few years ago. I don’t even know his [phone] number.”

She added that although she was “grateful” for the online comments saying that she looks like actor Kim Tae-hee, Rain’s wife, she said she “can’t believe this nonsense is happening.”

Recently, posts on online communities have been claiming that a high-profile married male celebrity is having an affair with a professional female golfer, which have zeroed in on Rain and Park. Rain’s agency shot down the rumors, saying it will take legal action against all rumormongers.

BY SHIN MIN-HEE [shin.minhee@joongang.co.kr]