“EXChange 4” Contestants Confess They Had Been Dating Even Before The Show Began Airing

Two popular contestants from the TVING dating show, EXchange 4, have set the internet on fire after publicly announcing their relationship.

On May 8, KST, Exchange 4 contestant Kwak Minkyung uploaded a tell-all YouTube video to her personal channel, where she confessed to dating her co-contestant, Shin Seungyong.

According to Minkyung, the two have been seeing each other since they finished filming Exchange 4. Seungyong also left a long comment under Minkyung’s video, expressing his mild concern about how he might have made “mistakes” on camera while interacting with Minkyung on the show. However, he firmly asserted his fondness for her and vowed to make up for any shortcomings.

Seungyong added that they decided to go public with their relationship because dating secretively made him feel like a “criminal,” and they felt that they had no reason to hide such positive news from the public. However, Minkyung also revealed that the 9-year age gap between her and Seungyong had him worried initially. It was only after she reassured him that they started dating seriously.

This revelation has drawn highly enthusiastic reactions from netizens, many of whom were caught completely off-guard by the news.

• “It was so cute seeing them goofing around in the comments on Instagram.”
• “Huh? When I was watching EXchange, they seemed to have a completely older brother-younger sister kind of vibe. Wow.”
• “Whoa! I saw their Instagram and wondered if they were actually dating, but then things went quiet for a long time, so I figured they weren’t. But it turns out it’s the real deal! Congrats!”
• “Wow, daebak! Congratulations!”
• “I figured as much! Congratulations!”
• “After watching the video, I think their personalities are so well-matched!”