Girl Group Member Seemingly Admits To Recent Breakup News

In January 2025, Korean news outlets reported that LOVELYZ member Lee Mijoo had broken up with her boyfriend of nine months, soccer player Song Bum Keun.

When the couple was faced with breakup news, Antenna dodged confirming Lee Mijoo’s relationship status, stating “We ask for your understanding as it is difficult to verify matters related to the artist’s private life.”

In the latest episode of Hangout With Yoo, though, the girl group member seemingly admitted to having parted ways with Song. Appearing alone for the opening segment of the episode aired February 1, 2025 (KST), Lee Mijoo marveled at birds flying over her head—mentioning how “free” the birds seemed—and then commented that she was “fine.”

Birds must be happy, they’re free. Don’t leave me alone too long… but I’m fine.
— Lee Mijoo
Then, other cast members of Hangout With Yoo joined her, also seemingly hinting at the breakup and trying to comfort her. Between Joo Woo Jae shouting, “Mijoo, it’s OK! You’re going to be OK!” and Lee Yi Kyung poking fun at how she must have needed the alone time, it was made obvious to the viewers that Lee Mijoo must have shared the truth with the cast and probably agreed to have the comments be made about it.
Still, Yoo Jae Suk reminded the viewers that “since it’s her personal life, [the cast] won’t dig too deep into it,” drawing a line to protect Lee Mijoo from any more speculations.

Read more about when Lee Mijoo hinted at her relationship status that first fueled the talk of breakup:
Lovelyz’s Lee Mijoo Dodges Question About Her Boyfriend, Raises Speculations