On November 9, Lee Hong Gi′s agency FNC Entertainment confirmed, "After confirming with Lee Hong Gi, it is true that the two are dating."The representative continued, "At the time the rumors began through a photo, they were friends. They became closer after and have become a couple recently."
The pair became closer through the same interest in bowling. Dating rumors between Lee Hong Gi and Han Bo Reum began to surface after a photo of the pair at a bowling alley was revealed.
Meanwhile, Lee Hong Gi debuted under FT Island in 2007 and has been the band′s vocalist for the last 9 years. Han Bo Reum debuted in 2011 through KBS2 drama Dream High and has also appeared in SBS′ Master′s Son.