According to reports from Dispatch on the 9th, South Korean national football player Lee Kang In was spotted on a date with Park Sang-hyo, a fifth-generation chaebol of the Doosan family, this past spring at a restaurant in Paris. After their meal, the two were seen walking together with their arms around each other.

In June, the pair was also seen continuing their outings with a date at Jamsil Baseball Stadium. Park Sang-hyo, born in 1999, is two years older than Lee Kang-in, who was born in 2001. She is the granddaughter of Park Yong-sung, the 7th chairman of Doosan Group.

Neither Lee Kang In nor Park Sang-hyo has made any statements regarding the dating rumors.

In January, Lee Kang In was also embroiled in dating rumors with former April member Lee Naeun. At that time, reports claimed that Lee Naeun visited the national football team’s accommodation where Lee Kang In was staying, or that he visited her home for their meetings. 

Photos published showed Lee Kang In and Lee Na-eun meeting in a parking lot while wearing disguises. They were seen getting into a vehicle together and going on a date.

In response, Lee Naeun’s agency clarified, "They are acquaintances. She met him to receive football match tickets."

Coincidentally, both Park Sang-hyo and Lee Naeun were born in 1999, and Lee Kang In has now been at the center of two dating rumors in both January and September of 2024.