Star Couple’s “Divorce” a day after their wedding faces massive backlash

Bait Long Term Relationshipthe flagship content of short boxconcluded with a wedding ceremony, the reactions were mixed.

On the 1st, Kim Won Hoon and Eom Ji Yoon wedding held among the popular YouTube channel Shortbox’s series concept Long Term Relationship.

The event, held at a wedding hall in Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, was attended by around 150 subscribers as guests, with Lee Soo Geun serves as the MC. Paul Kim, Jung Seung Hwanand Heaters performed festive songs, while Yoo Jae Suk, Shin Dong Yupand LE CESERAPHIM sent congratulatory videos to show their support.

The atmosphere on the premises was as authentic as a real wedding. RalRal appears as Kim Won Hoon’s mother, Jo Jin Se played Eom Ji Yoon’s sister, and the couple’s witty vows brought laughs. However, it was not a real wedding, but content that the finale of the Long Term Relationship series.

Reactions to the event were clearly divided. Some said: “Since Long Term Relationship is a series about a couple’s protracted story, ending with a wedding is not strange,” “It’s not unlike a drama where a long-term couple inevitably ends up in marriage,“”This is the flagship angle that essentially boosted Shortbox, so this kind of event is warranted,” and “It is even more significant as it peaked with the subscribers.“

Indeed, Long Term Relationship was the flagship series of Shortbox. For viewers who have followed the relationship and world-building of the two for a long time, this wedding felt less like a prank and more like an episode that concludes a long story. The fact that current subscribers attended as guests further enhanced this atmosphere.

On the other hand, there were many responses saying, “I understand it’s content, but it feels a bit over the top,” “I get the concept of marriage under the long term relationship, but making it look like a real wedding is confusing,“”People who don’t know might think it’s real,” “It is awkward that Kim Won Hoon, a married man, participated in this kind of setup,” and “His wife must be very understanding.“Because the wedding hall, MC, celebration songs, and guest line-up were all arranged like a real wedding, many felt it was different from a drama. In fact, Kim Won Hoon is a married man who married a non-celebrity after eight years of dating in August 2022.

The day after the wedding, Kim Won Hoon commented “We are separated today” under Paul Kim’s congratulatory message, which some saw as a witty conclusion, while others felt it treated marriage and divorce too lightly, causing further divided reactions.

Celebrities often attract attention by showing romantic tension on air or in content, which is sometimes called “flirting for business”. However, since a “fake wedding” is rare, this probably explains the mixed reactions.