Dancer and choreographer Bada and actress Ji Ye-eun personally announced their marriage.
Following the announcement, the ‘Milkshake’ choreography that Bada created in connection with Ji Ye-eun’s musical activities is also drawing attention.
As the ceremony has not yet taken place, it is important to distinguish between what the two have announced and their plans going forward.
3-Line Summary
1. Bada and Ji Ye-eun announced their plans to marry
2. Bada worked on the choreography for ‘Milkshake’
3. The ceremony on December 12 is a scheduled event
The Marriage Sentiments the Two Shared on the Same Day
Ji Ye-eun and Bada each announced their plans to marry through their respective social media accounts on September 2. Ji Ye-eun introduced Bada as someone who has always been on her side and given her strength. She also said that someone she wants to spend the rest of her life with had appeared in her life, even though marriage had once felt distant to her.
Bada described Ji Ye-eun as a person like a gift who has looked at and loved him just as he is. He said she was someone he was grateful to for teaching him about love when he had lived knowing only work, and conveyed that they would rely on each other as they built their life together. The central point of this announcement is that both wrote their marriage sentiments by introducing the other person.
Statements from their agencies followed. Ji Ye-eun’s agency, CP Entertainment, said that the two had promised to share their lives based on deep trust. Bada’s agency, A, said that they would begin a new journey as a married couple and become each other’s most dependable partners. This explanation announced their marriage and intentions; it was not an announcement that the ceremony had already taken place.
Several reports gave the ceremony date as December 12. Hankook Ilbo and Xportsnews reported that the ceremony was scheduled to take place somewhere in Seoul, but the specific venue was not disclosed. Therefore, what is currently confirmed is that the two announced their marriage and shared the date; the wedding itself remains a future event.
Bada’s Work Left on ‘Chungju J.C.’s First Single
The reason Bada is being mentioned again alongside the marriage news is ‘Milkshake.’ The song was the first single released by Ji Suk-jin and Ji Ye-eun as the project duo Chungju J.C., and Bada participated in creating the choreography. Kyunghyang Shinmun and EToday introduced this work as a connection linking Ji Ye-eun and Bada with Ji Suk-jin.
Ji Suk-jin and Ji Ye-eun have appeared together on the SBS variety program ‘Running Man,’ and last year they formed Chungju J.C. and pursued musical activities as well. According to an OSEN report, the two released their second single, ‘AQUA,’ in July. Even before his current relationship as Ji Ye-eun’s future husband, Bada, who handled the choreography for ‘Milkshake,’ was a choreographer who participated in the project’s output.
Ji Suk-jin commented on Ji Ye-eun’s marriage post, “Ttochi, congratulations once again.” He then added a joke telling her to speak up if Bada gave her trouble. Here, ‘Ttochi’ is known to be Ji Suk-jin’s usual nickname for Ji Ye-eun. The reason the comment became a topic after the marriage announcement was that, beyond a simple congratulatory message, the three had a relationship built through broadcasting and music work.
The Leader of WeDemBoyz, Known Through ‘Street Man Fighter’
Bada is a dancer and choreographer known as the leader of the dance crew WeDemBoyz. Kyunghyang Shinmun reported that Bada made his name by finishing as runner-up on Mnet’s competition program ‘Street Man Fighter’ in 2022. This was followed by an explanation that the choreography for singer Zico’s ‘새삥,’ created during the program’s competition, became popular.
Good Morning Economy and SBS reported that Bada also participated in the choreography for BLACKPINK’s Jennie’s ‘like JENNIE.’ Ji Ye-eun is likewise an actress who has worked on programs including ‘Running Man’ and the ‘SNL Korea’ series. Rather than being explained solely through one person’s entertainment activities, the couple’s marriage news can be understood as a joint announcement made after an actress and a choreographer became known to the public through their respective work.
The two were reported to be the same age, both born in 1994, and to have continued their public relationship after acknowledging that they were dating last April. Reports also said that they became close through the commonality of attending the same church or sharing the same religion before developing into a romantic relationship. However, the focus of the words the parties themselves shared this time was not how they met, but their introduction of each other as partners they could rely on.
December 12 Is a Publicly Announced Plan, Not a Completed Marriage
A marriage announcement and a ceremony are not the same thing. The September 2 social media posts, agency statements, and congratulatory comments from colleagues are already public events. By contrast, the ceremony on December 12 was reported by the media as scheduled and cannot be described as the result of an event that has already taken place.
It has also been confirmed that colleagues continued to congratulate Ji Ye-eun and Bada after their announcement. Lee Soo-ji commented, “Let’s meet wearing matching couple shirts, the three of us,” while Haha, Lee Mi-joo, Gabi, and Poongja were also reported to have sent their congratulations. Cho Hye-ryeon proposed in a public video that she sing her song ‘Anakena’ as the congratulatory song, and Ji Ye-eun responded to the proposal. However, there has been no announcement that the proposal to sing has been finalized as part of the actual ceremony.
The clearest fact in this news is that Bada and Ji Ye-eun personally announced their marriage. The ‘Milkshake’ choreography and Ji Suk-jin’s comment show the work-related and collegial connections surrounding the two. December 12 is the next scene the two have made public, but for now it remains a scheduled date.
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