박지성 (32.퀸즈파크 레인저스)와 열애설에 휩싸인 김민지 SBS 아나운서의 어머니인 오명희 수원대 교수가 딸의 연애사실을 사실상 인정했다.
오 교수는 19일 연합뉴스와의 인터뷰를 통해 “최근 딸한테 박지성 선수와 만난다는 이야기를 들었다”고 밝혔다. 오 교수는 결혼 계획에 대해서는 “결혼은 본인들이 진전이 있어야 하는 것”이라고 답했다.
박지성의 소속사는 박지성이 20일 오전 9시 30분 수원월드컵경기장 컨벤션웨딩 홀에서 기자회견을 통해 열애설에 대한 공식입장을 밝힐 것이라고 전했다.
두 사람 사이의 열애설은 18일 스포츠서울닷컴이 두 사람이 18일 밤 한강시민공원에서 데이트를 즐기고 있다고 보도하면서 온라인 상에서 확산되었다. 이 매체는 두 사람이 함께 손을 잡고 걷는 모습 등을 담은 사진도 실었다.
한편 박지성이 열애설에 휘말린 것은 일주일동안 벌써 두 번째인데, 지난 14일에는 박지성이 미스코리아 출신 탤런트 김사랑과 결혼이 임박했다는 소문이 돌았다.. 김사랑 측은 이러한 소문에 대해 법적대응을 고려중이라고 밝힌 바 있다.
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‘Park Ji-sung dating TV announcer’
South Korean soccer star Park Ji-sung is dating SBS TV announcer Kim Min-ji, Kim’s mother told a local media outlet Wednesday, effectively confirming a rumor that has mushroomed online since the day before.
“I’ve recently heard from my daughter that she is dating Park,” the announcer’s mother Oh Myeong-hee told Yonhap News Agency. She said the two are “very cautious” about dating rumors, but did not elaborate.
Park’s agency said he will host a press conference at Suwon World Cup Stadium at 9:30 a.m., Thursday, where he will discuss his future career and also address the issue.
The rumor that the former national football team captain and Kim are in a romantic relationship started when a local tabloid ran a story about the supposed couple on Tuesday. According to the report, the two went on a date Tuesday evening by the Hangang River in Seoul.
The paper also published photos of them walking hand-in-hand and getting intimate.
This is the second time in less than a week that the 32-year-old Park has been embroiled in a dating rumor. Last Friday, another rumor alleged that Park might be marrying actress Kim Sa-rang.
Kim Sa-rang’s agency officially denied the rumors and said she has not met Park since 2011, when the two shot a TV commercial together. (khnews@heraldcorp.com)
‘Park Ji-sung dating TV announcer’
South Korean soccer star Park Ji-sung is dating SBS TV announcer Kim Min-ji, Kim’s mother told a local media outlet Wednesday, effectively confirming a rumor that has mushroomed online since the day before.
“I’ve recently heard from my daughter that she is dating Park,” the announcer’s mother Oh Myeong-hee told Yonhap News Agency. She said the two are “very cautious” about dating rumors, but did not elaborate.
Park’s agency said he will host a press conference at Suwon World Cup Stadium at 9:30 a.m., Thursday, where he will discuss his future career and also address the issue.
The rumor that the former national football team captain and Kim are in a romantic relationship started when a local tabloid ran a story about the supposed couple on Tuesday. According to the report, the two went on a date Tuesday evening by the Hangang River in Seoul.
The paper also published photos of them walking hand-in-hand and getting intimate.
This is the second time in less than a week that the 32-year-old Park has been embroiled in a dating rumor. Last Friday, another rumor alleged that Park might be marrying actress Kim Sa-rang.
Kim Sa-rang’s agency officially denied the rumors and said she has not met Park since 2011, when the two shot a TV commercial together. (khnews@heraldcorp.com)