AOA's Choa Allegedly Takes 2-Month Hiatus to Hide Romance With a Young CEO
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The 27-year-old singer is reportedly dating a CEO of an electronics company, causing her to be absent from AOA's schedules because she wants to hide her relationship from the public.

AceShowbiz - It looks like Choa does have a special reason behind her sudden 2-month hiatus from AOA. She is believed to be dating Lee Suk Jin, the CEO of an electronics company called Najin Industry, causing her to be absent from several schedules in order to kept her relationship a secret. Her hiatus sparked speculations that she might be leaving the group soon.

The "Excuse Me" hitmaker and the young CEO are said to have been dating since last year. Lee, who is in his early 30s, inherited his company back in 2011. Reports suggested that they were introduced to each other by Super Junior's Kim Heechul during a private event.

Prior to the dating reports, Choa took to Instagram on Tuesday, May 16 to explain the reason behind her hiatus. In the lengthy post, she claimed that she had planned to take a break since December. "The break I took was something I had planned and discussed with the head of our company prior to filming the music video for 'Excuse Me' in December 2016," she wrote, before adding, "I wanted to let all of you know because I knew you would be waiting for me, but I was advised against putting out an official statement for a personal break."

The "Fire" songstress also told fans to "delete baseless speculations," shutting down withdrawal and pregnancy rumors. At the end of her statement, she apologized for making fans worried and thanked them for the support. "I want to sincerely apologize to all those who waited and showed their support for me. Thank you to those who kept supporting me."

. 안녕하세요 초아입니다! 데뷔한 이후 처음으로 길게 갖게 된 휴식이여서 그런지 많은분들이 관심가져주셔서 좀 놀라긴 했지만 보이지 않는데도 떠올려 주시는것에 진심으로 감사드리고있습니다^^. . 잠적설에 휘말린 저의 휴식은 2016년 12월달 excuse me 뮤직비디오 촬영 전부터 회사 대표님과의 합의 하에 예정되어있었던것이였습니다. 휴식을 취하기전 기다려주시는 분들께 이야기를 드리고 싶어 상의했지만 개인적인 휴식기간을 갖는다는 입장발표를 하기를 원치 않으셨고 매니지먼트 팀에서는 휴식기간 때 SNS를 자제하라는 의견이였기 때문에 맘은 불편했지만 그에 따랐습니다. 저를 기다려주시는 분들을 생각해서 더 설득했었어야 했는데 제가 너무 안일했던것 같습니다. 저를 응원해주시고 기다려주셨던 분들께 진심으로 죄송하다는 말씀 드리고 싶습니다. 뒤늦은 입장 발표때문인지, 각종 안좋은 추측글들이 올라오고 루머에 휩싸이고 있는것같습니다. 저는 단지 예정되어있던 휴식을 갖는것뿐이니 더이상 좋지않은 이야기가 나오지 않았으면 하는 바램입니다. 근거없는 추측글 올리신분들! 당사자에겐 큰 상처가 됩니다 삭제 부탁드릴께요. 글을 마무리 지으며 저를 응원해주시는 분들께 다시한번 감사의 말씀 전하고 싶습니다. 재충전하여 좋은 모습 보여드릴수있도록 노력하겠습니다. 감사합니다. #초아근황 #초아

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FNC Entertainment later denied the dating rumors, saying that the two are just friends. "Hello, this is FNC Entertainment. This is our official statement regarding Choa's dating rumors. After contacting her, we learned that the man mentioned in the article is only a friend of hers. They are not dating. Thank you," the agency said in a statement.

The contrast between Choa's official statement and the dating rumors made fans confused, but they chose to believe in her since there wasn't any proof that she had been dating. "I can't believe dating rumors without pictures," a fan commented in an article on Naver. "Who knows what really happens but if Choa was actually resting then this scandal must be very upsetting for her," another added.

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