Park Bo-young directly addressed the past dating rumors with Kim Hee-won and explained the situation at that time.

The video titled "Golden Friendship Is Just an Excuse," released on the YouTube channel 'DdeunDdeun' on the 25th, featured Park Bo-young, Kim Hee-won, and Lee Kwang-soo. Park Bo-young revealed that her close friendship with Kim Hee-won made him her first rumored dating partner. The two met six years ago through director Kwon Oh-kwang, who worked on the film "Mutant." When Kwon was staying in the provinces, they met to have a meal and spend time together. Lee Kwang-soo was also supposed to join but could not attend due to filming. The three enjoyed eating snow crab and drinking coffee, but only Park Bo-young and Kim Hee-won were photographed, which sparked the dating rumors.

At first, Park Bo-young laughed it off, but after the news was published, elders around her asked her father about the age difference, prompting her to post a clarification on her fan cafe. At that time, Park Bo-young had no agency and said, "I had no channel to communicate," adding that she contacted Kim Hee-won, who was sick and unaware of the situation. Consequently, Park Bo-young posted on her fan cafe denying the rumors, stating, "Hee-won sunbaenim and I are good friends and good senior-junior colleagues."

Kim Hee-won also recalled the time, saying it was the first time he had received so many texts and calls since he was born. He said the company representative insisted on issuing an official statement, and he received messages like "Are you kidding?" and "We won't let this slide" from people around him. Park Bo-young revealed that Kim Hee-won felt sorry and cut off contact for nearly a year, which made her feel hurt, leading her to call him late at night to express her regrets about their friendship. She added that they have since become comfortable with each other again.

Lee Kwang-soo joked on-site that although he often met with Park Bo-young alone, there were never any dating rumors about them.