Hong Jong Hyun told Osen, “Because it wasn’t true, I shrugged [the dating rumor] off. Unexpectedly, however, it got a lot of attention, and I was very surprised by that.” He explained, “First of all, I didn’t know about the news report immediately. I was in a plane heading toward Singapore. I got on the plane after saying it wasn’t true, but when I got off, I learned there was a huge uproar, which surprised me.”