Girls’ Generation’s Sooyoung is caught up in rumors of dating actor Jung Kyung Ho.

On February 27, local media outlet Sports Seoul reported that the two stars are in a relationship and they have been dating since the beginning of the year. According to the report, they met each other after Jung Kyung Ho’s release from the army in September 2012.

Following his discharge last September, Jung Kyung Ho had said that Sooyoung had been a big strength to him in the army. They became acquaintances last year through mutual friends. A person close to both parties revealed that the couple went on dates in theaters and talked about their careers.

As the news broke, SM Entertainment stated that the dating rumors swirling around the two stars were false. The agency stated, “They met through group meetings at church and are just simply in a close senior-junior relationship”.