SM Entertainment has stepped forward to deny the dating rumors between TVXQ’s Yunho and actress Go Ara.

On November 22, SM Entertainment flatly denied the spreading rumors, “The dating rumors are, of course, not true.” The company continued, “They are well-known good friends. This is just an absurd rumor.”

Previously, a press reported that TVXQ’s Yunho and actress Go Ara have been going out for 1 year, and that they started their relationship earlier this year.

Yunho and Go Ara became closer after they starred in 2009 MBC drama ‘Heading to the Ground’ which probably led many people to speculate a romantic relationship between the two.