Are Song Hye Kyo and Song Joong Ki dating?

What were Song Joong Ki and Song Hye Kyo doing in Bali?

Talk has gone into overdrive among their fans that the actors – who helmed hit drama series Descendants Of The Sun last year – could be dating once again, The Korea Herald reported.

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But yesterday, the celebrities’ management agencies shot down the speculation. “Song Joong Ki went to Bali with friends before embarking on promotions for his upcoming film, The Battleship Island,” his agency Blossom Entertainment said.

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UAA agency noted that “while it is true that Song Hye Kyo went to Bali, she went to attend a meeting for a different project. We have confirmed that she did not meet Song Joong Ki”.

The two were spotted dining together in New York City in March, though they denied they were dating then as well.

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This story first appeared on The Straits Times on June 20, 2017.