Na Hye-mi (left) and Eric (Imagine Asia/ E&J Entertainment)

Eric, or Moon Jung-hyuk, of the boyband Shinhwa confirmed Thursday that he is in relationship with Korean actress Na Hye-mi.

“Moon and Na were good friends supporting each other in their careers and they have recently been linked as lovers,” Moon’s agency E&J Entertainment said Thursday.

The agency was cautious about revealing when they started dating though.

In 2014 when a rumor about their relationship was first reported by local media outlets, Moon and Na denied the reports.

“There was a process of becoming acquainted to each other (in 2014), but we don’t know the details,” E&J said.

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Moon made his debut as a member of the boy band Shinhwa in 1998 and started acting in dramas in 2003. At the tvN10 Awards in 2016, he received an award for his role in “Another Oh Hae-young.”

Na made her debut as a child actress in 2001 and gained public attention through her role in MBC’s sitcom “High Kick!”

By Kim So-yeon (syk19372@heraldcorp.com)