Looks like SM Entertainment is hit by multiple issues about its artists, left and right. After Tiffany and Nichkhun, the latest dating controversy now involves Super Junior member Shindong and model Kang Shi Nae.
On April 11, news outlet TV Report spotted Shindong and Kang Shi Nae going on a date at IFC Mall, a popular hangout in Seoul. Photographs show the two locking arms while strolling around the area. The report says Shindong and Kang Shi Nae were all smiles during their time together and seemed unconscious about their surroundings, contrary to other reported idols that seemed cautious when dating. Furthermore, they were expressing their affections, playfully hitting each other while hanging out at the bestsellers corner of a bookstore. While at the bookstore, Shindong was seen purchasing a new album while Kang Shi Nae was simply browsing through magazines.
In addition TV Report said a representative of SM Entertainment said, "Shindong and Kang Shi Nae first met through common friends. They just recently became friends." However, when asked about Shindong's relationship with his previous non-celebrity girlfriend whom he had proposed to, the representative carefully replied, "Shindong had broken up with his ex-girlfriend more than a year ago."