Rapper Yang Hong-won deletes wedding caption, shares song about relationship that won't 'easily end'

Rapper Yang Hong-won, embroiled in infidelity allegations shortly after his wedding, has deleted a controversial caption from his Instagram and continued posting on SNS without addressing the allegations.

As of Monday, the caption Yang had posted alongside wedding photos — "Hyeonju, I love you. I still feel like I'm walking into a Cheonho-dong motel" — had been removed. The wedding photos taken with his wife, former model Won Hyeon-ju, remain. Comments have been disabled on some posts related to Won.

Earlier, on Saturday, Yang shared a video on his Instagram story featuring the song "WNBA" by American rapper Drake.

The video showed lyrics including: "I feel like we're drifting apart," "I'm on my way to you — I want to see you in person and say what I need to say," "We're not the kind that can easily end," "Whether at home or far apart, this isn't it," and "You're the one person I truly can't explain." Yang offered no additional comment.

That same day, photos and videos purportedly showing Yang in the Hongdae area of Mapo-gu, Seoul, for Halloween spread online. The footage showed Yang strolling with companions and greeting fans who recognized him with a smile.

Amid the controversy, Yang's song "Rose," released about seven years ago, has been climbing back up music charts. The track features Won Hyeon-ju's name in its lyrics.

Yang registered his marriage with Won in 2023 and the couple welcomed a daughter in November the following year before holding a wedding ceremony on Oct. 18. Five days later, on Oct. 23, a person identified only as A, who claimed to be an acquaintance of Yang, posted on SNS alleging that Yang had entered a motel with another woman, sharing video footage and recorded phone calls as purported evidence.

Yang's agency, AP Alchemy, acknowledged that Yang had accompanied the woman to a motel but rebuffed the infidelity allegations.

According to the agency, Yang had been drinking at the accuser's home after a performance and left at the accuser's request. The agency said "there was absolutely no intimate conduct inside the room," adding that the accuser "attempted to extort money by threatening the artist and the woman involved, and when that failed, made false disclosures."

The agency said the woman who accompanied Yang has filed complaints against the accuser on charges of blackmail, violation of the stalking punishment law, and defamation based on false statements.