Apink's Bomi and RADO Are Married — Nine Years After

Apink member Yoon Bomi married music producer RADO on May 16, 2026, turning a decade-long friendship forged in a recording studio into a lifelong partnership. The ceremony took place at the Grand Hyatt Seoul in Yongsan-gu, surrounded by close friends, family, and the bandmates who had known their love story from the very beginning.

For fans of the six-member K-pop group — who debuted in 2011 and are now celebrating their 15th year together — the wedding carried an extra layer of meaning. Apink did not simply attend as guests. They sang at the ceremony, offering their voices to honor the member who had been with them through every stage of their career.

How a Song Brought Two People Together

The story of Yoon Bomi and RADO begins in 2016, not with a chance encounter, but with a creative collaboration. RADO, whose real name is Song Ju-young, is one half of Black Eyed Pilseung — the production duo responsible for some of South Korea's most beloved pop songs, including chart-toppers for TWICE and other major acts. When Apink was recording their title track I Will Be Moved, RADO was brought in as a songwriter and producer.

What started as a professional relationship gradually became something more. By April 2017, the two had officially begun dating — though they kept it private for nearly seven years. In April 2024, they confirmed their relationship publicly, and in December 2025, Yoon Bomi announced their engagement through a heartfelt handwritten letter shared with fans.

In that letter, she described RADO as someone who had been by her side through both joy and uncertainty: she shared that they had spent a long time together through moments of happiness and moments of doubt, and that she had decided to spend the rest of her life with him. The words resonated deeply with fans who had watched Yoon Bomi grow from a bright-eyed idol into one of K-pop's most warmly regarded entertainers.

A Wedding Day Made for Musicians

By all accounts, the May 16 ceremony had the feel of what Korean media described as a musicians' wedding. The pre-wedding photos, taken by photographer Lee Kyung-ho and released the previous day, showed the couple in a recording studio setting — a nod to the creative world they both inhabit, and to the specific place where their connection first took root.

The ceremony was hosted by comedian Kim Gi-ri, a close mutual friend. Three acts performed as the wedding musicians: Apink, with all available members present to sing for their bandmate; girl group STAYC, who have built a close relationship with the Apink circle over the years; and rising act UNCHILDED. It was a ceremony that felt like the music industry gathering to celebrate one of its own.

Yoon Bomi is 32; RADO is 41. The nine-year age gap was never a major talking point for their fans — what mattered was the consistency and depth of their bond. Nine years of dating, much of it kept private, is a long runway by any standard, and the couple arrived at the altar with a relationship already tested and strengthened by time.

Leaving One Stage, Entering Another

Alongside the wedding news came an announcement that marked the end of one professional chapter. Yoon Bomi had been a fixed MC on ENA and SBS Plus's reality show I Am Solo, And Then Love Continues — known by its popular abbreviation 나솔사계 — for the past year and a half. With her marriage, she has made the decision to step down from that role.

The show follows couples who met through the original dating reality program I Am Solo as they navigate relationships together. Her departure was announced warmly, and production acknowledged the personal significance of the timing. She plans to continue her broader entertainment career. According to her agency, the wedding will not signal a step back from public life.

For Apink — a group that has defied the typical K-pop lifespan and remained active well into their second decade — there is no sense that a bandmate's marriage signals any kind of ending. The group has built its identity around exactly this kind of longevity and closeness, and Yoon Bomi's wedding day only reinforced it.

Apink at 15: A Group That Endured

Apink debuted on April 19, 2011, under A Cube Entertainment, now known as IST Entertainment. In an industry where girl groups face intense pressure to evolve rapidly or risk irrelevance, Apink carved out a distinct identity built on sincerity, warmth, and a fan relationship that deepened across multiple eras. Their fanbase, known as Panda, has followed the group across changing sounds and styles.

In 2026, the group continues to tour internationally. Their 15th anniversary tour made a stop in Manila earlier this year — a milestone that few K-pop groups of their generation have reached with their original lineup largely intact. That six bandmates showed up on the wedding day to sing speaks to the kind of closeness Apink has maintained throughout their career. Personal milestones, for this group, are shared ones.

RADO: The Producer Behind the Hits

For music listeners who know Black Eyed Pilseung's work without knowing the names behind it, Yoon Bomi's husband is likely responsible for some of the songs on their playlist. The production duo has crafted hits that defined the mid-to-late 2010s K-pop sound, spanning multiple major agencies and generations of idol groups. RADO's contribution to Apink's own discography is now, in retrospect, the detail that makes this story complete.

The person who co-wrote the song that brought them together is the person she married. It sounds like the plot of a romantic drama, but it is simply what happened — a collaboration that became a courtship, and a courtship that became a marriage.

What Fans and the Industry Said

Apink's fan communities responded to the wedding news with warmth and celebration. Many noted how long they had followed the couple's quiet journey and how the patience of that nine-year love story made the wedding feel genuinely earned. Social media tributes focused less on spectacle and more on the kind of satisfaction that comes from watching something real unfold at its own pace.

The broader K-pop industry also took notice. In a landscape where relationships between artists and industry figures can be complicated by public scrutiny, the Yoon Bomi and RADO story stood out for its steadiness. They met over music, kept their relationship largely private, went public when they were ready, and married when the moment was right.

As of May 16, Yoon Bomi is married. Her bandmates sang. Her fans celebrated from every time zone. And the song that quietly started it all — a 2016 Apink track that millions have heard without knowing the love story it set in motion — is now, definitively, more than just a hit record.