By Shreya Jha
On July 1, 2025, KOYOTE鈥檚 Shinji brought her fianc茅, singer MoonOne, to meet with her longtime bandmates Kim Jongmin and Bbaekga in a new video shared on her YouTube channel, titled Who Would Take Our Shinji Away? The meet-up happened just weeks after she shared news of her engagement to MoonOne, who is seven years her junior.In the clip, the four were seen having dinner together. The actress referred to the meeting as a 鈥渟angkyeonrye,” a traditional sit-down where close people are introduced ahead of a wedding ceremony.Midway through the meal, MoonOne shared that he had previously been married and had a daughter. The child lives with his ex-wife. He stays in touch with both. Bbaekga briefly excused himself after hearing it, while Kim Jongmin reacted calmly.Shinji explained she had already known and accepted MoonOne’s past, but she wanted her groupmates to hear it directly from him. After returning, Bbaekga said (via Chosun Biz):”If they are happy and in love, I believe it’s not my place to be concerned.” View this post on Instagram Instagram PostThe video wrapped with Shinji expressing that she respected MoonOne’s efforts to remain present for his child and valued his openness.MoonOne addresses controversies following Shinji’s YouTube video appearance View this post on Instagram Instagram PostAfter appearing in KOYOTE Shinji鈥檚 recent YouTube video released on July 2, singer MoonOne shared a detailed statement on Instagram. The post addressed various claims that began circulating online about his past following the video鈥檚 release.His message arrived amid rising scrutiny, as many viewers raised concerns over his attitude and past following news of his engagement to Shinji. In the note, MoonOne issued an apology aimed at KOYOTE鈥檚 fans and others who felt uneasy with how he acted in the video.”I’m writing like this to convey my sincere heart to you all. After the news of my marriage, I received a lot of stories about me, and I am concerned that the fact that I remember may have been distorted, and I ask for your understanding that I needed some time to confirm the correct relationship,” he stated (translated via Google).One of the issues he addressed involved his earlier involvement in property work without a formal realtor license. As for other accusations (such as school or military bullying), MoonOne denied those.”The allegations that I harassed friends or descendants during my school years and military service are not true at all, and I am willing to disclose it by securing objective evidence to prove it if necessary,” MoonOne added.He also cleared up speculation about his former marriage, saying it came about due to a pregnancy but denying he was seeing anyone else at the time. Regarding the name controversy, he explained that 鈥淧ark Sang-moon鈥 is his official birth name, and that he swapped his stage moniker from 鈥淕iryeon鈥 to 鈥淢oonOne.鈥 He confirmed no legal name change was involved.To wrap up, MoonOne said he鈥檚 reflecting on what happened and wants to handle things better moving forward, especially with his upcoming marriage to the songstress.Meanwhile, shortly after online attention grew around Shinji and MoonOne’s video, KOYOTE鈥檚 Bbaekga posted two Instagram stories. The first one showed a group photo as his lock screen. The other image featured lyrics from Lee Seung-hwan鈥檚 track, Family.