When Lee Jun-ho and Yoona danced to Senorita: How King the Land couple almost had fans fooled

Some K-celebrity friendships just look so good together, fans can’t help but root for more. Case in point: Lee Jun-ho and Yoona.

Their chemistry hit mainstream radar with the 2023 drama King the Land. The plot: Honestly, nothing groundbreaking, your classic CEO-employee love story. But Jun-ho and Yoona made it feel like something more. From yearning glances to an oddly extended Thailand business trip, to full episodes spent smoothing out tablecloths together, they turned fluff into fire.

It’s a rare feat in K-drama land — to make the mundane magnetic — but they pulled it off. Ratings soared. And so did speculation.

Fans weren’t the only ones talking. Rumors got so intense that both stars’ agencies had to step in. In 2023, they issued nearly identical statements, saying, “The two are close, but upon checking (with Lee Jun-ho), the dating rumours are groundless.”

Still, the public wasn’t convinced. Their synergy didn’t stop at the final episode. At the 2023 APAN Star Awards, Jun-ho and Yoona won Best Couple — and the spark between them was as obvious on stage as it was on screen. That moment had fans digging into the archives and unearthing their iconic “Señorita” performance from a past MBC Festival, where they danced like they’d been paired for a lifetime.

Whew. Dating or not, their chemistry is the kind you don’t manufacture — it just works.