Apink and MAMAMOO members spoke about their dating experience on tvN’s “Life Bar.”

On July 5, Apink’s Chorong and Jung Eun Ji appeared alongside MAMAMOO’s Wheein and Hwasa.

Before the idols talked about their approaches to dating, MC Kim Joon Hyun asked, “Don’t you have a dating ban clause [in your contract]?” Chorong answered, “[In the past,] they took away our cell phones and the CEO patrolled near our dorm.” Jung Eun Ji added, “We even lived together with a female manager.”

Each of the four girl group members thought of a phrase to describe their outlook on love. After showing how she wrote, “Love is desperate and sloppy,” Hwasa explained, “I usually get hurt easily by words and relationships with people. I’m not someone who has a large circle of friends.”

She continued, “What I learned through dating was that I throw away my pride when I’m in love with someone. He was an average person, but he pushed me away a lot. He may have had a stereotype about me because of my job and strong image. I pursued him for a year and we dated for two and a half years.”

She added, “When he was playing hard-to-get and said, ‘I’m tired,’ I said, ‘I miss you.’ I asked him, ‘Even if you’re tired, can I still see you?’ It turns out, he was someone who was awkward at love and I was awkward at love as well, so we were a good match.”

Hwasa’s childhood friend and fellow member Wheein commented, “I cried. Hwasa is the type who always has a crush. After hearing all about her progress, I kept telling her that the guy will fall for her and that she’ll date. One day, she said, ‘I’m dating.’ I laughed then suddenly cried. I was so happy that I cried.”

MC Han Hye Jin commented, “When you meet someone you love, you see a new side [of yourself]. You end up asking, ‘Did I have this side to me? Do I have to do this much?'”

Describing dating as ping pong, Wheein revealed, “I think love is something you should know how to give and receive. I think it’s nice to give [love].”

When the MCs questioned how she’s never had a one-sided crush, she added, “This is something fascinating that’s happened when I’m dating. When there was someone that I like, that person also liked me too. It’s always been that way. It’s cool. I guess there’s a connection.”

The MCs told her that she’s really lucky and guessed that she may have unknowingly sent out signals to that person.

Wheein then talked about wanting to date publicly. “I view it in a positive light,” she said. “These days, the times have changed a lot. People meeting and breaking up is the same for everyone, so I don’t think too much about it. I think about it in a good way.”

The Apink members also shared their dating mottos. Jung Eun Ji’s was, “While playing hard to get, it’ll end” and Chorong’s was, “Act like a mom when dating.”

“I’m the type of person who gives a lot,” Jung Eun Ji said. “When I think of something, I will buy it and give them things. Because I’m that way, I’ve never played hard-to-get and broke up when the other person seemed like they were playing hard-to-get.”

MC and Super Junior’s Kim Heechul then said that Jung Eun Ji answered “yes” next to the statements, “My heart has fluttered recently after looking at someone,” and “I’ve been asked out in the last month” in a pre-interview survey.

Jung Eun Ji explained, “These days, I’m really into dramas. I watch all of them and my heart flutters so much that I can’t go to sleep that night.” She also hinted that the person who recently asked her out was a celebrity who was a friend that confessed his feelings for her.

“I think we’re at a really pretty age right now,” she began. “I’m cautious that our fans might get hurt, but dating itself is not a bad thing. So I’ve thought, ‘Why do I have to hide this?'”

Chorong also elaborated about what she wrote, saying, “I do everything for that person because I like to make the other person feel like he’s being loved, so I act like a mom. I express everything and act cute.”

She added, “I love to the point where I won’t regret after breaking up. When I break up, I do it without hesitating. I like to write letters, so I write a lot of letters. I print all of the photos that we took in a year, and make an album. I like waiting for the day to give the other person this present.”

On blind dates, Chorong said, “I’ve never been on one because the members cut them off in the process. The members tell me those kinds of stories [about someone wanting to date me] later. When I say I’m lonely, they say that there are many people who like me.”

She added, “If I ask them why they’re telling me that after the fact, the members say that it’s because they know that I don’t like blind dates.”

Jung Eun Ji clarified, “There’s a reason why we cut them off. They are either not the type of person who matches with her or he has a lot of women. I know Chorong’s dating style, and they really weren’t it.”

Explaining why she doesn’t like blind dates, Chorong continued, “Rumors spread quickly about blind dates. If it turns out well then we can date confidently, but if I just get introduced to people, then the rumors…”

MC Shin Dong Yup commented, “Blind dates are when people meet with definite intentions. If you go to a birthday party or are around many people, then there’s a natural reason [to meet]. It’s a birthday party and everyone’s hanging out. But with blind dates, there may be more pressure.”

While on the topic of dating rumors, Jung Eun Ji added she’s never been involved in one before sharing a funny story.

She commented, “There was an unbelievable rumor within our agency. An employee at our agency called me over and asked, ‘You seem to be really close with Huh Gak.’ It was during the time when he was secretly dating the woman who is currently his wife.”

During the broadcast, Chorong also spoke about the pressure of being Apink’s leader.

“Life Bar” airs on Thursdays at 11 p.m. KST.

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