Ship

YongSeo

Seohyun & Yonghwa

Seohyun

Seohyun
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Yonghwa

Yonghwa

About YongSeo

YongSeo (also called the 'Goguma Couple') is the fan pairing between CNBLUE's Jung Yonghwa and Girls' Generation's Seohyun, born from their participation as a virtual couple on MBC's variety show We Got Married, which aired from 2010 into 2011. The nickname 'Goguma Couple' (sweet potato couple) originated from an early episode where Seohyun brought sweet potatoes as a gift, and Yonghwa joked about her healthy food preferences. The endearing nickname stuck and became inseparable from the ship's identity. The two bonded visibly over their shared love of music: Yonghwa as the leader of rock band CNBLUE and Seohyun as a vocalist in the nation's top girl group. They exchanged knitted scarves, wrote and performed music together on the show, and took wedding-concept photos, all of which fans treasured. Even after the WGM arc concluded, the YongSeo fanbase remained active and devoted.

YongSeo is one of the most iconic We Got Married pairings in K-pop history, with a devoted fanbase that has remained active for over a decade. The ship is widely credited with popularizing the 'Goguma' couple concept in K-pop fan culture. Fans are careful to celebrate the chemistry they showed on the show rather than speculating about their private lives.

Fun facts

  • ✦ 'Goguma' means sweet potato in Korean. Seohyun's healthy snack gift in episode one became the couple's permanent nickname.
  • ✦ Yonghwa and Seohyun knitted scarves for each other on the show, a fan-favorite moment often cited as one of WGM's most heartfelt scenes.
  • ✦ They performed and recorded music together during their WGM run, leaning into their shared musical backgrounds.
  • ✦ More than a decade later, Jung Yonghwa confirmed in a 2023 interview that he still occasionally keeps in touch with Seohyun.

Moments

  1. 2023-09

    Yonghwa confirms they still keep in touch

    In a fan Q&A, Yonghwa was asked whether he still keeps in contact with Seohyun. He confirmed that they do, adding a layer of warmth to the YongSeo fandom years after WGM ended.

  2. 2010-06

    Scarf exchange

    The pair knitted scarves for each other, a domestic, romantic gesture in the context of the show that fans cite as one of WGM's most beloved couple moments.

  3. 2010-03

    We Got Married premiere: Goguma origin

    Yonghwa and Seohyun appeared as a virtual couple on WGM. Seohyun's gift of sweet potatoes in an early episode led to the 'Goguma Couple' nickname that would define the ship for years.

Ship Couples ranking by year

Best finish: #10

The pairing

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