Rapper Yang Hong-won, former High School Rapper winner, marries Won Hyun-joo about two years after birth of daughter

Rapper Yang Hong-won won Mnet's High School Rapper in 2017 and finished runner-up on Show Me the Money 8 in 2019. On the 18th he married Won Hyun-joo, a former model, at an undisclosed venue in Seoul, about two years after the couple had their daughter, Rua.

Yang rose to public attention after winning High School Rapper in 2017, according to reports, and his High School Rapper title and Show Me the Money 8 runner-up finish were repeatedly mentioned in coverage of the wedding. He has continued to work as a rapper and appears on the YouTube channel Yang Hong-won's Parenting Diary, which shows the family's daily life. Won was described as a former model: one outlet called her a former freelance model, while another report said she worked as a model before giving birth and raising a child. A report also said she once modelled for a children's clothing brand together with her daughter. The timing of that work, the brand name and the content of the shoot were not specified. The couple had also shared parts of their story, from dating and the birth of their daughter to the run-up to the wedding.

Together since 2017

The two have been together since 2017. Several reports described them as a couple who had dated for a long time, and one said they had been together for eight years. Indigo Music said the couple would marry on the day. One outlet reported that they had become husband and wife. Only the date, the city of Seoul and the fact that they held the ceremony have been confirmed. Details of the schedule, guests and format of the ceremony were not included in the reports, and the specific venue and order of events were not made public.

Wedding photos and a nervous post

On the 17th, the day before the ceremony, Won posted wedding photos on social media. Reports did not describe where they were shot or their concept. On the wedding day, Yang posted on social media about how he felt before walking down the aisle as groom. One report said he wrote that he felt awkward before the groom's entrance, and another said he shared his thoughts before entering. The wording of the post was rendered differently across reports, but all agreed he posted about it on the day. Won's photos and Yang's post were reported as the content the couple shared around the wedding.

Invitations, dress fittings and a flower girl dress

Ahead of the wedding, the couple shared several stages of preparation on Yang Hong-won's Parenting Diary and social media. They held a gathering to hand out wedding invitations, showed Won's wedding dress fitting and showed the preparation of a flower girl dress for their daughter. No detailed schedule was given for when each took place, though they were presented as recent preparations. Their daughter Rua was mentioned in connection with the flower girl dress, but reports did not say whether she took part in the ceremony as a flower girl or what role she played. Reports also did not say who attended or how the ceremony was run.

What comes next

The couple announced the birth of their daughter first and then shared their family life through the channel, which features Yang, Won and Rua together. Materials made public did not say when the channel started, which episodes were involved or when Rua was born. Apart from the channel name and the content of the videos shown, nothing was disclosed about how the channel is run or about future content plans. There has been no confirmed announcement of how the couple will share family life or wedding content after the ceremony, and neither the schedule after the wedding nor their future activities have been made public. What is confirmed is that the preparations and family life were introduced through the existing channel and social media accounts.

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