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Dok2 and Lee Hi Go Full Couple Mode 6 Months After Going Public

Dok2 posted a cozy sofa clip with Lee Hi on the 20th, six months after she publicly confirmed their relationship. The two also share a record label and recently performed together in Ulaanbaatar.

By Jae KimSeptember 22, 20262 min read
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Dok2 and Lee Hi Go Full Couple Mode 6 Months After Going Public
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Six months after Lee Hi called Dok2 "MY MAN" on social media and made their relationship official, the couple is done being subtle.

On the 20th, Dok2 posted a short video to his social media with no caption. The clip shows the two sitting side by side on a sofa, arms around each other's shoulders. Dok2 slides his sunglasses off, points at something off-camera, and Lee Hi breaks into a wide smile. The physical ease between them is the kind that takes years to build, and fans clocked it immediately.

The comment section filled with reactions along the lines of "Lee Hi looks genuinely happy" and "the lovegrams keep getting bolder." Someone noted they look more comfortable together every time, which tracks: these two have actually been building toward this moment for about a decade.

A very long warm-up

Dok2 (born 1990) and Lee Hi (born 1996) first crossed paths in 2016 on MBC's variety show Infinite Challenge. They stayed in each other's orbit after that, reportedly became a couple around 2021, and kept things quiet for years. This March, Lee Hi ended the ambiguity herself, posting on her social media with the caption "MY MAN" alongside a photo of Dok2.

Since then, the public appearances have been escalating steadily. In May, Lee Hi attended a birthday party for Dok2's family, alongside his parents and close friends, which is the kind of detail that tends to send the marriage-speculation crowd into overdrive. It did.

Shared stage, shared label

The relationship isn't just personal. The two co-founded a label together called 808 Hi Recordings, which released its first single You & Me earlier this year. Working and dating in the same space is either a recipe for something great or something chaotic, but so far the output suggests the former.

Most recently, they shared a stage at Super Concert: Special in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, performing together alongside artists including Psy and Baek Ji Young. A joint stage in another country, six months into going public, following a shared label launch: the timeline is moving quickly, and neither of them seems to be putting the brakes on.

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