Soyou Backs Living Together Before Marriage in Viral Advice Video

K-pop singer Soyou said she supports living together before marriage during a YouTube video on her personal channel on October 19. Responding to a viewer's romance dilemma, she said, 'I'm a live-together-before-marriage person,' adding that marriage makes sense once a couple finds they are compatible.

A Boyfriend Offers a Home in Her Name

The story Soyou read came from a viewer whose boyfriend had proposed moving in together. According to the viewer, he would cover a large share of the cost of buying a home and put the property in her name. She asked whether she should go ahead and start living together under those circumstances.

Soyou agreed right after reading the letter. 'Putting the home in my name shows trust in me. Transferring ownership isn't easy, and it's an act that assumes love,' she said. She added that if the couple has been together for a long time, moving in together is a good idea.

She explained that sharing a home lets partners feel their differences firsthand, and that there is meaning, even fun, in working through those gaps. If their personalities and daily habits turn out to be a good match, she said, thinking about marriage and acting on it comes naturally. She valued getting to know a partner through real daily life over simply assuming marriage is the goal.

Her comments reflect a wider cultural shift. Among Koreans in their 20s and 30s, cohabitation before marriage is increasingly seen not as a deviation but as a practical step for testing whether a marriage will work, in line with a generation that values practicality.

Why It Matters

When a celebrity speaks candidly about cohabitation to a large online audience, it signals how mainstream the practical, test-it-first view of marriage has become among younger Koreans.

Read the original article in Korean: K trendy NEWS