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Tyler Kwon is a familiar name in the industry and is also known to be friends with top idols as he is the CEO of New York based Coridel Group, which has ties to investments in Korean entertainment. He is also known as the former boyfriend of Hong Kong singer and actress Gillian Chung.

According to an exclusive by Hanguk Kyungjae, an insider in the industry tipped them off on the 13th, "Jessica has been dating a Korean-American investment banker Tyler Kwon since last year."

It's said that Korean Americans living abroad have reportedly spotted these two dating since last year and it's known that Jessica met up with him in Hong Kong in January. There are also accounts of them having gone shopping together in Korea around Christmas. 

SM Entertainment has told several media outlets that they're currently looking into seeing whether this is true. So stay tuned for updates!

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[Update] - SM Entertainment has given their response to say the two are just close friends, read it here in the latest article.

[Update] - Photos seen below have been spreading on the web becoming a hot issue. It's said to have been taken when the two attended an award ceremony in Macau back last year in October. The second batch is from a shopping trip.