'The Glory' actress Lim Ji Yeon's dating news was released near the time that her contract with her agency is coming to an end - do you think this was purely a coincidence?

On April 2 KST, one netizen took to a popular online community forum and created a discussion post titled, "The timing of Lim Ji Yeon's dating news, lol." Here, the netizen included a screenshot of a news article reporting on the fact that Lim Ji Yeon's exclusive contract with her current agency is coming to an end in May of this year. The article is titled, " 'The Glory' Lim Ji Yeon, contract ending in May, 'FA (Free Agent) or [contract] renewal?' ".

The netizen further wrote, "Look at how [the dating news] was released right when she is about to switch agencies. There are so many instances like this in the entertainment world."  The netizen was referring to the recent news confirming Lim Ji Yeon's relationship with her 'The Glory' costar Lee Do Hyun, and speculated that this dating news was released by Lim Ji Yeon's own agency, in order to pressure the actress to renew her contract with them, as the end of their contract date was coming up. 

Notably, shortly after the release of her dating news, it was reported that Lim Ji Yeon renewed her contract with her agency, Artist Company. 

Some of the netizens' comments included:

"Acting companies are so shady."

"You can easily tell that it was Lim Ji Yeon's own agency that sent the information to Dispatch."

"This is what I have been saying all along. The company is so spiteful."

"Isn't this Jung Woo Sung and Lee Jung Jae's company though? So you're saying it was Jung Woo Sung and Lee Jung Jae who snitched on her?"

"But this will just increase Lim Ji Yeon's brand value. She already proved to be an excellent actress, so a dating rumor won't affect her."

"Rather than Lim Ji Yeon, I feel like this news is going to negatively impact Lee Do Hyun more. Lim Ji Yeon barely has any negative consequences from this."

"More than Lim Ji Yeon, weren't they more targeting Lee Do Hyun? Lim Ji Yeon seemed to have an okay relationship with her company."

"But she has an even better image because she seems like an accomplished woman who can even catch younger men's hearts. Lolll."