This is actually so relatable to what is going on now in Korea. At the moment, there's loads of government and political issues and they quite possibly used Jihyo & Kang Daniel's dating news as a smoke screen and distraction for all of their political issues.
Similarly in this storyline, they are diverting away all of the political issues and making sure the public are distracted by Wonho's 'scandal'. It's quite sad really, I empathise with Wonho.
Ayyyy Ryuzaki