Dating rumors linking BTS’s Jungkook and aespa’s Winter have pushed both fandoms into action. Fans are demanding answers—and they’re not staying quiet about it.
Protest Trucks Roll Up to Both Agencies
Jungkook’s fans fired the first shot. They sent protest trucks straight to HYBE’s headquarters.
Winter’s fans weren’t far behind. Their own trucks showed up outside SM Entertainment’s building days later.
The banners didn’t mince words. “Silence is not the answer! Show responsibility,” one demanded.
Another went personal: “Erase your tattoos and clarify the situation.”
A third hit harder, referencing past promises: “You said we will be together even after ten years, but you have broken our trust.”
The bluntest message? “If you want to continue dating, then live as normal citizen Kim Minjeong and not aespa’s Winter.”
The Internet Had Thoughts
Netizens split down the middle.
“Is this really necessary?” some asked.
Others backed the fans. “Dating isn’t the problem; it’s hinting that you are dating in front of fans,” one argued.
The alleged couple tattoos rubbed people the wrong way. “I don’t like the couple tattoos, even if they were normal people,” a commenter wrote.
Support for the protests came through loud and clear. “The idols are the ones who dated noisily, and yet they want fans to unstan quietly? Fans should unstan noisily too!”
“I can understand them going this far,” another added.
Calls for official statements flooded the comments. “Release an official statement responding to the rumors!”
One netizen kept it light: “The truck driver must be excited.”
The harshest criticism focused on specifics. “It was more shocking to me that she had a couple of tattoos and wore her boyfriend’s clothes to a fan sign event. They shouldn’t have hinted that they were dating and meet each other quietly.”
SM Takes Legal Action
SM Entertainment has released an official notice. The agency plans to take legal action over the dating rumors.
