ENHYPEN‘s leader, Jungwon, has become the target of an unusual fan protest after rumors surfaced about a romantic relationship between him and aespa‘s Winter. The situation escalated when fans, identified by some as “akgaes” from China, sent funeral wreaths to HYBE’s building.
The Dating Rumor and Fan Response
The controversy began when images of Jungwon and Winter allegedly being spotted together circulated online. Both idols and their respective agencies, SM Entertainment and Belift Lab, have since denied these rumors. Despite the clarifications, the fallout has been dramatic, with fans expressing their discontent through an extreme form of protest.
Photos shared on online forums depicted several funeral wreaths positioned outside HYBE’s office, each bearing messages of disapproval and criticism towards Jungwon:
- “Left: Yang Jung-won, I wonder how you plan to handle this moving forward. Right: This is truly absurd.. lol”
- “Left: Jung-won’s face is like a bulletproof weapon, isn’t it? Right: enhypen is 66666”
- “Left: Dating skills? Top class! Right: Fan betrayal? World class!”
- “Left: Is lying part of being in the entertainment industry now? Right: Fans didn’t know.”
- “Left: Didn’t lose their original mindset? Right: The mindset of dating? Ha ha.”
- “Left: Betraying fans, daze daze daze. Right: Arrogant lies, live replay play play.”
- “Left: When you call her ‘noona,’ who exactly are you thinking of? Right: The most reliable leader?”
- “Left: As expected of a vampire. Right: Dating only at dawn, huh?”
- “Left: It’s all your fault… Right: How is God supposed to help with this?”
- “Left: The world has really gotten better, hasn’t it? Right: You don’t have to apologize for doing wrong, just deny it, huh?”
Public Reaction
The practice of sending funeral wreaths as a protest in K-pop fandoms has sparked a mix of shock and criticism. Netizens across various platforms expressed their views:
- “Bizarre.”
- “Are they crazy, targeting someone who’s alive?”
- “Why are they like this?”
- “Didn’t they already deny it?”
- “Why dig up something that’s over and cause this mess… Exhausting.”
- “Ugh, why are they like this?”
- “They said it wasn’t true, so why do this?”
- “Really hate this.”
- “They’re already pursuing legal action—do they think it’s okay because it’s happening in China? Is there no way to deal with this abroad?”
- “250 Chinese solo stans sent this, spreading fabricated rumors and all that.”
- “They directly said it wasn’t true. Disgusting.”
- “Wow, this is insane… They’ve really crossed the line this time.”
- “Wow… A victim of fabricated rumors, and yet they’re sending funeral wreaths… ENHYPEN’s solo-stan fandom is truly bizarre.”
- “They really waste money on useless things… The person directly said it wasn’t true. They should pool that money for comeback ads instead.”
- “They said they’re not dating, so what do they expect by sending this? lol If they were dating, would breaking up satisfy them? What more do they want?”
- “Hope all of this comes back to haunt them as their own bad karma. Honestly, I don’t even understand the companies enabling this anymore.”
- “Anyone would think there were kissing photos or something. lol How do these fragile people even manage to be fans of anyone? They should just stick to movie or drama characters instead.”
This incident highlights the extreme lengths to which some fans will go in response to rumors, regardless of official denials, raising questions about privacy, fan behavior, and the influence of online communities in K-pop.
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