Korean media outlets reported that Lee Jung (Lee Yi Jung), a former member of dance crew Just Jerk, is facing demands to clarify dating rumors with BTS’s V (Taehyung).
According to the original article, as of 7 p.m. on the 17th, Lee Jung’s Instagram comment section was filled with posts such as: “Explain the dating suspicions with V.”
Recently, a video widely circulated on X (formerly Twitter) showed V and Lee Jung attending the “2025 Tyler, the Creator” concert at Ilsan KINTEX.
The clip captured the two looking at each other and then quickly turning away once people began to recognize them.
As V and Lee Jung, who have maintained a close bond through multiple collaborations, were spotted together at the concert, netizens began speculating about a possible romance.
However, others argued that V was actually looking at James, a member of rookie group CROTIS under BigHit Music, dismissing the dating suspicions as baseless.
The report also pointed out that most of the comments flooding Lee Jung’s Instagram came from BTS’s fandom ARMY and BLACKPINK’s fandom BLINK.
Comments demanding that she “directly clarify the dating rumors with V” continued to pile up on her Instagram account.
Fans were divided between those who opposed or supported the alleged relationship, creating ongoing confusion. At the same time, some voices urged people to stop making reckless assumptions.
Lee Jung, who rose to fame after appearing on Mnet’s survival show “Street Woman Fighter,” drew attention back in June—right after V’s military discharge—when the two performed a couple dance challenge. In a later interview, Lee Jung praised V, saying they were “connected through dance.”
Netizen Reactions
The rumors quickly escalated into a fandom war between V’s and Jimin’s fans, with both sides exchanging accusations.
- “To clarify what’s going on in the comments… inside BTS, the akga (toxic solo stans) of Jimin, Taehyung, and Jungkook are very strong. This time, because of the dating rumors, Taehyung and Jungkook’s akga used the situation as an excuse to ‘kill’ Jimin’s akga, but in reality, they’re attacking Jimin himself… Today’s victim is Jimin, tomorrow it will be someone else.”
- “I’m just a passerby, I don’t even know the members’ names. But it seems like Jimin is the most popular. I only clicked because the article was about Lee Jung, but all the comments say the problem is Jimin’s akga. If they’re always the cause of everything, it means their numbers are huge to be able to organize like this. Honestly amazingㅋㅋㅋㅋ.”
- “Instead of all these excuses, BTS fans should just apologize directly to Lee Jung. You’re like Three Kingdoms, and now you’re saying Jimin is the strongest? Ridiculousㅋㅋㅋ.”
- “Even when they did the challenge with their arms over each other’s shoulders, there were no crazy comments, fans loved it, and they were asking for another challenge. But after Jimin’s dating rumor, suddenly weird comments appeared on her account. Fans already cleared them yesterday with positive comments, right? But the journalist who always wrote exposé articles about Jimin wrote today another one, not even about a dating rumor, but titled ‘Fans’ Reactions to Dating Rumors.’ There wasn’t even a rumor! And suddenly he made it look like the already-clean comment section was fans’ reactionsㅋㅋㅋ.”
At the same time, some netizens criticized the toxic behavior of idol fandoms whenever a woman gets involved in dating rumors, while others stressed that V and Lee Jung are simply close friends:
- “Why do BTS fans harass people everywhere? Stop it. What did Lee Jung do wrong?”
- “The negative side of fandoms that only run on hate… dirty internal fights, and women are always the ones harmed.”
- “I may not understand much, but the vibe between them was just very friendly…”
- “Male idol fans are disgusting. Once someone becomes a target, they bully them until they bleed.”
- “I see Lee Jung, Bada, and V as really close friends, but they’re treating Lee Jung so rudely.”
