On October 16, BTS members J-Hope, V, and RM, along with aespa members including Winter, attended W KOREA’s Breast Cancer Awareness event. However, a video showing V and Winter talking together in a secluded corner of the venue sparked speculation about the nature of their relationship.
Previously, rumors circulated claiming that Winter and Jungkook were dating, based on their matching trips, shared couple items, and posting the same playlists for fans. But the recent video from the W KOREA event sparked heated discussions about Winter’s relationship with V, as a netizen shared alleged clues that could hint at a connection, including using the same photo filter, similar poses, and identical emojis.
Notably, fans called out V for his Instagram story using a sunflower emoji, which is Winter’s signature emoji. One netizen wrote:
“Previously, V used a sunflower in his Instagram story, and Winter posted one the next day. Just one day apart, they both posted photos showing only their eyes. Do they think fans are dumb?”
A Korean netizen expressing frustration about the controversial interaction between Winter and V at the breast cancer awareness event said:
“This event for breast cancer awareness wasn’t supposed to be a place to show off, whether it’s V or Winter.”
While some believe the two are not romantically involved and that their previous conversation might have been about Jungkook, especially after seeing her interact with Namjoon as well, others speculate that their relationship might be closer to a familial-like bond than a romantic one.
- “Do you really think they’d have a conversation there like idiots while knowing there are hundreds of cameras?”
- “Why don’t they send that woman with that guy (Jeongwon from ENHYPEN)? She only interacts with BTS. Leave V alone.”
- “Minjeong (Winter) really likes male HYBE idols.”
- “Jungkook would be shocked. After attending the BTS members’ concert and then going to the aespa concert to see Winter, is he going to be blamed just for talking a little with a friend? I know it’s urgent for you, but please don’t blame Jungkook’s friend.”
- “You can’t trust celebrity blind items… if this were true, it wouldn’t have turned into rumors like ‘3000 concubines’ or ‘Yi Ui-wang.'”
- “Seriously, you don’t know anything. Jungkook and V actually got married in Hawaii…”
- “Are you saying we’re dating just because we talked once at a show? ㅋㅋ If we were actually dating, we’d talk somewhere surrounded by cameras. This is the first time I’ve seen such nonsense. There’s no proof, it’s just normal talk.”
- “Then you wonder why most idols don’t show their friendships publicly? Because they know how fans like you hold them accountable for total nonsense > the media spreads dating rumors > and things between idols become extremely awkward as friends, and they get blamed for it.”
- “Even if they’re just friends, why are the girls always the ones accused of dating? And why was ㅇㅌ even linked to this? Even if we assume they are dating, there’s absolutely no issue. The weird part is that people actually believe these random claims. Don’t you know any men in your circle?”
