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Is Blackpink Jennie dating BTS V? Fans blame HYBE for avoiding Kim Garam's scandal

Fans are raging as HYBE has been silent of the new dating rumor involving BTS' V and Blackpink's Jennie which is not like their usual self

They say the devil works fast but truth be told, fans of K-pop surely work faster. Hours after BTS’ V (Kim Taehyung) posted about being in Jeju Island at the same time as Blackpink’s Jennie who was at the island to support her Jentle Garden collab with the sunglasses brand Gentle Monster, rumors about the two idols dating started surfacing. Not only that but BIGBANG’s leader, G-Dragon was brought into the conversation as intensified rumors suggested that the second-gen idol unfollowed Jennie from his personal Instagram account because the two had broken up.

While there is no proof to any of the rumors other than investigation from fans, a photo is doing the rounds online which suggests that Jennie and V were driving around in a car while in Jeju Island on a date. From the offset, fans of both groups joined hands for the first time as they said the photos were edited and there was no way that the two could be dating. Over his career as a member of BTS, V has never publicly dated anyone and there has never been an occasion where he was seen with a female K-pop idol for a private meeting which is why fans believe that something like this making the news so close to BTS’ comeback has to be fake.

Not only that but Blackpink fans remember the sort of hate comments BTS fans spewed on Jennie when BTS V accidentally followed her on Instagram only to unfollow her immediately after which became viral immediately.

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Were Taehyung and Jennie really on a date?

YG Entertainment released a new statement hours after the seemingly edited photograph went viral online stating their position on the issue by plainly stating that there was nothing they had to say about the controversy. YG Entertainment representatives said, “We have nothing to say. If there's a different statement we'll share it right away.” But trusting K-pop fans to be so meticulous about everything involving their faves, ARMYs and Blinks defended V (Taehyung) and Jennie respectively. Blinks stated that the photos were edited and Jennie’s face from a recent photo was edited to make it seem like Jennie was driving around with BTS V.

ARMYs on the other hand brought the exact clip from an old BTS’ ‘In The Soop’ episode where Taehyung was driving around in a car with member J-Hope. Tired by the negative attention given to the BTS member, fans are trending the phrase, ‘Leave Taehyung Alone’ on Twitter as they declare a BTS lockdown suggesting they will not take any rumor seriously as BTS members will soon be making a comeback with ‘Proof’.

Is HYBE trying to draw attention away from Garam’s scandal?

But fans of HYBE think that the scandal, which could be immediately denied as soon as it surfaced was left brewing for hours just to make it turn into a big deal. Fans stat that HYBE is trying to take attention from the ongoing bullying scandal involving the label’s new girl group Le Sserafim under their subsidiary label, Source Music. Kim Garam of Le Sserafim had been embroiled in a school bullying scandal for the last few months but HYBE stood their ground stating that Garam was innocent despite a legal firm releasing details involving Garam publicly.

Fans are claiming that HYBE is trying to draw attention away from Garam by releasing images about two of the most famous K-pop groups in the world, BTS and Blackpink, one of which is managed by HYBE’s subsidiary, Big Hit Music. One fan said, “HYBE launched a rumor of Jennie and Taehyung dating in order to get them to get hate instead of bully Kim Garam. Did she just made the biggest two fandoms mad? LOL it's the end for HYBE." One more fan said, "If hybe thinks this will cover up Garam's bullying scandal then honey you are fucking wrong. Garam is still in the group and the whole situation is just getting worse it can never be cleaned up. Stop with this "dating" bs and leave jennie and taehyung alone GODDDD."

One fan said, "You're telling me bts members NEVER had a single dating rumor their entire career but the minute kim garam case shows up somehow a photo is leaked??? my guy hybe did you become yg??? did you lose braincells or did kim garam bully you into doing this?" Another fan said, "Taehyung with two dating rumors ain’t gon distract from that lil girl nice try hybe." One more fan pointed out, "No one’s looking at the damn dating scandal hybe give it up."

'HYBE debuted a bully, Garam'

Fans are not backing down from the claim as Blinks and ARMYs unite for the first time as one fan said, "HYBE DOING THE MOST RN TO MAKE PEOPLE FORGET ABOUT GARAM ISSUE LITERALLY THEM LEAKING A TAEHYUNG AND JENNIE PIC AS IF THEY ARE DATING TO MAKE PEOPLE FORGET THE CASE? i’m afraid people will believe this." One more fan said, "Ik hybe paid yall…the proof that they were dating was wack af like it never happened, it never made sense but im glad yall and the dumb shippers will finally leave her alone."

One fan joked, "Hybe trapping tae and jennie in the meeting room like “so u know abt our garam right?” A fan said, "Man and woman dating is normal, both are mature, single, rich and pretty. There's a bigger news, HYBE has debuted a bully named Kim Garam as an idol." Another fan said, "When @HYBE tot creating dating rumors, involving YG artist would cover up Garam issues, but jokes on them, they did it worse. Now, the whole blink fandom is backing up. U messed with the wrong fandom. Go snd cry ur ass out HYBE."

One fan said, "Hybe clearing up bullying and insurance scandals which i’m pretty sure need to be investigated faster than a mere dating scandal which they can confirm for like 2 seconds after asking the parties involved and you telling me that company doesn’t hate taehyung."