Recently, actors Kim Sae-ron and Kim Soo-hyun have been rumored to be in a relationship by themselves. It was a short mistake, but there was no room for fierce eyes from netizens, and Kim Sae-ron’s agency explained it directly to calm the controversy. As personal SNS becomes more active, more and more stars are suffering from the leakage of their personal lives due to the unintended spread of photos through various routes.
1. IU
In 2012, IU was involved in a romantic relationship. Her opponent was Super Junior’s Eunhyuk, who drew attention seven years older than her. Even before the romance rumors were reported, the two were constantly rumored to be dating.
At the time, IU quickly deleted a photo of herself in a friendly pose with Eunhyuk on her X (formerly Twitter), but it has already spread.
Roen Entertainment, the agency at the time, said in a press release, “The photo was taken by Eunhyuk when IU came to visit when she was sick,” and explained, “IU accidentally posted a picture on a photo upload site linked to Twitter early this morning and was released to the outside world.”
Eunhyuk and IU are close to each other, he said. “Please refrain from expanding interpretation or premature speculation between the two.”
“IU is very sorry for unintentionally causing damage to Eunhyuk due to her carelessness,” he said. “I sincerely apologize for causing concern to IU and Super Junior’s fans. We will come back more mature in the future.”
2. BLACKPINK’s Jennie
In May 2022, rumors of a romantic relationship between Black Pink member Jennie and BTS member V were raised. At the time, many articles and photos were posted on social media that they witnessed the two on Jeju Island, but it was concluded with the explanation of both agencies’ personal lives.
At the time, Jennie’s agency, YG Entertainment, took legal action against the leakage of privacy, saying, “It was difficult to overlook the recent mass production of rumors, criticism, personal attacks, sexual harassment, and invasion of privacy triggered by personal photos.”
I wondered if it had calmed down so much, but in 2023, photos and videos of V and Jennie walking hand in hand in Paris, France, drew attention once again.
In the video, two men and women, who appeared to be V and Jennie, were seen holding hands and shaking like ordinary lovers, enjoying their time together. In addition, it was known that V and Jennie were staying in France on a schedule at the time.
In addition, the two people were seen together in a car on Jeju Island, and V was seen behind Jennie receiving makeup. At this time, there were voices concerned about personal privacy invasion and hacking damage due to reckless leakage of privacy.
Meanwhile, Jennie was rumored to be dating BIGBANG’s G-Dragon in 2021. Even at this time, she did not respond to anything, so it is unknown whether the two were actually in a relationship.
3. Kim Sae-ron
Actress Kim Sae-ron uploaded a photo on her Instagram story at 1 a.m. on the 24th and quickly deleted it. In the released photo, Kim Sae-ron and Kim Soo-hyun posed friendly with each other’s cheeks facing each other.
Netizens who saw the photo before deleting it captured the image and posted it on various online communities including X (formerly Twitter). Some raised rumors of their romantic relationship.
Kim Soo-hyun’s agency gold medalist said, “The rumors are unfounded. It seems that the photos were taken when the two were in the same agency in the past, and the intention of Kim Sae-ron to post the photos is unknown.”
