Local netizens shared their comments regarding the dating rumor between V and Leejung

 Theqoo — Sept 18th, 2025


”Explain the dating rumors with V”—Flood of comments on Richey's Instagram





Dancer Rihey (Lee Leejung), formerly of Just Jerk, is facing demands to explain rumors of a romantic relationship with BTS member V.

As of 7 p.m. one the 17th, Richey's Instagram, a social networking service (SNS), has been flooded with protect comments demanding "Explain the dating rumors with V."

The situation has split between those insisting she directly clarify the rumors, and those opposing or supporting the alleged relationship, causing ongoing confusion. Meanwhile, some voices are urging restrain, asking others to refrain from making excessive speculations.


Comments:

1. Why do Jimin fans live like such demands... They're
    trying to downplay it here in the comments by saying
    it's just a fandom fight or a clash between 'anti-fans,'
    but Jimin's malicious fans have been acting so nastily
    for so long that this kind of political scheming is
    already infamous. Jimin fans have been doing those
    kinds of things for too long...

2. Looking at the comments, it seems like has the most
    malicious fans. What's the reason for that? Is it
    because he's a popular member and that attracts
    them..? Why is that?

3. V's fans are doing other challenges with Rihey, but
     without any evidence, they go on Instagram, attacking
     her with those dating rumors, and even articles came
     out. I know it exactly. Where they fabricated the story,
     reported it, and get the articles published, and it just
     makes me laugh. Seriously, break up already—this is
     ridiculous. This isn't even the first time; it's so
     embarrassing. I can't stand it!

4. Frankly, all the BTS members' Instagrams are private,
     so whenever something happens, people Go to the
     official BTS accounts or the members' acquaintances'
     accounts and attack them. But have any of those
     incidents ever made it into the news? If no one reports
     it, it doesn't. On top of that, in this case, Rihey and V 
     had already done dance challenges together more
     than twice and we're friendly—there was never even a
     hint of a dating rumors or obsessive fan behaviour.
     They were just fans obsessing over dancing. No one
     made a fuss when he met Rihey and did a challenge on
     the first after his military discharge. Are we really
     supposed  to believe that  V's fans would suddenly call
     it a dating rumors Just because Rihey showed up at
     a concert?

     Then suddenly there's an article titled like 'explain
     the dating rumor with another member,' and they
     link V with Rihey—even though V has never had a
     dating rumor—making him a victim. Of course, V's
     fans are going to be furious. It's an article that harms
     not only the idol but also the other person included.

5. A dating rumor just because they did a challenge
     together and exchange glances? Nobody know
     anything, but suddenly an article pops up. There
     akgaes from that fandom keep tipping off reporters
     at the drop of a hat. When will they stop that habit?
     Are they really that scared of Taehyung? Just do
     normal fangirling and live your life!

6. Aren't Leejung, Bada, and V actually close friends?
     Looking at the comments, it's those akgaes again, and
     they're doing something really disrespectful to 
     Leejung

7. They say V's fans cleaned up the comments with
     positive comments, it's with Leejung and V was all
     good, but... After looking at the comments, I kind of
     get the situation. When a scandal breaks out, deal
     with other idols too—except for the member who made
     the mistake, everyone around them gets completely
     dragged down

8. Seeing how this comes up every time, it's clearly not
     just done random thing—it's really strange... 
    Whenever it's a situation where Jimin's algae deserve
     criticism, they always try to water it down by saying,
     "We're all the same, it's just a deep fandoms issue."
     And they always pretend to be other fans or non-fans,
     saying stuff like "I'm from another random" or "I'm
     just a muggle." It's so obvious that it's Jimin's akgaes'
     toxic. It's actually funny

9. If it were just some "manufactured controversy." I'd let
     it pass, but honestly... What's so wrong with a celebrity
     dating a little? It's not like they're neglecting their work
     because of it, so why the fuss? It's honestly ridiculous.
     I'm not jealous or anything, I am a fan, but every time
     stuff like this happens, it's so embarrassing that I don't
     even want to say I'm an ARMYㅠㅠ The real problem
     is when an artist doesn't work—when a singer stops
     releasing music, when they get sloppy with their work,
     or they deserve criticism. But instead, people only
     latch onto superficial "concepts," like calling them
     moody or whatever

10. It's ridiculous that there wasn't even a dating rumor,
      but suddenly an article comes out saying they should
      clarify one? Lol. V and Leejung filmed several dance
      videos together, and every time they were uploaded,
      fans reacted positively. Even when they put their arms
      around each other in the videos, nothing happened.
      But now suddenly fans are attacking them because
      of dating rumors??? All this time, V's fans were
      actually hoping they'd do another challenge video
      together after watching the previous Leejung-V clips.

11. What fandom doesn't have toxic solo stans lol. But
      those JM akgaes drag other members' families into
      rumors, spread gossip, and push all articles. Even
      when their Oppa does something wrong, they blame
      it on the other members not being there, saying they
      should have predicted it and taken care of him. When
      their oppa gets hate because live on purpose and
      start smear campaigns on different communities.
      And in the end, they just keep repeating all akgaes are
      the same until they hear the response they want

12. Someone reported Jimin's fandom again... The
      "Chaniago dating rumors" itself isn't the point, they're
      just making noises. You can tell those articles were
      filed to make it look like "every fandom is the same as
      Jimin's fans!" The Jimin dating rumor—where the
      girlfriend uploaded the video herself—barely got a few
      articles, so is it normal that pieces about fans'
      reactions are more numerous??? They're being
      posted on every community lol. And there aren't even
      many comments—and those few are from brand-new 
      accounts created a few days ago, use to produce
      'fans demanding a clarification' (that's fabricated
      too). People report trash and parade the article
      around every community... It's really disheartening.
      The ones saying "Jimin's akgaes' are the same people
      as the same as other akgaes" are probably the same
      people as Jimin's

13. This article was posted on another community
       yesterday too, and there were comments saying 
      they're sick of people whining about akgaes. But the
      person who wrote that comment turned to be a
      akgae. On communities where member into is public,
      don't just change your nickname and pretend you're
      not Jimin algae

14. I've seen so many comments bashing Jimin's fans
      whenever something happens with BTS' maknae...
      You guys are just spitting on your own fave's face,
      and by calling others Jimin akgaes, you're actually
      being akgaes for your own member. Why is the
      scene so ugly? The BTS members themselves actually
      each other

15. But seriously, why is the BTS fandom harassing people
      everywhere like that? Just stop already. What did
      Leejung ever do to deserve this?

16. Just doing a challenge together and exchanging a
      glance turns into a dating rumor? Nobody knew
      anything, then suddenly an article pops up. Those
      akgaes in that fandom keep tipping off reporters—
      when are they going to break that habit? Are they that
      the scared of Taehyung? Just be a normal fan and
      live properly!

17. Whoever it was, pushing a dating rumor just because
      a dancer danced together with someone is really
      disrespectful!

18. It's so funny that a dating rumor started just from
      posting a dance video. The comments look clean now
      though—so it must've been pushed out by V's fans

19. There had been talk going around that Jimin akgaes
      we're fabricated rumors, and now an article like this
      comes out... It's just exhausting

20. What kind of random article is this? It's been ages
       since the two of them did that challenge, so why
       would V's fans suddenly be attacking now? From the
       looks of it, it seems like that creepy fandom behavior
       again. How much longer are they going to keep
       tipping off reporters about other members? It's been
       years of this nonsense  so sick of it.

21. Of course, akgaes from any fandom are weird, but
       Jimin akgaes are seriously an another level... It's
       to the point of being crazy

22. It's so funny how people keep getting played by
       Seonmyung again. What's really ridiculous here is
       that instead of blaming the reporter who writes
       clickbait articles over comments that don't even 
       exist, they just fight among themselves every time.
       Earlier, when the same post went up, there weren't 
       any comments so I thought people were ignoring it...
       But no. Honestly, it's embarrassing

23. Whether its akgaes fighting or whatever, why can't
       they just do it among themselves in private? Why go
       and leave those comments on the woman's Insta?
       Even if people try to cover them up with positive 
       comments, the fact is the hate comments were
       posted. Go fight somewhere else! Why take it out
       on Leejung?

24. Remember not long ago when some fans caused a 
       huge fuss at the supposed dating partner and got
      dragged for it? Looks like they didn't want to take the
       heat alone, so they tipped off reporters saying
       "fans are making a scene over a dating rumor." But
       in reality, no dating rumor even came out... Please just
       stick to doing challenge videos together

25. This isn't some algae fight, Jimin's pathetic fans—stop
       harassing the other members! Quit making up weird
       articles and tipping them off to reporters.

26. Leejung and V have done challenge videos and shown
       up together for more than once, so why is it that only
       after Jimin's dating rumor suddenly fans are making
       a fuss demanding an explanation? It's obvious they're
       Just stirring things up

27. Everyone knows it was the akgaes who did this. V's
       fans are the ones wishing for another challenge, are
       you kiddin' me? And HYBE. I can't stand you either.
       You block certain articles completely but then let
       trashy akgae tip-off articles spread everywhere

28. Just from the photos you can tell they're close and
       joking around. If you suspect they're dating, go after
       your oppa! Stop harassing the woman!

29. Do they have to explain themselves just because
       they're dating? If you think an explanation's 
       necessary, go to your oppa and make him explain.
       Ask V about it

30. Leejung already has a boyfriend lol. And this whole
       thing started with a rip-off articles from Jimin's
       akgaes... Now they're dragging other members into
       it to bring them down too

31. The akgaes who rip-off articles and the reporters who
       write them up are honestly the same. That very
       obvious person even openly brags about having
       connections with those akgaes.

32. Reading the comments reminds me of that
       Mashimaro Gallery incident with the private gallery
       that even made it to the how Jimin akgaes were
       fabricating rumors about other members, tipping off
       negative articles, pretending to be other fans, and
       coordinating across multiple communities to play
       politics.

       When something bad happens to Jimin, they build it
       Up against other members to pin the blame, and if
       that doesn't work, they pretend it's just a mutual
       akgae fight—even staging fake victim scenarios. What
       was so shocking at the time was that it didn't feel like
       normal toxic fans, but more like an organized
       operation, almost like a company.

       This current case feels the same: after Jimin got
       hit with a dating rumor and the "pathetic guy" label,
       suddenly an out-of-the-blue article from that some
       reporter shows up with a bizarre headline. The
       pattern is too similar, so of course people are 
       suspicious. Nothing like this ever happen with the
       other members—only with Jimin does it always spiral
       into dragging others down too.

       Even HYBE's own internal documents reportedly
       recognize BTS gallery as basically Jimin's fandom, and
       that's where all these rumor tips and coordinate
       smear tactics originate. What's Strange is how the
       company just leaves it all unchecked.

33. The way they build things up—tipping off reporters,
       spreading posts across communities—so coordinated
       and repetitive, it's honestly impressive how
       systematically they work, why are akgaes so diligent?
       It's this very pattern that made Jimin's akgaes so
       notorious.

       Even the phrase "akgaes fights are famous" is
       something Jimin's akgaes themselves kept using,
       right? Since it worked, they kept repeating it. Once
       you start paying attention, you can see the whole
       pattern clearly.

34. People in other fandoms or those who don't care
       wouldn't know, but right now the ARMY scene is
       basically fragmented into solo stans, and Jimin's
       fandom is almost outright shunned. It's even worse
       than the member who had the drinking scandal...
       Fans of any other member hate being associated
       with Jimin's fandom. The level of mental breakdown
       over there is honestly on another level.

35. They've been fighting among themselves for almost
       10 years, with one akgae side always building things
       up to "let's all go down together." From the outside,
       I get why other fans would say "they're all the
       same"—it's a fair point. But honestly, I wish people
       wouldn't chime in, because that's exactly what they
       use to push the "yup, akgaes are all the same"
       narrative, play politics, and then twist things however
       they want. 99% of the time it's Jimin akgaes, or Jimin
       akgaes pretending to be OT7 lol

       

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