BTS’s V faces fresh dating rumors with former member of Just Jerk, Korean netizens react

But not everyone was buying the narrative. Korean netizens voiced their weariness over what they see as a repeated pattern—female celebrities or acquaintances dragged into controversy simply for being seen with V.

Comments flooded forums:

“V fans are always so aggressive; it’s exhausting.”
“Why attack women over baseless rumors?”
“Lee Jung isn’t even dating anyone; this is media exaggeration.”
Some even mocked the cycle of rumor and denial, with one saying, “Sigh, again?” Another quipped that ARMYs should “collectively apologize” to Lee Jung for the harassment.

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A Pattern That Won’t End?

For long-time followers, this isn’t new. Every time V appears near someone outside BTS, rumors follow, and fandom clashes erupt. One commenter bluntly wrote, “This fandom has been doing the same thing for years.”

Others pointed out the irony: “They call others malicious, but don’t realize they themselves are malicious.”

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The Bigger Picture

At the end of the day, the brief interaction at a concert has blown up into yet another headline. Whether V and Lee Jung are just friends or not, the online firestorm has once again highlighted the darker side of obsessive fandom culture.