From left, Jungkook, Winter, Jennie, and V / Xportsnews
Okay-pop followers are in a frenzy as a wave of alleged “proof” fuels relationship rumors between BTS member Jungkook and aespa’s Winter — whereas each of their companies stay utterly silent, prompting hypothesis that the sample could mirror the long-running V–Jennie saga.
Posts alleging that the 2 idols are in a relationship unfold quickly throughout Korean on-line communities and international social media Dec. 5, with customers compiling what they declare are visible clues linking the pair.
One of the crucial circulated claims is that Jungkook and Winter have comparable dog-face tattoos positioned in almost the identical spot on their arms. Images exhibiting the artists’ uncovered arms — with followers pointing to tattoo shapes they argue seem alike — rapidly went viral, changing into the centerpiece of the fast-moving rumor.
Different customers pointed to matching style objects resembling shorts, slippers, and in-ear displays, asserting that a number of have been similar or shared unusually comparable designs. Some additionally revived hypothesis that the 2 as soon as used couple-style social media IDs, including additional gas to the net debate.

Jungkook, left, and Winter / Xportsnews
Regardless of the escalating buzz, neither BigHit Music nor SM Leisure has issued an announcement. For a lot of followers, the silence is harking back to the years-long relationship rumors involving BTS member V and BLACKPINK’s Jennie — rumors that additionally started with eyewitness accounts and leaked personal photographs, together with pictures allegedly exhibiting the pair spending time collectively in Paris. Each side persistently declined to substantiate the connection, and even experiences of their eventual breakup went unacknowledged.
With new alleged “proof” involving Jungkook and Winter surfacing virtually every day and each companies sustaining what followers see as a telling quiet, hypothesis is rising over whether or not this rumor will comply with the identical path: viral posts, widespread debate, and no official affirmation.
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