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Dangers of celeb rumors: How BTS fans ruined a girl’s life over Jungkook
They say gossip is reputation theft. As a matter of fact, it could be true that all the celebrity gossip & rumors that go viral are not always harmless. As rumor mills sit back & conjecture if a famous celebrity is dating anyone, their guesses become the target of further scrutiny.
Until a few years ago, it was the paparazzi that ended up targeting the common people who get enmeshed in such controversies, but with the ubiquity of camera phones & social media, it’s impossible to have any control over any piece of information. For most social media users, the spiciness of gossip trumps any urge to confirm its veracity – and that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
Once a rumor is set into motion, trolls set out to make life difficult for anyone stuck in the middle of any celebrity controversy or gossip – enter BTS. Bangtan Boys, the Korean pop band is in a phase of soaring popularity. With all eyes on them, it’s no surprise the world is constantly guessing if the band members are dating. Conjectures about their romantic life keep sprouting every now & then.
No time for love
Even though BTS members have maintained they don’t have time for dating, that doesn’t stop the gossip mills from churning out theories. Suga explained in an interview that they work all day from morning to night, then repeat the same every day. This leaves the members with little to no time for romance. And yet, it takes very little for things to get out of hand.
The target of one such gossip was the youngest member of the band, Jungkook. The internet has been wildly interested in his dating life, with rumors in the past linking him to fellow K-pop stars like Yein from Lovelyz, Chaeyeon from DIA, and Ko So-hyun, a trainee from Cube. None of these link-ups came back with any proof whatsoever.
But for a little while there, each time, BTS fans were hooked onto the theories. What if one of these days, the rumor is actually true? No true fan would want to miss that moment. But these rumors can easily get vile, with fans & trolls expressing disapproval over a certain pairing. Something like that happened when Jungkook was rumored to be dating a tattoo artist named Lee Mi-joo.
The game of CCTV photos
Last year, around September, Jungkook visited a tattoo parlor where Lee Mi-joo worked. They were also captured on a CCTV camera having dinner at a restaurant – a screengrab of which went viral on the internet – after all, with the reach of the BTS ARMY, it doesn’t take long for BTS-related news to take over the internet.
To nip the matter in the bud, BTS’s label Big Hit Entertainment had to release a statement in response, clarifying that Jungkook & Lee Mi-joo were merely friends, “During his visit to Geojedo, he realized his circle of tattooist acquaintances was also visiting there, so he hung out with them.”
They also expressed their disapproval over such blatant invasion of privacy, “We are sorry that his private life during his extended break had to be distorted like this.” She also issued a statement, categorically denying the rumors.
Clarifications falling on deaf ears
Her statement, posted on her Instagram, conveyed, “I am absolutely not in a relationship with Jungkook. I am writing this post because of the online rumors and the people who are causing misunderstandings by impersonating me. I didn’t say anything because people would not believe me, misinterpret my words, and I would receive severe responses in reply to my words.”
She added, “Again, it is not true that I am dating Jungkook, or that I have tattooed my initials on him. I am just a good friend, and I am very very sorry that the people around me and the fans were very hurt by this. I will not say anything more. Please note that I was not ignoring the situation.”
However, she received hate online from the fans of BTS as well as trolls aplenty. Later, it was reported that she’s still combating online hate & harassment. YTN star reported that a close acquaintance told them the impact the whole issue is having on Mi-joo, quoted as saying, “I think it’s amazing she didn’t take her own life. They’re totally draining her and cursing at her over things that haven’t even been confirmed.”
kim ta na
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Wow that whole article was sad and intense im sorry for the both of you and not to all the people that said all those things to you love you bts and i understand you dont have enough time to date and that is perfectly fine just know i love you all the same except for maybe jimin because hes the cutest to me all of you are just jimin is so romantic even though ive never met him k bye.
March 3, 2021Lily
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Feels ashamed knowing that some disgusting people in our fandom Harrased someone without even knowing it’s true or not I am worried for those girls who are going to be Bangtan’s future gf or wife. Hope they won’t get any hate💜💜
March 25, 2021Alice
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And so what if they were dating. He has a right to choose who he wants to be with…..
July 2, 2021ARMY
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Saying that the hate against Lee Mi Joo was done by BTS fans & ARMY… No, not one of us would do that. I’m sorry but if you send hate towards a person only because there has been some rumours about an idol dating them (in every other case as well, you shouldn’t send hate to a person), you can not identify yourself as an ARMY. Being an ARMY includes having respect towards all BTS members. Also, even if any rumours would ever be confirmed, that does not give a reason to act this way. Please just let BTS have their privacy and happiness, they are humans, too, who deserve to have their own relationships (friendships, etc.) with privacy.
July 23, 2021