On May 12, the dating rumor of BTS's V and Red Velvet's Irene was brought again by K-netizens in an online Korean community site after a user listed her so-called "proofs" in an attempt to solidify the relationship of the two K-pop idols.
According to the writer of the blog, she claimed that the two were dating, and they were hinting their love through the lyrics of their groups' respective tracks, BTS's "Boy with Luv" and Red Velvet's "Pyscho." The author discussed V and Irene's part from the song and gave its "deeper meaning."
Looking at "Boy With Luv" lyrics, V's part sings the lyrics "Your every picture, 내 머리맡에 두고 싶어 oh bae (I want to keep it by my bedside Oh Bae).
The writer is pertaining that V is alluding that he wants to keep every picture of Irene. In particular, the female idol's surname is Bae.
In addition to this, the user added another "proof" to her claim that the two were dating through Irene's part in "Pyscho." She has this rap that goes, "Hey, trouble경고 따윈 없이 오는 너 I'm original, visual 우린 원래 이랬어, yeah."
According to the user, the "visual" part isn't really pertaining to its literal meaning, but the word is equivalent to V - V of BTS and I - Irene of Red Velvet, and the "sual" means sealing.
After uploading the article in Pann, fans and netizens' reactions were surprising. Usually, when a dating rumor between two idols came, people react in various ways, including not being happy about it, and some were also annoyed. However, fans are claiming that the alleged "proofs" are utterly hilarious.
Some of the comments were, "Why is this nonsense but actually make sense?"
"No, this is not even making me angry. This is really funny," the commentator added.
Another fan exclaimed, "Hilarious! This is the best! Why are you good at squeezing things?"
According to the comments, the post has eased their stress due to the full of gag, meaning and saying that they won't see the songs mentioned the same way again.
Meanwhile, the dating rumor between the two has been going on and off for years now, which started from the "shippers" of Irene and V. The ship, called "VRENE," was made by fans who were hoping that the two will end up together due to their chemistry.
In fact, in 2019, fans freaked out after seeing edited photos of the two idols, exuding a "visual" couple, and it's amazing how the pictures look real. BTS V also reacts differently when Irene is present, according to fans, leading them to create videos showing the glances, smiles, and cute moments shared by Irene and V.
And while this has been a topic for quite long, SM Entertainment and Bighit Entertainment haven't confirmed anything. For now, though, it has become an inside joke between the two fandoms, ReVeluvs and ARMYs.
