Veteran K-pop idol Narsha recently took to her YouTube channel to expose how idols nowadays date and compared it to how idols did back in the time when she was actively promoting.
Narsha revealed that in the past, the only way to connect with another idol is to slip your number. Nowadays, however, idols have an easier to start chatting someone up - Instagram DMs.
"Most of them nowadays use DMs on Instagram to contact one another. That's really the safest way. There's no one watching, and it just goes straight to the person and that person only. From what I know, idols these days send each other DMs on Instagram," she said.
She also revealed that idols still do go on dates... just not your typical movie-and-dinner dates. The risk of getting caught on a date in public is too high, and anyone can snap a picture and post it online if they catch two celebrities dating. Therefore, all their dates must be done in private.
"As celebrities, it's hard to go on date where other people are around. It's probably uncomfortable for them, but when there are too many people, they're worried rumors will be made about them. Normally, celebrities with cars just have their dates in their cars," she added.
She even went on to say that they probably have dates in their houses.
"I'm sure they go to each other's houses, too. I won't put anything past that. Let's just say they go home together. I'm sure they want to have their dates somewhere quiet," she shared.
Some people asked if it's possible idols date their staff members. Narsha revealed that the chances of a situation like that arising is unlikely. She said it's more common for staff members to date fellow staff, but the chance an idol is dating a staff member is slim to none. She explained why, saying:
"Whether you're on stage or on set, everyone is human. And where there is staff, there are celebrities working together. There are many cases of staff dating other staff members. Of writers dating managers. Of stylists dating managers. Of directors dating managers. But in reality, it's rare for an idol to date a staff member. Because for us, this is our workplace. We're working together like a partnership. For that reason, compared to staff dating staff, there aren't many cases of idols dating staff members," Narsha stated.
Then, she quipped that if they do want to date, they can do so in their cars and houses!
Idols dating remains quite a sensitive matter to some in South Korea, as they are seen as perfect personalities to fans. Many fans are against their idols dating, and many companies prohibit their artists from getting into a relationship for a certain amount of time to prevent losing fans and to help build a stable fanbase.
But dating is natural and humane, and plenty of fans nonetheless hope people will be less strict with idols being with the person they like.
