BTS Jungkook and actress Lee Yu Bi are currently embroiled in a dating rumor, and so their respective agencies have issued an official statement to address the matter.
Keep on reading to know more details.
Is BTS Jungkook Dating Lee Yu Bi? Celebrities' Respective Agencies Address the Rumor
On Dec. 20, numerous dating rumors about Korean celebrities are spreading on numerous online communities and one of them involves BTS member Jungkook and actress Lee Yu Bi.
These rumors including that about Jungkook and Lee Yu Bi came from a YouTuber. He claimed that the BTS member and actress first met in 2018 and recently began seeing each other with good feelings toward each other.
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The YouTuber's claims can be summed up to five points. First, he asserted that Lee Yu Bi is BTS Jungkook's fan and often uses purple hearts on her social media posts. The second is that the day when the male idol's self-quarantine ended, the actress shared a photo of her outing, while the singer posted the same emoticon on social media.
The third point is that Jungkook and Lee Yu Bi are spotted wearing matching bracelets and sweatshirts. He also claimed that the actress said his dream guy is someone with beautiful eyes and masculine charm and that her favorite month is September, the same month Jungkook was born.
The final claim is the fact that BTS member Jungkook's brother and Lee Yu Bi's sister followed each other's SNS accounts.
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On Dec. 27, respective agencies of Jungkook and Lee Yu Bi have issued an official statement to respond to the dating rumor.
A representative from the actress's company told Sports Today that the rumor is not true. He explained that the actress doesn't personally know BTS Jungkook. The rep added that she did admit she knows BTS Suga.
He continued that when Lee Yu Bi was asked about her dating rumor with BTS Jungkook, she was just laughing as it is false.
Meanwhile, BTS's agency Big Hit Music initially said that they are checking the facts with Jungkook. But, some reports state that the agency has also denied the idol's dating rumor.
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BTS Jungkook's Past Dating Rumor with a Tattoo Artist after a CCTV Footage Was Leaked
BTS member Jungkook has been caught up in numerous dating rumors in the past and one of them is with a tattoo artist named Lee Mijoo.
Back on Sept. 16, 2019, CCTV footage showing a man (who appears to be BTS Jungkook) hugging a woman (who is claimed to be Lee Mijoo) from behind spread online. Some netizens believed that the male in question was rapper Hash Swan but he quickly denied this after receiving many Instagram DM's about the issue.
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Some netizens then shared a different photo taken on a different day, where Jungkook and Lee Mijoo were spotted enjoying a meal at a restaurant.
Some ARMYs attempted to disprove the dating rumor by claiming that Lee Mijoo was already married. However, one ARMY said that her friend told her Lee is not yet married but she does have a boyfriend and it's not Jungkook.
On Sept. 17, the day after the dating rumor spread, Lee Mijoo took to Instagram to deny the issue. Big Hit also released an official statement to shut down the rumor as well. The agency said that the male idol was simply hanging out with an acquaintance, particularly his circle of tattooist acquaintances.
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Written by Mhaliya Scott
