Amid the current viral controversy surrounding Jungkook and aespa’s Winter, in which the two are currently being accused of being in a long-term relationship, Jungkook has maintained his silence. The idol hasn’t been seen in public since the dating rumors began, nor has he made any statement. He also hasn’t posted on social media at all…until now.
Jungkook posted an update to his Instagram story on December 9. However, the new story was simply a repost of RM’s story, in which he shows a bowl of ramen, with no added commentary from Jungkook.
In light of the current controversy surrounding Jungkook, his new post garnered major attention. Many fans had been waiting for the idol to break his silence, and were left disappointed by his casual Instagram story with no added commentary from Jungkook himself.
The seemingly-simple Instagram story has sparked intense backlash from netizens, with many now criticizing Jungkook’s casual post.
“It even looks like it says Minjeong (Winter) and Jungkook, this is a big problem”
“His username… at this rate, he’ll have to make a new Instagram account to avoid being criticized”
“Even if the dating allegations aren’t true, he should at least change his username”
“I’m jealous of how thoughtless he is. He really doesn’t care if the other members get criticized because of him”
“I’m not even a fan, but it really seems like BTS doesn’t care about their fans at all”
“Such a cold attitude… If he doesn’t like being an idol, maybe he should just quit”
“Wow, seriously ㅋㅋㅋㅋ He has no common sense”
“After making it obvious they were a couple and causing a huge fuss about a public relationship, Jungkook just stays silent and then posts a ramen picture? What is he even doing?”
“It seems like Jungkook just reposted this because RM tagged him… Dating isn’t a crime, people are being too harsh”
“Isn’t Jungkook a veteran idol? How long should he have to worry about fans’ opinions regarding his dating life? Honestly, BTS probably thinks the fans are being exhausting and annoying at this point, lol”
“So they’re happily eating ramen and living well”
“Just looking at what fans have been commenting about him, it seems reasonable to only post about ramen”
“Telling idols not to date is something you say to rookies who haven’t established themselves yet, but BTS isn’t in that position, are they…?ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Everyone, just leave them alone. Youth is something you can’t buy with money. Are they supposed to wait until they’re forty to date?”
“So his first communication after the fan-deception scandal is a ramen repost? That’s incredibly careless. Some fans are now directing their anger towards RM… It seems like the ‘Jungkook, do whatever you want’ mentality of the fans has backfired”
“Jungkook is stubborn, so he’ll probably just keep going like this without saying anything”
“But, seriously… even if Jungkook had just dismissed the dating rumors with a “no comment,” shouldn’t he at least go to WeVerse first to communicate, if he cares about his fans? After reading the comments from fans, I understand that he has a stubborn personality, but he just reposted a ramen picture without a single word, lol. I wouldn’t be able to stan someone like that”
“He’s basically pushing fans to leave the fandom”
“This post just conveys that the two of them are getting along well after RM’s livestream, right?”
“Jungkook and RM clearly posted this for the fans to see that they had a serious conversation in the early morning… Well, now that that’s established, let’s hope their friendship is good and their comeback is successful”
