Dating rumors between aespa’s Winter and BTS’s Jungkook continue to fuel controversy online, even though it’s been over a month since they first surfaced.
While neither idol has addressed the speculation, fans are still closely examining Jungkook’s actions for what they believe could be subtle hints.
The rumors originally gained traction after netizens claimed Jungkook was spotted with a tattoo in the same location as one Winter is rumored to have. Since then, every new development involving the stars has been placed under a microscope — including BTS’s upcoming album.
On January 16, BTS revealed the name of their new album and later went live on Weverse. During the broadcast, the group shared that Jungkook personally designed the album’s logo, which features three red circles.
#JUNGKOOK DESIGNED THE ALBUM LOGO 😭#BTS_ARIRANG pic.twitter.com/MqK6KFazkD
— BTS Updates, News & Charts ⁷ (@_BTSMoments_) January 16, 2026
Almost immediately, some online users began drawing comparisons between the logo and Jungkook’s so-called “three puppies” tattoo — the infamous design many have controversially labeled as a couple tattoo between him and Winter.
According to the theory, the three circles in the logo are not only tied to the album’s name but also resemble the different eye expressions of the three puppies in the tattoo.
So Jungkook made the logo inspired by his couple tattoo with Winter… I’m crying 😭😭😭 https://t.co/mGUV8WYwID
— 🐶 (@lolipopp000000) January 16, 2026
However, the theory has also faced strong pushback.
Whoever keeps saying that the logo that jungkook designed and worked on for arirang is connected to that season girl is so stupid because this is how arirang is literally written in Korean. I will talk about this because I will not stop calling people out for this behaviour. pic.twitter.com/zElTlh6HjI
— alina ₇ ⊙⊝⊜ (@moonistheway) January 16, 2026
Despite this, the speculation has sparked intense reactions. Some have even accused Jungkook of “ruining” BTS’s comeback.
Literally ruined BTS most awaited album logo with his ugly design https://t.co/WvKzyrzptJ
— ً (@jmstvrr_) January 17, 2026
a complete disappointment… #he ruined bts's cb https://t.co/gahEPAIEXt
— duru (@durucarpenter) January 17, 2026
What would his fan will feel when their long wait album logo actually represent his tattoo couple. He must think about her while design it not about army at all… https://t.co/MSEsdxtBQG
— rkdw (@rkdw166640) January 17, 2026
