Fans Call for aespa’s Winter to Exit Group, Sparking Varied Responses
BTS’s Jungkook and aespa’s Winter are caught in a dating rumor firestorm.
The controversy began when rumors about the two dating started spreading online. Both fandoms quickly expressed frustration over the situation.
Soon after, Jungkook’s fans sent protest trucks to HYBE’s building demanding answers.
Not long after, Winter’s fans also joined the protest by sending trucks to SM Entertainment. Their slogans demanded clarity and responsibility, refusing to stay silent.
> Silence is not the answer! Show responsibility.
> Erase your tattoos and clarify the situation.
> You said we will be together even after ten years, but you have broken our trust.
> If you want to continue dating, then live as normal citizen Kim Minjeong and not aespa’s Winter.
Here’s a look at the Winter fans’ protest truck on X (formerly Twitter):
#겨울이버블 #윈터 #에스파 #aespa pic.twitter.com/3eVLPmmhkm
— 윈터 트럭 시위 (@xp8058767528106) December 10, 2025
Netizens are split over the fan demands:
Some say:
- “Is this really necessary?”
- “Dating isn’t the problem; it’s hinting that you are dating in front of fans.”
- “I don’t like the couple tattoos, even if they were normal people.”
- “The idols are the ones who dated noisily, and yet they want fans to unstan quietly? Fans should unstan noisily too!”
- “Release an official statement responding to the rumors!”
- “It was more shocking that she had couple tattoos and wore boyfriend’s clothes to a fan sign. They shouldn’t have hinted and should meet quietly.”
Meanwhile, SM Entertainment issued an official statement announcing legal action against false dating rumors.
The drama is heating up fast as fans demand clarity and companies respond. This story is far from over.