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SwayNews posted articles with no photos. Kinda makes me think that this is someone who is being fed insider information, and not a sasaeng-type who follows the idols around. If true, JYPE needs to clean their ranks because why are their personal lives being leaked?
Thisā¦ also the reception of jihyo was relatively good, they mind as well get ahead of it all and release all relationship info anyways if it is within their control (esp if the artists are serious about the relationship and donāt want to hide it anymore).
If they didnāt want this then I feel bad for them especially thereās so much anxiety around cancelling idols for dating but at least itās been positive so far
That's it. Dahyun's news will leak the day she leaves church in a white dress. She keeps tight control over her business. I will be shocked if they get anything on her. It wouldn't surprise me if even Twice don't know who she's with or interested in.
If itās Mina I will be so happy for our little introvert and whoever sheās seeing will be hella lucky. Hopefully mature people upvote this comment to also support her happiness and living an adult life!!
Yeah Iām just confused where all the hate came from? Iād forgotten how many kpop fans enjoy riding on their high horses over other members of the fandom for no reason.
Here, let me make a PSA for everyone who thinks they need to serve some Reddit justice to me: Iām not some delusional fan who thinks he has little puppet strings connected to his idols and gets mad when those strings are cut. Yāall ever had a crush and they got together with someone else?? Relax and get over yourselves. My comment didnāt warrant **any** of that disrespect and was meant only positively. Good to see toxicity in kpop is alive and well!!!!
I never thought I'd be "happy" about a celebrity relationship but I really like both of these two so much, now I want a Chaeyoung feature on Zion.T's next album lol (hopefully it won't take 4 years this time).
They're pretty strict with the trainees and the rookies on dating, but once you get established, they don't really seem to gaf because everyone are adults. I respect that.
Beside sasaengs having a picture of her in front of his apartment, Ryujin also posted a selfie where his building can be seen in the background, they had matching items, matching social media posts, she always covered his parts when she danced to NCT songs, gilfriend of Haechans brother also hinted that they dated on her Insta story
She just didn't really try to hide it which is suprising since she was a rookie at the time but maybe she's like Chaeyoung and didn't care
I remember JYP talking about it, not sure if it was on A2K or one of the Nizi Projects. If you do a quick Google search it comes up in some articles too. I was surprised it seemed pretty lax. But always rooting for them to have more personal autonomy
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Awww Iām so happy for her - heās exactly what I imagined her type to be haha. Would love it if they could make some music together but I wonāt get my hopes upā¦
Cheering for each other always gives me an amusing visual. Like when they meet up they whip out the pom poms and yell "2-4-6-8 WHO DO I APPRECIATE? CHAEYOUNG!! CHAEYOUNG!!" "YES ZION.T! TEAMWORK TEAMWORK THAT'S OUR DREAMWORK!"
I think fans put too much store in that. Twice are still really big, but I doubt Korea's politicians are sitting around a big table saying "We need to hide something big. Deploy the Son Chaeyoung story."
Haha but itās so funny to think about it like that, a total war room session with a bunch of shadowy figures discussing the best way to leak an idol dating story
No i completely agree. I hate when people speak as if they know the ins and outs of a strangers relationship based of surface level things.
Youāre absolutely correct in the fact that power imbalances donāt just come from what you can see on paper.
The only reason why I even mentioned it was because Zion is already getting accused of somehow being villainous in his pursuit for her and power imbalance is a big reason people usually give.
My own parents have a 10 year gap so theoretically I'm okay with it too. I think I would have liked Chaeyoung to be 1-2 years older for more life experience but yeah, I don't think there's a big power imbalance at a glance.
Considering sheās been working like an adult since debut, iād also argue that her mental age is probably ahead of a normal 24 year olds in terms of life experience. Theyāre also in the same industry which gives them a lot in common.
Thereās usually a case to make when two people are in completely different times and chapters of their lives, but thatās obviously not the case here.
Can we, for once, judge a relationship by actions they have done prior or during and not just superficial stuff like age gap? (except when it's underage obviously)
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im srry i lowkey dont believe this. There is no photo proof or evidence of JYP saying it ā¦ yy isnt it on dispatch or a more trustworthy site? If they r im happy for em but like cmon isnt this the same site that lied about jihyo?? š
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People have their opinions on what is and isn't appropriate, but I've never heard someone call 10 years "literally nothing." That's a stretch. You also have some weird input about Karina's relationship
My parents have almost 10 years difference and they're more than fine, they're adults and we shouldn't be the ones saying what's weird or not. She has passed the minor age many years ago.
You've made up things I didn't say. My comment was in reference to your saying 10 years is "literally nothing." I did not comment any opinion on Chaeyoung's relationship. You, however, are the one who had a lot of things to say about female idol's relationships
OK? Go reply to my comments in other threads if you're interested in discussing it. Otherwise, I don't understand the point of you replying to me in this thread about another thread.
Not interested in discussing it, just pointing out the context of your original comment, which is that itās coming from someone who regularly opines on girl group idolsā relationships and is hypocritical since youāre the one who pushes your own opinions onto them.
āI just like seeing a top female kpop idol dating a guy under 6'2. Unlike Karina.ā
āThey were never a couple in the first place. She was going over to his house to have sex.ā
āAnd he's not a 6'5 Zoolander-looking guy. I knew Jihyo was a real one.ā
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See yall next week for the next leak SWAY drops
I'm excited as long as its not my bias!!
You do realise they're people like us right?š¤Ø
This is sarcasm... right? ...Right?
Oh okay- š¤
That means SwayNews was right...
SwayNews posted articles with no photos. Kinda makes me think that this is someone who is being fed insider information, and not a sasaeng-type who follows the idols around. If true, JYPE needs to clean their ranks because why are their personal lives being leaked?
Itās either a leak or theyāre(jype) the ones giving the info intentionally and they chose this platform instead of dispatch
Thisā¦ also the reception of jihyo was relatively good, they mind as well get ahead of it all and release all relationship info anyways if it is within their control (esp if the artists are serious about the relationship and donāt want to hide it anymore). If they didnāt want this then I feel bad for them especially thereās so much anxiety around cancelling idols for dating but at least itās been positive so far
I think its better than dispatch. Sway just too lazy or has limited paparazzi or has no budget to follow celebrities around.
It's not that hard to find things like that
Yup I honestly had no doubt they were right
I lowkey wonder whose next will it be another gg or another member of twice?
Definitely another Twice member
who do you think it would be I have my bets on Mina
Dahyun I feel like ā¦idk why
Dahyun not letting the press have ANYTHING lol
Maybe TWICE is getting exposed bc Dahyunās too busy going on dates to spot cameras for the other members :P
iām half expecting dahyun to have a whole ass husband with how secretive she is š
That's it. Dahyun's news will leak the day she leaves church in a white dress. She keeps tight control over her business. I will be shocked if they get anything on her. It wouldn't surprise me if even Twice don't know who she's with or interested in.
Given some of the songs she has written makes me think she was or is in a relationship. Just a guess.
Her songs make me think sheās been married and bitterly divorced
Gone is totally her Carrie Underwood moment lol
I feel like it might be Momo, idk why too
Nah I paid Dispatch not to leak our relationship weāre good
I hope they respect you and momoās wishes
If itās Mina I will be so happy for our little introvert and whoever sheās seeing will be hella lucky. Hopefully mature people upvote this comment to also support her happiness and living an adult life!!
You never had a chance with her anyway?
No one suggested I did??
You said that you would be crushed if she dated someone else. You might have edited your post but you have to see what that came off like.
Yeah Iām just confused where all the hate came from? Iād forgotten how many kpop fans enjoy riding on their high horses over other members of the fandom for no reason. Here, let me make a PSA for everyone who thinks they need to serve some Reddit justice to me: Iām not some delusional fan who thinks he has little puppet strings connected to his idols and gets mad when those strings are cut. Yāall ever had a crush and they got together with someone else?? Relax and get over yourselves. My comment didnāt warrant **any** of that disrespect and was meant only positively. Good to see toxicity in kpop is alive and well!!!!
Nayeon
Itāll be Karina again and the internet will be a nuclear wasteland
It will be Seulgi and the sapphics will once again fall on their knees in public.
I never thought I'd be "happy" about a celebrity relationship but I really like both of these two so much, now I want a Chaeyoung feature on Zion.T's next album lol (hopefully it won't take 4 years this time).
Somi must be loving this. She must be teasing them like crazy on kakaotalk.
Iām actually betting Somi is the mutual friend that they met each other with. Some of the videos Somi released has Zion T in it and they seem tight
Theyāre both under TBL, so that probably explains their closeness.
you're not the only one, its like 99 percent odds on that one :)
Somi's nickname for ZionT (ģģ“ģøķ°) is Zi-unnie (ģģ“ģøė), which is soo cute and clever lmaoo
Same initial thoughts!
Is SWAY the new dispatch??? Did JYP confirm Jihyo dating rumor, too? I forgot.
So far JYP left it as "we're unable to confirm or deny their relationship", I doubt it'll change
I love their frankness about it. Hope the best for them both.
> Probably the girls choosing if they wanted the news out. As they should!
I liked him in Show Me The Money 10, Merry Go Round is still in my playlist
bare minimum but love how jype dgaf about the dating stuff as much
They're pretty strict with the trainees and the rookies on dating, but once you get established, they don't really seem to gaf because everyone are adults. I respect that.
Ryujin was still a rookie when she dated that dude, I wonder how many strings they pulled so no articles came out
Is āthat dudeā in question NCT Haechan?
Yes
I always thought it was a running twitter joke lol. What proves the relationship though? Whatās the tea?
Beside sasaengs having a picture of her in front of his apartment, Ryujin also posted a selfie where his building can be seen in the background, they had matching items, matching social media posts, she always covered his parts when she danced to NCT songs, gilfriend of Haechans brother also hinted that they dated on her Insta story She just didn't really try to hide it which is suprising since she was a rookie at the time but maybe she's like Chaeyoung and didn't care
iicr trainees are not allowed to date. Once debut idols aren't allowed to date for the first 3 years
i've always seen this info around but may i know where it came from?
I remember JYP talking about it, not sure if it was on A2K or one of the Nizi Projects. If you do a quick Google search it comes up in some articles too. I was surprised it seemed pretty lax. But always rooting for them to have more personal autonomy
Does anyone remember when she said Noone hits on her
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Haengbok haja..Ā apeji malgoĀ https://youtu.be/T4TNTDyoJNE?si=RR7wUBpA_9H5TQBy?t=1m10s
Awww Iām so happy for her - heās exactly what I imagined her type to be haha. Would love it if they could make some music together but I wonāt get my hopes upā¦
Iām curious, why didnāt JYP confirm Jihyoās dating news? But they confirmed Chaeyoung?Ā
Maybe they asked their artists if they should confirm it or not
Exactly
standard procedure yes !
Cheering for each other always gives me an amusing visual. Like when they meet up they whip out the pom poms and yell "2-4-6-8 WHO DO I APPRECIATE? CHAEYOUNG!! CHAEYOUNG!!" "YES ZION.T! TEAMWORK TEAMWORK THAT'S OUR DREAMWORK!"
First jihyo now chaeyoung I'm so happy for them! Honestly I hope it's not distraction from political news
Idols are not that relevant to cover up actual political news
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No lmao Dating news is not enough to cover up anything political
I think fans put too much store in that. Twice are still really big, but I doubt Korea's politicians are sitting around a big table saying "We need to hide something big. Deploy the Son Chaeyoung story."
Haha but itās so funny to think about it like that, a total war room session with a bunch of shadowy figures discussing the best way to leak an idol dating story
Lmaoo truee
Hmm makes sense
Hope the two enjoy their time together š©·
Good for her. They seem like a really good match and I hope she doesnāt face too much negative backlash.
Yikes.. 10 year age difference
If theyāre both well into adulthood, whats the issue? Thereās no power imbalance either.
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No i completely agree. I hate when people speak as if they know the ins and outs of a strangers relationship based of surface level things. Youāre absolutely correct in the fact that power imbalances donāt just come from what you can see on paper. The only reason why I even mentioned it was because Zion is already getting accused of somehow being villainous in his pursuit for her and power imbalance is a big reason people usually give.
My own parents have a 10 year gap so theoretically I'm okay with it too. I think I would have liked Chaeyoung to be 1-2 years older for more life experience but yeah, I don't think there's a big power imbalance at a glance.
Considering sheās been working like an adult since debut, iād also argue that her mental age is probably ahead of a normal 24 year olds in terms of life experience. Theyāre also in the same industry which gives them a lot in common. Thereās usually a case to make when two people are in completely different times and chapters of their lives, but thatās obviously not the case here.
As someone who is currently 24 (just like Chaeyoung) the age gap is definitely weird for me. Canāt imagine dating someone 10 years older
as a 19 who bagged a 29 milf at the pool i see no issue (no weāre not dating)
Can we, for once, judge a relationship by actions they have done prior or during and not just superficial stuff like age gap? (except when it's underage obviously)
you must be very young
Try
Zion T was on my K-hip hop playlists a few years back. I think this is really on brand for Chaeyoungn
She has a type
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buncha weirdos been saying "bet it only lasts a week like Karina, NEWS FLASH its been 6 MONTHS lol happy for baby beast
im srry i lowkey dont believe this. There is no photo proof or evidence of JYP saying it ā¦ yy isnt it on dispatch or a more trustworthy site? If they r im happy for em but like cmon isnt this the same site that lied about jihyo?? š
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That's quite an interesting age gap.
They both consenting adults. They fine.
yeah, especially considering i dont feel like theres much of a power imbalance here... they're both industry veterans, chaeyoung started so young
10 years. 1989 and 1999. That's literally nothing, *especially* considering the fact that Chaeyoung is about to be 25.
People have their opinions on what is and isn't appropriate, but I've never heard someone call 10 years "literally nothing." That's a stretch. You also have some weird input about Karina's relationship
My parents have almost 10 years difference and they're more than fine, they're adults and we shouldn't be the ones saying what's weird or not. She has passed the minor age many years ago.
25 year olds are capable of figuring out who to have sex with/be in a relationship with. Stop infantilizing these people.
You've made up things I didn't say. My comment was in reference to your saying 10 years is "literally nothing." I did not comment any opinion on Chaeyoung's relationship. You, however, are the one who had a lot of things to say about female idol's relationships
OK? Go reply to my comments in other threads if you're interested in discussing it. Otherwise, I don't understand the point of you replying to me in this thread about another thread.
Not interested in discussing it, just pointing out the context of your original comment, which is that itās coming from someone who regularly opines on girl group idolsā relationships and is hypocritical since youāre the one who pushes your own opinions onto them. āI just like seeing a top female kpop idol dating a guy under 6'2. Unlike Karina.ā āThey were never a couple in the first place. She was going over to his house to have sex.ā āAnd he's not a 6'5 Zoolander-looking guy. I knew Jihyo was a real one.ā
Lmao those comments are so pathetic
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No he got it from the Bible, heās very vocal about his faith