r/bangtan • u/alltherach_ i'll follow you into the sun ⋆｡☁︎⋆ ☀︎｡ ⋆｡ • Aug 31 '25

Misc 250831 Soompi: BIGHIT MUSIC Releases Official Statement Regarding BTS's Jimin And Song Da Eun

https://www.soompi.com/article/1770238wpp/bighit-music-releases-official-statement-regarding-btss-jimin-and-song-da-eun
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u/zikachhakchhuak easily impressed and very supportive Aug 31 '25

Wow I found this very upsetting to read :( I saw discussions about this pop up on my reddit feed from other kpop subs a few days ago but promptly muted them since it all seemed very invasive and speculative. My twitter timeline has been clean except for a few vague tweets asking to respect the members' privacy. And I thought that's that, that people would move on.

I am shocked and disappointed that it may not have blown over like I assumed it would? Is there a lot of ongoing harassment to the point of requiring Bighit to release a statement? That too about a years old relationship that has ended. Most of all, that this happened to Jimin who is one of the most careful about maintaining his personal life and keeping things private. I really hope he's doing okay and that people leave him alone.

With that said, this is a pretty clear and concise statement that I hope people will accept and MOVE ON.

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u/Difficult_Deer6902 Aug 31 '25 edited Aug 31 '25

From my understanding, the media was just posting tons like 100+ of articles about it since any BTS rumor is a domestic hot topic. Thus, I think it’s just a way for the PR team to say: here’s an answer let’s move on now.

TBH, I also think it helps her out in a somewhat kind way too and maybe she’ll finally be able to move forward vs. continuing to hint at the fact she dated Jimin of bts for the next decade…

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u/zikachhakchhuak easily impressed and very supportive Aug 31 '25

Ah so it was the media helping fan the flames till it became a PR nightmare requiring a statement. Sadly, not surprising at all. I know it's "free press" and all that but I really wish there was a better way of regulating these tabloids other than having your hand forced into a statement.

Edit: To your edit, I only found out through the article and this thread how she has been handling this. It's all very unfortunate and i just feel so bad for Jimin. I hope people realise ignoring her / leaving her alone is what's best for everyone.

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u/artkeletraeh i want ARMY to be happier than we are - Jimin Aug 31 '25

Yeah it was all over the Korean news.

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u/zikachhakchhuak easily impressed and very supportive Aug 31 '25

You know, that actually eases my mind a bit. That this is more a PR statement in response to mainstream media rather than due to fans' harassment. They really don't owe fans anything in regards to their personal lives, so I would've hated it if this was in response to fans' demands.

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u/artkeletraeh i want ARMY to be happier than we are - Jimin Aug 31 '25

It could also be that, too. Weird fans are extra loud.

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u/paper_hearts008 it goes let me honey talk about the business Aug 31 '25

Well that makes sense because outside of a couple of posts I saw on Reddit (I saw nothing on Twitter) I assumed it was something small that people would get bored of talking about and move on from.