BTS Jimin is facing backlash as an old interview resurfaces amid dating rumors with Song Da Eun.
The controversy began when a post titled “They say this is what Jimin said when he released his solo, for real” went viral on Korean site Instiz. Fans and netizens dug up a 2024 Weverse Magazine interview with producers Pdogg and GHSTLOOP about Jimin’s solo album Muse.
They revealed Jimin struggled relating to love-themed songs during Muse promotions. Pdogg explained:
“Our plan was to follow that song with the lead single and write it as a serenade, but Jimin was having trouble relating to it. He asked himself, ‘Am I even capable of loving someone?’ and that question led to the creation of ‘Who.’ The album is about looking for some imaginary woman, but ‘Who’ is about the reality of feeling lonely and melancholy, and asking yourself where the person for you is, which is why we made it the very last track.”
— Pdogg
As dating rumors between Jimin and Song Da Eun heat up, many netizens question if Jimin’s previous statements about love were genuine. Comments on Instiz are divided but mostly critical:
- “Acting like he has no girlfriend and doesn’t know love yet while he does have one.”
- “Wow ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ”
- “Well, no way he’d leave the woman he loves just like that. Guess he was a fake lover.”
- “This is doing too much.”
- “So annoying.”
- “I guess fans are going around shielding him with this stuff but it’s so obvious.”
- “Now I get why Jimin barely ever mentioned that album, it was kinda weird.”
- “Aside from Jimin being a low guy, this is just a reach. Honestly, I think it’s also a reach when people overanalyze lyrics and interviews of singers who are openly dating but still put out love songs.”
Some dismiss the link but others are frustrated, demanding Big Hit Music and Jimin clarify the situation with an official statement.
For now, both Jimin and Song Da Eun remain silent as the controversy continues gaining traction.
Source: Instiz and Weverse Magazine
