When two of the most famous idols are caught up in relationship rumors, the K-Pop community can only be in shock. On May 22nd, dating rumors about BTS‘ V and BLACKPINK‘s Jennie surfaced after the two were reportedly seen traveling to Jeju Island together and a photo was posted.
Since the dating rumors began, reactions to the alleged photos claiming to be Taehyung and Jennie Kim have been mixed, with discussions on online community sites about whether or not the photos were real. With the debate ongoing, an airline employee spoke about the relationship between the two idols and claimed that they took a flight to Jeju Island.
On Blind, a Korean social networking app where only employees of a company can post anonymous information about their work by identifying themselves with their employees’ information, an employee of the Korean airline T’way Air shared a post in his company’s community.
One employee of the Korean budget airline T'way wrote on the 'Blind' app saying that they saw BTS's V and BLACKPINK's Jennie together.
The employee also shared that BTS's V and BLACKPINK's Jennie's flight was on May 21, flight number 'TW717'#TAEHYUNG #BTS #JENNIE #BLACKPINK pic.twitter.com/LOh2IGydKm— ʟᴄʜᴀɴ (@Lchan39_) May 25, 2022
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According to the airline employee, the K-Pop artists were together, and many T’way Air employees believed they were publicly dating while traveling together.
“I wanted to share the day they left together. I feel so relieved because I can say it now. They traveled in a business class T’way seat. While traveling together outdoors, I thought they were only together publicly“, the employee wrote.
The employee added that V and Jennie had taken the flight from Gimpo International Airport, and another user shared that all T’way employees knew that the two idols were traveling together. Furthermore, he said that the idols also ordered extra blankets and snacks from flight TW717.
The airline staff revealed that they saw Jennie and V flying to Jeju Island together. The employee also published the couple's flight information and posted photos on the plane as evidence. pic.twitter.com/sRvhCddrYV
— fall in luv (@TrcCu1) May 26, 2022
With the new claims of the airline employee, the debate about the authenticity of the romantic relationship between the BTS member and the BLACKPINK member continues. As of now, Taehyung’s label Big Hit Music has yet to release a statement regarding the situation.