On August 26, Song Da Eun uploaded and swiftly deleted a TikTok video showing a man believed to be BTS’s Jimin stepping out of an elevator and warmly greeting her with the words, “Oh, you scared me! How did you know I was coming up? I didn’t tell you I was on my way to surprise you.” The man’s face was clearly visible, prompting a wave of speculation and near-confirmation of their long-rumored relationship.
The video aligns with a prior warning Song Da Eun issued in a heated livestream earlier this year. Addressing years of malicious comments and online harassment tied to her alleged ties with Jimin, she had declared: “Just because the idol you love loves me doesn’t mean I deserve to be hated… You seriously have no idea what I might expose if I lose my temper.”
From Accusation to Sympathy
The emotional toll seems to have reached a boiling point, and surprisingly, many Korean netizens are now sympathizing with Song rather than condemning her. Social media platforms and online forums are flooded with comments criticizing Jimin for remaining silent while his rumored girlfriend faced relentless online abuse.
- “Didn’t people make her trend a few times? I remember all the haters painting her as mentally unstable.”
- “Imagine how badly she must’ve been harassed to go off like this…”
- “Why did you all have to torment the girlfriend like that? She must have been pushed to the edge to upload a video.”
- “This is karma for the fans.”
- “Every time her name trended, I saw tons of posts where fans bullied her. She must have really suffered.”
A Divided Reaction
While many netizens express regret over Song’s treatment and criticize BTS’s Jimin for not defending her, others are concerned about the breach of privacy. Jimin has long been known as a private person, and some fans argue that posting such intimate footage even if true crosses a boundary.
Yet, even those defending Jimin have struggled to explain why Song Da Eun was left to handle years of hostility alone. The tone among Korean netizens has clearly shifted from suspicion toward Song to skepticism about Jimin’s inaction.
- “It’s laughable to say she should respect his privacy. Like, did he ever protect her while she was being tormented by fans? He just stood by like it was someone else’s problem.”
- “His fans swore she was mentally unstable, and turns out it was real all along.”
- “The fact that he stays silent even when his girlfriend is getting cyberbullied this badly…? That’s disrespectful to everyone involved, including his fans.”
As of now, BTS’s Jimin has not commented on the circulating video or the allegations surrounding it. Meanwhile, Song Da Eun’s brief TikTok post continues to fuel speculation and public debate over the burdens of being associated with an idol—and what silence from that idol can imply.
Sources: Koreaboo
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