BTS RM and Karina from Aespa have become the victims of recent dating speculations. A trending post on a Korean online community speculated about their relationship, sparking thousands of reactions from ARMYs who called it 'false'. Korean netizens have been up in arms ever since the rumour came to light; they have deemed it to be the most baseless one yet.

However, this year's W Korea's Love Your W even included all the top artists of the K-pop community. Something was amiss; however, the seating arrangement was a bit mismatched. Group members have always been seated together, but this was a welcome change nonetheless because eagle-eyed netizens noticed BTS RM and Aespa's Karina interacting. Many of these clips have gone viral, reigniting dating rumours that have been circulating about the two.