Rumors of aespa Winter Dating RIIZE Sungchan Surface: MYs Dismiss Speculation After These 5 ‘Proofs’

The online community was abuzz with dating rumors between aespa Winter and RIIZE Sungchan after an OP presented five pieces of evidence.

The suspicion arose on June 14 when an internet user shared an article on Nate Pann speculating a possible relationship between the two K-pop stars.

Specifically, they backed up their arguments by providing five pieces of evidence, beginning with referencing a previous interview with the male celebrity in question. During this interview, Sungchan was questioned about his preferred season and he stated that he was not particularly fond of summer or winter.

The OP specifically highlighted Shotaro and Eunseok’s attempts to contain their laughter as they heard Sungchan mention “winter.”

What’s Sungchan’s favorite season? 🐸: I don’t really like summer or winter. I like spring and fall, but out of those, spring seems to be the best. I like the sunny weather pic.twitter.com/5v1rhZTA2k

— Jinsu (@sungchan091327) January 13, 2024

The author argued that there was no reason to find it amusing, asserting that it was likely related to pronouncing the female idol’s name in Korean.

The second “instance”of evidence was when Sungchan named his dog after the idol, and the third “indication”is their shared interest in watching adorable puppy videos.

Additionally, the fan fueled the dating speculation by sharing pictures of Winter & Sungchan wearing matching items, including a cardigan, glasses, jacket, and sweater.

Finally, the OP also highlighted that Sungchan specifically chose Busan as the location for their fan sign event, as it is Winter’s hometown.

aespa Winter Dating RIIZE Sungchan? Rumor Arises After THESE 5 'Proofs' — MYs Refute Speculation — (Photo : Winter, Sungchan (Nate Pann))

Upon being published, the article received a total of 73.4k views and sparked a mix of reactions from K-pop enthusiasts, including MYs (fans of aespa) and BRIIZEs (supporters of RIIZE).

Despite some agreeing that it could be a possibility, the majority rejected this speculation and urged Netters to leave both idols alone.

Mys stood up for Winter when she was targeted by Sungchan’s fans, who were spreading false rumors and calling her names.

“Oh, I must be so tired if I was Winter. Why are these guys following her?”

“A few days ago, it was Jung Jaehyun. How many times does it change?”

“Fans of male idols, please leave female idols alone. You guys have no interest in the female idol fight and stop dragging other female idols into the male idol fight. Even though the generations have changed, what they do is the same, it’s bizarre.”

“The clothes they brought were all different and the glasses were all different, so I don’t know what to consider as evidence.”

“Winter only likes Karina, stop fooling around.”

“Now it’s f*cking funny. How many people Winter is dating?”

“Just go study and don’t do something that won’t help you in life.”