Aespa's Giselle Shuts Down Dating Rumours With RIIZE Star Wonbin In Cryptic Post
Speculations began when fans noticed Wonbin replaced algetji with algejji in one of his comments, followed by Giselle using a similar variation in Dear. U Bubble messages.
Aespa's Giselle finally broke silence about dating rumours with RIIZE's Wonbin. Since the beginning of the year, netizens started speculating about the K-pop idols dating each other. Although none of the singers initially reacted to the rumours, Giselle has taken the matter in her hand as she cryptically reacted to the hush-hush.
Giselle took to social media to slam those who began interfering in her personal life and spreading rumours about dating Wonbin. In a now-deleted Instagram story, Giselle shared a picture of Casper the Ghost reading a book and captioned it, 'Go study or smth." Netizens believe Giselle posted the cryptic message to silence the rumours.
The speculation of Giselle and Wonbin's alleged relationship began when a Koreaboo report claimed that generally K-pop idols use informal and partially modified Korean words that sound strikingly unique, and fans were quick to notice that Wonbin replaced algetji with algejji in one of his comments, followed by Giselle using a similar variation in Dear. U Bubble messages. Fans also observed that both the idols completed sentences with the word ung, a fairly uncommon word for everyday communication.
Besides similar linguistic choices, fans noticed another possible hint when Giselle uploaded a picture of a black cat as her profile picture, which they associated with Wonbin's nickname, Won Black Panther. Further solidifying the evidence, a trainee named Han Seo Hee revealed Giselle and Wonbin started dating since her training days and claimed that they were together due to Giselle's financial status. Although Giselle has finally opened up about the rumours and made an effort to slam the ones who are spreading them, Wonbin has not yet addressed the speculations.
Giselle, a Japanese singer and rapper based in South Korea, is a member of K-pop girl band Aespa, which was formed in 2020. Besides Giselle, the group consists of three members, including Karina, Winter and Ningning. On the other hand, Wonbin is one of the members of the K-pop boy group RIIZE, formed by SM Entertainment. The group consists of six members, including Shotaro, Sungchan, Eunseok, Sohee, Anton and Wonbin. The group was originally formed with seven members, but later in 2024, one of the members named Seunghan departed from the band. The group made their debut in 2023 with an album titled Get a Guitar.
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