K-pop dating rumors are always in the air. Specially speculating dating rumors about members of famous groups like BTS and Blackpink are pretty common. Recently Blackpink’s Jennie and BTS’s V were caught in dating rumors.
And now Blacpink’s Rosé has become a controversial sensation in K-pop. A few days back, her taking drugs rumors surfaced, which were later denied by YG Entertainment. Now, Idol is in the middle of dating rumors. YG Entertainment’s labelmate Blackpink’s Rosé and actor Kang Dong Won are rumored to be dating.
This all started when a photo got released where both of them were seen together. Some netizens even speculated that both artists had attended many events together, which fueled the rumors. However, recently, YG Entertainment responded to these dating rumors, but the response is still not satisfactory, and fans are saying it’s just YG’s style of responding.
Let’s revise Rose and Kang Dong Won.
Rosé
Roseanne Park, known by her stage name Rosé is a member South Korean girl group Blackpink. She was born in New Zealand and raised in Australia. In 2012 successfully winning an audition held by YG Entertainment, Rose moved to South Korea to get training.
In August 2016, Rosé finally debuted as a member of Blackpink with their debut album Square One. Rosé made her solo comeback in 2021 with the album ‘R,’ which comprises two singles, “Gone” and “On the Ground.”
One of her songs topped the music charts in South Korea and the USA, making her the first Korean female Idol to achieve so. Rosé, alongside CL, even attended Met Gala in September 2021, becoming the first Korean Idol to do so. Rosé, with her other members, recently headlined to perform at Coachella 2023.
All black and pink members gave energetic performances of their top hit songs, and Rosé also performed her solo song “On the Ground” with parts of “Gone” incorporated into it. The girls, as a team Blackpink, are back on their tour, “Born Tour,” after a successful night at Coachella 2023.
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Kang Dong Won
Kang Dong Won, also known as Gang Dong Won, was born in Busan and brought up in the Gyeongsang Province of South Korea. He had a gifted IQ of 137 and graduated in mechanical engineering from Hanyang University, Seoul. He was first spotted by a modeling agency in 2000.
And later continued being a model for many brands and even the local Seoul Fashion Artists Association (SFAA). After being cast in the music video “I Swear,” Kang started taking acting classes. He made his debut as an actor in 2003 in the South Korean television drama “Something About 1%” after he did many South Korean movies and dramas.
He recently worked in the film “Broker” along with some other actors like IU, Song Kang Ho, and many more. He has also known for his film “Peninsual,” a sequel to the 2016 film “Train to Busan.” In May 2022, Kang was selected as a House ambassador for the French luxury brand Louis Vuitton. On December 2022, Kang ended his contract with YG Entertainment and is currently under an American talent agency called Creative Artists Agency (CAA).
How did rumors of Rosé and Kang Dong Won dating surface?
It all started when Rosé and Kang Dong Won attended a social party together. The party was held by Burberry’s former creative director Riccardo Tisci. And both Rosé and actor Kang Dong Won were invited as guests. Later Riccardo Tisci uploaded a photograph of his guests enjoying the party.
In the photo, Rosé and Kang Dong Won were seen sitting side by side, which sparked dating rumors. This same photo aroused rumors of Rosé taking drugs at the party. The photo was later taken down for social media for potential reasons. YG Entertainment later also denied the drug allegations swiftly.
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YG Entertainment Response to Dating Rumours.
On 17 April 2023, YG Entertainment released a statement clarifying dating rumors involving Blackpink’s Rosé and actor Kang Dong Won. YG’s official posted writing says.
It is difficult to confirm because it is the artist’s private domain. “
This statement from YG made fans and netizens a little confused. As they neither want to say it’s true nor it’s false. However, fans are used to this kind of YG statement. This statement of YG right now is fueling the dating rumors more.
Even during Jennie and V’s dating rumor YG was silent ad just released a statement stating to take legal action against whoever leaked Jennie’s private photos. YG has been very unclear so far regarding any of his Idol’s dating rumors.
Lastly, It’s a personal matter of Idol and hopes fans or netizens will support whatever the truth comes to us in the future. Also, Blinks are currently looking forward to Blackpink’s world tour ‘Born Pink” and aren’t concerned about such rumors.
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