One netizen appears to have far too much free time. Or perhaps you're just bored to death.

Whatever the situation may be, the netizen made the ridiculous claim that Irene Kim and BTS's J-Hope are dating based on specific facts.

On August 5, a post about Irene Kim and BTS’ J-Hope began trending on Enter-talk's community board under the title, "I-HOPE (IRENE + J-HOPE)".

The post's creator then included two photographs of Irene Kim and BTS's J-Hope wearing the same phone case and ring.

Netizens commented in response supporting the two:

I hope they continue to coordinate schedules in the future.~

Wow, I thought it was Hollywood… both of them fit so beautifully like some important roles in a movie.

After V-Jen, I acknowledge I-Hope.

The rings aside, even their poses…

Even yesterday at the airportㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ ARMYS were expecting Jung Hoseok to arrive, but Irene emerged out of nowhere, and the ARMYs fell silent.…

Daebakㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

Hoodie~

Meanwhile, others also added in opinions like:

I also have that phone caseㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ So am I also dating J-Hope??

I'm not sure if they're dating or not, but I'm not sure why they would hang out on his single American performance schedule right up until the moment they came in Korea so publicly. What type of idol would do that? The fans must've been f*cking shockedㅋㅋ…

However, she already has a boyfriend.

Because it didn't work with the previous post, it appears that you're making a scene here you f*ckers.

I've been in the ARMY for 7 years, and Irene? She's been following J-Hope to every schedule since his solo debut, and to be honest, it's fcking perplexing. Is she a member of the HYBE staff? It's the first time I've heard that they were nearby at Hobi's listening event. No, but why would she follow him every time he visits the United States? Is she currently unemployed? She fcking has no tactㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ.

There has been talks about this even a few years agoㅋㅋㅋ It's because it was J-Hope that people didn't care. There are so many evidences of their things overlapping.

No, but these two are publicly supporting each other. I'm curious as to why they don't give the ARMYs any regard.

What do you think of the suspicions?

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Kook Dong Ho, a contestant from Single’s Inferno 4, has finally spoken up about the rumors questioning his sexuality.

On February 18, Park Hae Rin uploaded a new video on her YouTube channel What Hae Rin?, featuring fellow Single’s Inferno 4 contestants Kook Dong Ho and Jung Yu Jin as guests.

The trio had a candid talk about their experiences on the show, and later, Jang Tae Oh made a surprise appearance, spilling some behind-the-scenes details that weren’t shown on air.

During their conversation, Park Hae Rin gave her guests the chance to clear up any misunderstandings.

“If there’s something you couldn’t say before or want to clarify, now’s your chance,” she said. At that moment, Jung Yu Jin looked at Kook Dong Ho and teased, “Oh? Speaking of clarifications…” immediately grabbing everyone’s attention.

Park Hae Rin then boldly asked, “You were on Single’s Inferno, but I noticed there were some gay rumors about you.” She even joked, “So that’s why you didn’t pick me, huh?”

Kook Dong Ho, however, denied the speculation right away. “That’s not true at all,” he said. Taking on a serious tone, he continued, “I need to be very clear about this. I’ll speak freely here.”

He then addressed the rumors directly, saying, “I’ve seen those comments too. I believe in being honest, so to put it simply, I am 100% heterosexual. Not choosing Hae Rin had nothing to do with that.”

He added, “I really wanted to clear this up because it’s been frustrating to see the misunderstanding spread.”

Ever since his appearance on Single’s Inferno 4, discussions about Kook Dong Ho’s sexuality have been circulating on online forums and social media.

Until now, he had never commented on the speculation. But through What Hae Rin?, he finally set the record straight.

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