BTS’ V and Blackpink’s Jennie. Image: Instagram/@bighit_ent, @taoualit_amar
V of BTS and Jennie of Blackpink were reportedly spotted strolling while holding hands in Paris, amid speculations that the K-pop stars are in a relationship.
V and Jennie were walking in the street while three other companions were behind them, as seen in the videos shown by France-based journalist Amar Taoualit through his TikTok page and Instagram Stories on Thursday, May 18.
@taoualitamar #kimtaehyung and #jennie in #paris #blackpink #bts #taehyung #V #kpop ♬ Perfect – Ed Sheeran
Image: Instagram/@taoualit_amar
Image: Instagram/@taoualit_amar
Image: Instagram/@taoualit_amar
Taoualit was then apparently bombarded with messages from netizens, prompting him to clarify “facts” about the video.
“I simply filmed well-known personalities in the usual context of my work as a journalist. I specify that this video dates from before yesterday (Monday night, May 15) and that I posted it today so that they are not bothered,” he said.
“The quality is bad because I didn’t plan to see them in front of me and I didn’t have my camera. I was walking around in Paris and so I filmed on the iPhone. And yes, I saw them well. Jennie and V—I confirm. Now, we [are] waiting if there will be confirmation from the idols if they [are] together or not.”
Image: Instagram/@taoualit_amar
Another France-based journalist, Ali Letaissa, then shared a photo of V wearing the same clothes and hat when he was supposedly seen with Jennie.
“[V] walking the streets of Paris with [Jennie] then parted ways [when] they saw the paparazzi,” Letaissa said, as translated to English.
Image: Instagram/@ali_letaissa_
As posts of V and Jennie swirled on social media, their respective labels Big Hit Music and YG Entertainment said in a statement to Korean media outlet Sports Seoul, “It is difficult to check about this matter.”
Speculations that V and Jennie are dating arose in May 2022 after alleged photos of them together made rounds on social media. Jennie’s talent agency, YG Entertainment, released a statement at the time, noting that they had “nothing to say regarding the matter.” /ra/EDV