On January 18, 2024, K-pop star HyunA shared a snapshot of herself and Yong Jun-hyung, also known as Junhyung, strolling along the beach while holding hands. The idol tagged the latter in the description and included a smiling emoji in the Instagram comment.
Meanwhile, Junhyung also uploaded a similar photo to his Instagram account that day, hinting at their alleged relationship. Later, HyunA made an announcement about the same, revealing that she is currently dating Junhyung, a former member of HIGHLIGHT.
However, this latest development did not go down well with fans of the South Korean soloist. Due to the fact that Junhyung was one of the individuals who was accused of distributing non-consensual illicit sex videos of female victims of the 2018 Burning Sun scandal, one of the largest controversies in the country's history.
And so for lovers I'm not cold Rapper, Kim Hyo Na, this was nothing short of disappointing. Many responded to the heartbreaking news, admitting that they could no longer continue to support the idol.
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“Coming from a HyunA fan account”: Netizens noticed that fans of the solo artist unfollowed her and closed their social media accounts
For those who don't know, rapper Yong Jun-hyung, a former member of HIGHLIGHT, was involved in the 2018-2019 entertainment and sex scandal in Seoul known as The Burning Sun scandal. It included the alleged involvement of several police officials and a number of Korean celebrities as well, such as former BigBang member Seungri, former HIGHLIGHT member Jung Joon-young, former FT Island member Choi Jonghoon, and former CNBLUE member Lee Jong-. Hyun, and more.
Thus, due to the history of Yong Jun-hyung also known as Junhyung, HyunA's announcement was met with a lot of criticism. In 2019, Junhyung admitted during a police investigation to obtaining footage from Jung Joon-young and admitted that Joon-young secretly filmed female victims without their consent, in illegal group video chats for Burning Sun Scandal.
At the time, Joon-hyung admitted to police that he didn't think it was a “big deal,” even though he had never been involved in filming or trading sex tapes of rape victims.
the imaginary The rapper also admitted to being a member of Jung Joon-young KakaoTalk chat room, where all the illicit and non-consensual tapes were shared. Hyuna dating someone involved in such a scandal has clearly angered her fans and K-Pop fans.
In fact, within a few hours of the announcement, HyunA lost over 100,000 followers (declining to 18.3 million from 18.4 million) on her Instagram account in one day on January 20, 2024. HyunA's fans criticized the celebrities, and when they found out about the news, they Closing many large local and foreign fan accounts. Number of people who followed I'm not cold The rapper shared on Instagram the same sentiment with her dissent.
Likewise, netizens' outrage was heard around the world as EXID's Hani and 2AM's Jokwon, among other idols, reportedly unfollowed HyunA as the news broke. Additionally, netizens and K-pop fans are confused when they see Junhyung attending fan meetings or having fans in general after his acquittal in the Burning Sun *x scandal – the biggest scandal in a decade.
Junhyung, on the other hand, experienced the exact opposite, which netizens found worrying. On Instagram, imaginary The rapper has a much smaller following than HyunA, although he gained around 63,000 followers on the day the photo was uploaded.
The singer's admitted role in the Burning Sun scandal raised doubts about his morality, although he was not charged with at least some of the crimes committed. This made people online even more confused about Junhyung's continuing and growing popularity.
The latest development comes after many speculations and tales about HyunA getting back in touch with her ex Dawn, were posted online. In November 2022, the famous K-Pop duo announced their separation, after nearly six years of dating.
Meanwhile, Young Joon hyung verified the news of Hyuna's dating a few hours after she posted it on Instagram on January 18, 2024. In a short message posted on South Korea's messaging app From, he asked his followers for their unwavering love. And support.
