In Kpop, there is no shortage of ridiculous dating rumors. These fake dating rumors can be caused by minor misunderstandings, from idols wearing the same clothes, posting the same pictures on social media, or photos in wrong context.

Here are seven times idols got caught up in false dating rumors that ended in a hilarious conspiracy. You will be surprised by the reputation of these idols:

1. PSY and Girls’ Generation’s Yoona

It is a fact that dating rumors often start from unconfirmed sources. Yoona's case is a prime example when in 2012, a Chinese tabloid falsely reported that PSY was dating Girls' Generation's Yoona. False rumors began to appear when images of Yoona began to spread as she was wearing a hat and hood while walking next to an unknown gentleman who was identified as PSY.

Upon learning of these ridiculous rumors, Yoona explained on an episode of Happy Together that the picture was taken on the set of Running Man. The man walking next to her at that time was not PSY but the director of the show.

2. Triple H

The birth of Triple H has been controversial since its debut. It was a sub-unit consisting of HyunA, Pentagon's Hui, and DAWN, a former member of Pentagon at the time. Because their provocative and sexy style has led to mixed reception from netizens as well as some miscellaneous gossip.

The annoyance from some netizens has led to criticism of their actions and caused a number of false rumors to smear the group's reputation:

- “What, is she lonely these days? She’s like a kitten, all up in the boys’ faces and stuff. This doesn’t look good at all. It makes her look desperate.”

- “Wow, think about all the hate this group would have gotten if the roles were switched and it was male touching up the females.”

- “I don’t think the boys are comfortable with this. I don’t see that. I see that they feel pressured to be okay with putting up with her.”

But an unexpected fact is that at that time, HyunA and DAWN had been secretly in love for two years. Not only that, now HyunA and DAWN are living a happy life and are engaged to each other.

3. TVXQ’s Changmin

As one of the most popular idols in the 2010s, TVXQ's Changmin received great attention from the public. Main
so while attending a Michael Jackson tribute concert to support member Yunho who was performing, he was caught up in false dating rumors.

A Japanese newspaper falsely reported that Changmin was "dating" a "mysterious woman". But in reality, it's not a "Mystery Woman" at all. The person sitting with him at that time was SM Entertainment's friend with SHINee's Minho.

Now, Changmin can't be involved in any more rumors because he is happily married to a wife outside the entertainment industry.

4.  f(x)’s Victoria

In 2013, f(x)‘s Victoria shared a photo of her dinner that was soon picked apart by netizens. An upside-down spoon on the plate showed the reflection of TVXQ‘s Changmin, which caused false dating rumors to begin.

It has since been clarified that it was TVXQ’s Changmin, but the plot twist was that it was a group dinner with a few of SM Entertainment’s staff members. SM immeadiately annouced that: "The reflection of the man is indeed Changmin. However, it wasn’t just them two having a meal. Choreographer Shim Jae Won and other staff members also ate with them. Their dating relationship is just a suspicion raised from a single incident."

5. Stray Kids’ Hyunjin

One of the bad rumors picked up by netizens is the dating rumor between Stray Kids Hyunjin and aespa Karrina. They just accidentally took a picture of Hyunjin's phone lock screen and it was really blurry but netizens still tried to confirm it was aespa's Karina's photo.

Hyunjin then quickly quelled the rumors and proved them false by sharing what was really on his phone. It was a drawing of two lovers from one of his favorite TV series.

6. BTS’s V and a “mystery woman”

Another similar case with Changmin is the case of V. V was once caught up in dating rumors when a stolen photo of V having dinner with a "mysterious woman" began to spread. This led netizens to believe that the guy had been spotted dating.

However, the truth made netizens laugh and laugh, because the person who was with him was not a girl but Jang Moonbok - a male idol with long hair at that time, who became famous after while appearing on Produce 101 and Superstar K.

The two are close friends and V even joked around with ARMY in the past when he posted a picture with Jang Moonbok on SNS. This seems to be the funniest dating rumor ARMY has come across.

7. The “mystery idol” of the 2016 Idol Star Athletic Championship (ISAC)

Similar to some previous false dating rumors of other idols, Seventeen's Mingyu was once misunderstood as dating a member of a girl group at the 2016 Idol Star Athletic Championship. from some behind-the-scenes photos showing him making an intimate gesture with a long-haired girl.

But the truth behind it is that the person with the long hair is the male idol Jeonghan from the same group. Everyone laughed when there was such a misunderstanding.