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Winter, left, and Jungwon. Photo from the X accounts of X and Belift Lab

Winter, left, and Jungwon. Photo from the X accounts of aespa and Belift Lab

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Dating rumors between aespa's Winter, ENHYPEN's Jungwon denied

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1733882411390winter-jungwon.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Winter, left, and Jungwon. Photo from the X accounts of aespa and Belift Lab"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Winter, left, and Jungwon. <em>Photo from the X accounts of aespa and Belift Lab</em></span></span></span>The management companies of K-pop stars Winter of aespa and Jungwon of ENHYPEN have refuted rumors claiming the two are dating, according to reports.</div><p>The rumors reportedly began from an online claim made early Wednesday, alleging that Winter, 23, and Jungwon, 20, were spotted together at a whisky bar in the upscale Cheongdam neighborhood in Seoul.</p><p>But in a <a href="https://www.soompi.com/article/1709590wpp/aespas-winter-and-enhypens-jungwon-deny-dating-rumors"><strong>report</strong></a> by K-pop news website Soompi, SM Entertainment and Belift Lab, the agencies managing aespa and ENHYPEN, respectively, denied the rumors.</p><p>&quot;The person who circulated the photo contacted a media outlet with the intention of monetary gain, attempting to communicate with us directly. However, when the outlet refused, stating that they cannot help contact [us] for reports with the purpose of monetary gain, they seemed to have maliciously circulated [the photo],&quot; SM Entertainment said in a statement in the Soompi article.</p><p>SM added it would take &quot;legal action&quot; against the individual who spread the photo, while Belift Lab said it would &quot;take strong action against any acts that infringe on the privacy of our artists or create or spread malicious rumors.&quot;</p><p>Both debuting in November 2020, aespa is a four-member girl group known for its metaverse concept, while the seven-piece ENHYPEN, a commercially successful boy band, follows a vampire concept.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO: </strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/P4Bpwq4pguc?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><strong></strong><br/></div>

<p>​The management companies of K-pop stars Winter of aespa and Jungwon of ENHYPEN have refuted rumors claiming the two are dating, according to reports.</p>

​The management companies of K-pop stars Winter of aespa and Jungwon of ENHYPEN have refuted rumors claiming the two are dating, according to reports.