Recently, images and videos purportedly depicting DRIPPIN’s Minseo with a woman went viral, sparking intense discussion among netizens. This news immediately reminded fans of previous rumors that Minseo sent loving messages to a fan, spread by YouTuber Sojang a few years ago.
In 2022, a YouTube channel called “Sojang” attracted attention by telling the story of a fan (temporarily called A) who rejected a male idol who was giving her special affection. Although it is more common for fans to get close to idols and express their feelings, this is a situation reversed. According to KakaoTalk private messages leaked by “Sojang“, the male idol has shown that he particularly cares about this fan.
It was revealed that he often prioritizes getting close to A’s camera so that A can take close-up photos of him. He also let A decide his outfit, spoke openly about his difficulties after debuting with A, even wrote letters to A to show his affection. “Sojang” revealed that the debut male idol in the story is Minseo by DRIPPIN.
In a revealed message, Minseo he apologized to A and explained that he wasn’t entertaining or having conversations with other fans like A said in a post. Consequentially, “Sojang” speculated that A misunderstood him Minseo he was also flirting with other fans, so he immediately contacted A to clarify.
“I saw your post and I have something to tell you. I have not messaged any fans other than you since 8.21pm on Saturday 20 February. On March 19, 2021, as someone sent a message, I simply replied to ask “who are you?”. I want to know what happened. Please read my message”, the message is said to have been sent by Minseo to A. After that, this fan refused and cut off contact with the male idol. He also added that the DRIPPIN member seems to misunderstand the relationship between the two.
After the release of the video, the public was divided into two streams of conflicting reactions. Many viewers supported the DRIPPING member also criticizing the YouTube channel”Sojang” for showing the controversial video. Fans pointed out that Minseo is a good guy and it is not wrong to express his gratitude to his fans. Some people, however, think that idols should not contact fans in this way. None of two Minseo nor DRIPPIN’s management company, Woollim Entertainmentresponded to the aforementioned information.
