Previously, on January 1, several videos and photos emerged on Chinese SNS platform Weibo showing (G)I-DLE’s Shuhua and WayV’s Hendery sitting together in a restaurant. Through these videos, the two idols could be seen having dinner together alongside four other people.
Not me waking up to a rumor about Shuhua and Hendery dating, when you all learn that male and female idols can be friends and date and even if they are dating, how come our business always remembers that you have the 0 % chance of dating someone? whatever idol now let’s move on 🥱 pic.twitter.com/n0A0L71hvw
— Jelly soyeon_-_I Sway (@kennyjennybenny) January 2, 2025
Although the images and videos show nothing about the relationship between Shuhua and Hendery other than the fact that they know each other, Chinese netizens have speculated about a romance, leading to rumors about the two spreading.
⚠️ K-POP DATING RUMORS ⚠️
(G)I-DLE’s Shuhua and NCT’s Hendery are shrouded in dating rumors.
– They were seen together while having dinner.
what does it mean guys? yes uri wayv is getting famous 😍🥰
By the way, if it’s true, that’s fine, hehe. (if it were me, yes) pic.twitter.com/bS6WOmOsOb— afysaanezla (@yuzumiyazaki__) January 2, 2025
So far, neither SM Entertainment nor Cube Entertainment have addressed the rumors, but claims from a sasaeng fan appear to have effectively silenced them.
In particular, a netizen shared on Weibo that he contacted a sasaeng fan to know the truth about the relationship between Shuhua and Hendery, and according to this alleged sasaeng fan, the two idols were having dinner separately, but Hendery’s manager knew the dancers who accompanied them. Shuhua. As a result, they shared the same table.
Therefore, the dating rumors between the two idols are said to be unfounded, and reactions from Chinese netizens seem to have largely subsided after the above claims.
