It was linked to the couple tattoo.
aespa Winter‘s recent appearance has been accused of making the dating rumors worse with BTS‘s Jungkook.

The start of the rumors came from allegations of a couple of tattoos, and it has continued to spark controversy.
New Viral “Proof” Of BTS’s Jungkook And aespa’s Winter Dating Spark Major Reactions
Recently, Winter and Karina were seen at the airport to go overseas for the World Cup.
A fan site shared photos of Winter, and her tattoo was clearly covered by a band-aid.
260610 ICN#WINTERxFIFA26#WINTER #윈터 #민정 #金旼炡 #冬子 #aespa #æspa #에스파 #ウィンター pic.twitter.com/2gvPStFd9Z
— katarinter (@katarinter) June 10, 2026
In the quotes and online, netizens thought Winter was making the rumors and backlash worse by showing off the tattoo being covered.
Not her making things worse for herself 😭 Does she actually want more backlash over that?!!!????!!???
— Noah (@_Noah_Latte_) June 10, 2026
Winter still hiding his couple tattoo with Jungkook 🤭 pic.twitter.com/57D0LPz9F3
— 🐶 (@lolipopp000000) June 10, 2026
Her fans clearly need to start a go fund me so she can afford that laser removal
asap..— willie (@willie2hr) June 11, 2026
News#aespas #Winter #Criticized #Making #Dating #Rumors #BTSs #Jungkook #Worse #Appearance1781178149
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