On January 18, rumors of former HIGHTLIGHT‘s Yong Jun Hyung (also known as Junhyung) and HyunA dating spread like wildfire following the pair sharing a photo holding hands and HyunA’s comments on her post.
Days later, Jun Hyung seemingly confirmed the alleged couple’s relationship in messages sent to fans.
Yong Jun Hyung HyunA
The announcement has been widely met with negativity, not because they are dating, but because of Yong Jun Hyung’s past.
During the investigations into the Burning Sun Scandal‘s illegal sex video group chats, Jun Hyung admitted to receiving video from Jung Joon Young and knowing that he filmed women without their consent, saying he didn’t think it was a “big deal” at the time.
Fans of HyunA have blasted the idol, with many of her large fan accounts both domestic and international closing after hearing the news.
officially closing and logging out. it’s been real y’all.
— CLOSED (@hyunathinker) January 19, 2024
i have nothing else to say other than that i’m very disappointed and shocked and that this account is closed from now on
— hyuna daily (@goodgirlhyuna) January 18, 2024
The dating news also had an unexpected effect on both of the stars’ social media followings.
With backlash as large as it is against HyunA it is not a surprise that it reflected in the number of individuals that followed on Instagram. Before the news, HyunA had around 18.4 million followers, and just a day later lost over 100,000.
It was also alleged that some of HyunA’s celebrity contacts also unfollowed the idol, including EXID‘s Hani and 2AM‘s Jokwon.
EXID Hani has unfollowed HyunA on Instagram. pic.twitter.com/cCNjdtD6nh
— HyunA Charts (@hyunachart) January 18, 2024
Surprisingly, Jun Hyung has seen the opposite happen.
Jun Hyun has significantly less followers than HyunA on his Instagram account, but, on the day that the photo was posted, gained nearly 63 thousand followers.
The singer did not face legal charges over his self-confessed involvement with the Burning Sun Scandal, but it brought into question his morality for knowing at least part of the crimes that were committed.
This contributed to netizens’ confusion over Jun Hyung’s increasing and continued popularity.
Hyuna’s followers are decreasing meanwhile he is doing fanmeetings?? https://t.co/HG4QdaWKBW
— tutum (@Runawaydododo) January 20, 2024
example on how men will never face the consequences of their actions and can always bounce back. men are never actually “cancelled”. https://t.co/f8m34XtaxM
— •• | HERE I AM supremacy (@def_lovemix) January 20, 2024
what baffles me the most about the molka/burning sun brigade still having careers is that it’s mostly women who continue supporting them… these men probably wouldn’t even think twice to do the same horrible stuff to y’all if y’all only weren’t their personal atms. pls wake up https://t.co/SCUBXrU5uN
— nette ✧ (@nolzapink) January 20, 2024
Netizens are still reacting to the surprising news.
