Taeyeon Caught Up In Dating Rumors With Fellow Label-mate From SM Entertainment

Girls’ Generation‘s Taeyeon was caught up in rumors claiming that she’s in a relationship with her labelmate and junior, NCT‘s Doyoung.

A netizen created a post titled, “Taeyeon’s New Boyfriend”, and uploaded alleged proof that they deem is evidence that the two SM artists are dating.

The rumors first began when netizens pointed out that they were wearing similar rings. They claimed it was a couple ring.

They also brought up the fact that Taeyeon frequently talks about NCT, talking about them on social media as well as claiming she wants to become closer to them.

NCT 127’s album signed for Taeyeon.

They also brought up an old post where Taeyeon wears a carrot and bunny headband. She captioned it with a single carrot emoji.

Netizens claim it was her secret lovestagram towards Doyoung who’s known as a carrot-top bunny among fans.

NCT’s Doyoung also posted a few photos on Twitter with the caption, “Boyfriend Pic (남친짤)“. 남친짤 is a trend on social media where the photos are taken at a certain angle to portray how you’d take a photo of your boyfriend while on a date.

남친짤 @.@ #NCT #NCT127 pic.twitter.com/SAmLZR11xV

— NCT 127 (@NCTsmtown_127) March 5, 2019

Taeyeon also posted on the same day as Doyoung’s “Boyfriend Pic”. She uploaded a few selfies with the caption and a heart, “It’s 33♡”

Although a group of netizens was eagerly trying to prove that Taeyeon and Doyoung were actually dating, fans quickly shut down the rumors by digging deep to find contradictory evidence.

First, the fans provided close-ups of their alleged couple ring, claiming that the two rings look similar but are totally different.

Left: Taeyeon’s ring, Right: Doyoung’s ring

They pointed out that Taeyeon’s ring was twisted tightly while Doyoung’s ring was broader with a looser twist.

Doyoung’s ring from another photo.

And the netizens failed to mention that Doyoung wasn’t the only one to upload “Boyfriend Pic” that day. Jungwoo and Jaehyun also posted their own that very same day!

남친짤을 전파했다 @.@ #NCT #NCT127 pic.twitter.com/oYzo02mQK5

— NCT 127 (@NCTsmtown_127) March 5, 2019

남친짤을 전파했다 @.@ #NCT #NCT127 pic.twitter.com/bHeXB1IWeP

— NCT 127 (@NCTsmtown_127) March 5, 2019

Lastly, fans pointed out that NCT members frequently visit all SM senior’s concerts. Doyoung wasn’t the only member invited to attend Taeyeon’s concert.