Recently, many started speculating that Kwon Ah-reum and DOYOUNG were dating each other.
It was first suspected after Kwon Ah-reum uploaded a photo of the cast of their upcoming drama 'Dear X, Who Doesn't Love Me' (literal translation) some weeks ago.
In this photo, DOYOUNG was spotted staring at Kwon Ah-reum making a cute pose for the photo.
At first though, lots of people thought it was simply something that could happen.
Not only is 'Ddoying' an unexisting word and unpopular word to use, but it was also DOYOUNG's nickname that he had been using for years.
On top of that, Kwon Ah-reum used lime-colored hearts in the comment section; 'lime' is NCT's official color.
After seeing this, they began questioning the relationship of the two, and rumors spread that they were together.
The agency stated, "We would like to state that the information related to Kwon Ah-reum, which has recently spread through online communities, is clearly false."
They went onto say, "In this regard, we have decided that it is difficult to condone any acts that insult the character of our actress, such as spreading false facts, defamation, malicious rumors and personal attacks. We plan to take all possible legal actions."
The agency also said, "Currently, we are collecting data through continuous monitoring. There will not be any leniency for malicious rumor writers, commenters, and the acts of rumor re-distribution and reproduction. We will take strong measures."
(SBS Star)