Amid dating rumors with BTS’s Jungkook, Aespa’s Winter garnered attention for perfectly concealing her arm tattoo, which many believe to be a couple’s tattoo.
The ‘2025 SBS Gayo Daejeon’ was held on the 25th at the Inspire Arena in Incheon. IVE’s Ahn Yujin, who has hosted the event for six consecutive years, co-hosted with new MCs DAY6’s Young K and NCT’s Jaemin.
The ‘2025 SBS Gayo Daejeon,’ themed ‘Golden Loop,’ celebrated the brilliant journey of K-POP in 2025 while looking forward to an infinitely expanding and brighter future.
The event featured performances by 36 teams, including Yunho, Taeyong, NCT Dream, The Boyz, Stray Kids, ATEEZ, ITZY, Tomorrow X Together, Treasure, Aespa, ENHYPEN, IVE, NMIXX, LE SSERAFIM, and others.
Winter appeared on the red carpet in a light blue-gray dress, exuding a pure yet elegant charm. The dress highlighted her collarbone, shoulders, and arm line, enhancing her femininity.
Her exposed arm line garnered particular attention due to rumors of an arm tattoo linked to BTS’s Jungkook. However, the tattoo barely showed in photos, appearing as if tone-up cream concealed it.
Netizens expressed surprise, saying, “It can be hidden,” “Why wasn’t it hidden before?”, “So natural to conceal,” and “It’s true celebrities use it all over their bodies.”
Previously, Winter drew attention on December 19th at the ‘2025 KBS Gayo Daechukje’ stage, her first appearance after the dating rumors, by wearing a long glove on the arm with the tattoo.
The dating rumors spread quickly online and on social media from December 5th. Netizens claimed the couple had matching dog face tattoos in similar positions on their arms. Other items like SNS IDs and earpiece designs also appeared alike, fueling the suspicions.
Regarding this, neither BTS’s agency Big Hit Music nor Aespa Winter’s agency SM Entertainment has commented on the dating rumors.
Meanwhile, Aespa will perform at the ‘2025 MBC Gayo Daejejeon’ on the 31st.
