BLACKPINK Jennie’s Behavior Around Popular 5th Gen Male Idol Triggers Speculation

A brief moment involving BLACKPINK’s Jennie at the Melon Music Awards has unexpectedly become a hot topic.

Jennie’s behavior when in the artist seating area has sparked speculation among Koreans.

The video shows the BLACKPINK star standing up while another idol group is receiving an award and turning to look back several times. After briefly facing forward, she glances back again. In the video, fans have been able to spot ALPHADRIVEONE’s Leo standing behind Jennie.

Though brief, fans have already built theories on why Jennie seemed to look back at Leo multiple times. Some think the idol mistook him for TXT’s Yeonjun — whom she has crossed paths with before — and that she was looking to greet him.

Others feel as though the moment was nothing more than a casual glance with no hidden meaning.

Korean netizens in the comments of a trending post on TheQoo had their own ideas, as well. Many claim it’s obvious the BLACKPINK star is trying to greet her junior. Others say she’s looking around to know whether she should sit or stand during IVE’s award acceptance speech.

• “It looks like she’s checking because she wants to say hi lol.”
• “She was obviously trying to greet someone. She’s so cute lol.”
• “It feels like she was hesitating, wondering ‘Should I stand up and greet them again or just sit?’ and then ended up sitting, so she followed along lol.”
• “Anyone can tell she was about to greet someone LOL.”
• “Ah… she’s so cute… my heart hurts again.”
• “IVE had gone up to receive an award at that moment, so everyone stood up to congratulate them, and I think she was just looking around because she didn’t know when to sit back down.”