Throughout the years, there have been some ridiculous claims made by netizens about the BTS members.
- Netizens accusing BTS of sajaegi
In 2015, netizens accused BTS of sajaegi (where a company buys albums in large quantities to inflate the official numbers) after their album was beating BIGBANG.
But, Big Hit Entertainment confirmed that they don’t have the resources to do such a thing. - Netizens claiming that BTS would fail
When BTS debuted, they received a lot of hate from netizens. Many netizens commented on how the group would fail due to their name (Bangtan Sonyeondan, meaning Bulletproof Boyscouts). BTS also received criticism for saying that they looked up to BIGBANG.
But, these malicious netizens ended up being wrong, as BTS went on to become legends who helped spread K-Pop globally.
- Netizens claiming that V is rude
In 2015, when BTS were giving their acceptance speech on an episode of M! Countdown, V was seen singing BIGBANG‘s “Loser”.
Netizens criticized V for this and some even said that he was being rude. - Netizens claiming that RM is “trying to be charming”
On an online community called Pann, a post was made that claimed that RM was “An idol that is ugly but pretends to be handsome and fatally charming.”
However, RM has shown off his charming visuals many times and has proved that he’s a gorgeous person. - Netizens claiming that Jin and Lee Guk Joo were dating
Some netizens began speculating that Jin and Lee Guk Joo were dating, as Lee Guk Joo and Jin are quite close.
However, during an episode of Radio Star, Lee Guk Joo cleared up these rumors and said that she and Jin were just close friends.
