Blackpink’s Jennie and Big Bang’s G-Dragon are reportedly dating

South Korean idols Jennie of the girl group Blackpink and G-Dragon of the boy band Big Bang are dating, several news sites dedicated to K-pop reported Tuesday.

But YG Entertainment, the label that houses both stars, said it could not confirm whether the two idols are in a relationship, according to a report from Soompi.

“We cannot confirm anything about the personal lives of our artists. We ask for your understanding, ”YG Entertainment said in a statement published in Soompi’s report.

The company made the statement after Korean media outlet Dispatch reported that the 32-year-old Big Bang frontman and the 25-year-old Blackpink rapper had been secretly meeting, often dating at their homes.

The relationship is a widely known secret at YG Entertainment, and managers generally drive Jennie to and from G-Dragon’s house, according to Dispatch as reported by Soompi.

In 2019, it was revealed that Jennie was dating Kai from boy band EXO, but the couple broke up less than a month after their relationship went public.

Dating ban clauses were once common in contracts for young K-pop stars, as managers believed publicly revealed romances undermined idols’ charm and careers, industry experts said in an article by the New York Times 2018.

Jennie, whose full name is Jennie Kim, debuted in 2016 with Blackpink, which was named the World’s Greatest Music Act by Bloomberg’s Pop Star Power Rankings in 2020.

G-Dragon, whose real name is Kwon Ji-yong, debuted in 2006 with Big Bang, often dubbed the “Kings of K-pop” for helping to spread the Korean Wave internationally.

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