RIIZE member Shotaro denied dating rumors involving aespa member Giselle.
Shotaro held a live broadcast on the 29th and communicated with fans. Wearing a black zip-up hoodie and looking relaxed, he stood in front of the camera and updated fans on his recent activities.
That day Shotaro also addressed the dating rumors with aespa member Giselle, a senior at his agency mentioned on SNS, because some fans brought up the rumors about Giselle in the comments.
Shotaro said, "There have been strange things popping up in the comments for a while asking if I dated Giselle, but we are not in that kind of relationship at all. She is a senior at the same company and a close friend, but we are not in that kind of relationship, so please don't misunderstand," directly clarifying that the dating rumor was not true.
He added, "I really didn't want to respond to this," noting that he had tried to avoid mentioning false rumors to prevent fans from being hurt, but as the comments continued he directly declared the rumors "groundless."
Shotaro and Giselle are senior and junior colleagues at SM Entertainment and close colleagues. Both share the commonality of holding Japanese nationality.
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