It took ‘26 hours’, a full day and two hours, for ‘confirming’ to change to ‘official denial’.SHINee member Taemin officially denied the dating rumors with dancer and choreographer Noje on the afternoon of the 17th.

Taemin’s agency Big Planet Made Entertainment dismissed the recent rumors about the two, saying, “They are just close colleagues who have worked together.” The rumors about their relationship were sparked when several photos of unknown origin were recently spread on global SNS such as X(formerly Twitter).The two were also caught up in rumors through similar channels last year.

Regarding Taemin’s statement denying the dating rumors, his agency caused a stir by consistently responding with “checking” for “26 hours,” two hours after the dating rumors broke on the morning of the 16th.

Taemin’s side explained why it took so long to convey their position, saying, “Confirmation was somewhat delayed due to continuous schedules.”

Noje is a dancer and choreographer who became famous through Mnet’s popular program ‘Street Woman Fighter’, also known as ‘Suppa’.The two also performed on stage together as the singer and main dancer when Taemin was promoting the song ‘Guilty’.


Reporter Heo Min- mignon@donga.com

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