The topic began spreading online.
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Recently, DAY6’s Dowoon was swept up in dating rumors with influencer Yoo Ji Woo after netizens posted “proof” that they were dating.
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While most fans were frustrated that he did not respond to the rumors, he recently addressed them himself in an Instagram story.
In the post, he reassured fans that the “team will never disappear no matter what” and asked fans to “please just wait a little bit.”
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Most netizens were disappointed that he just added more fuel to the fire.
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- “Just go to sleep.”
- “Is he saying this to the fans? It’s so bad…”
- “I’ve never seen someone’s respond to a controversy like this..I feel bad for the fans.”
- “Is he drunk?”
However, the type of dialect he used in his message sparked even more criticism online.
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- “What’s with his way of talking?”
- “His way of talking is…”
- “Why is he talking like that…?”
- “It just makes him sound too lighthearted.”
- “If you’re going to write a statement, it’s better to write it in the Korean standard language so you sound more serious.”
- “Interesting..to write that in a Gyeongsang-do dialect LOL.”
Online community sites sparked debates over whether the Gyeongsang-do dialect was the hardest to fix, prompting regional discrimination.