For celebrities, living under the scrutiny of the media and public opinion is like walking on thin ice. Just one misinterpreted remark or small action can trigger a wave of controversy or rapidly spreading negative rumors. In some cases, a single rumor can even bring an entire career crashing down.

This becomes even more serious for top-tier names like BTS, whose every gesture and word are meticulously analyzed by both the media and the online community. Moreover, any piece of news related to globally renowned idols instantly becomes prime material for public discussion, drawing mαѕѕive attention.

That’s why the members of BTS have always exercised great caution in everything they say and do in front of fans. They also remain highly aware and quick to respond to sensitive issues that may concern them. This level of mindfulness is one of the key reasons BTS has managed to avoid major media scandals and has faced very few controversies that could harm their image or reputation throughout their decade-long career.

However, that doesn’t mean toxic individuals stop spreading baseless rumors about them. Even when they’ve done nothing wrong, BTS members still find their names dragged into meaningless criticism—both big and small—by certain corners of the internet on a daily basis.

Recently, Jungkook has become a frequent target, though he clearly knows how to handle such situations. Fans pointed out that during his most recent live broadcast on October 30, he demonstrated a clever way of handling the media to avoid falling into a sensitive situation that could fuel rumor circulation.

Specifically, over the past three days, Jungkook has joined the viral “Kancho snack name hunt,” where fans try to find their own names printed on the popular chocolate biscuits. He even bought two big bags filled with Kancho boxes, determined to find the name “Ian”—a name fans mentioned as being on the list of 500 possible names printed on the biscuits—since “Jungkook” wasn’t included.

On the third day of his search, he picked up one of the biscuits but didn’t read the name aloud as he usually would. He explained, “Ah, this name could lead to controversy, so I’ll skip it.” The Golden Maknae’s quick thinking saved him from what could have turned into a major media headache!

Fans felt relieved that he recognized the issue in time and responded wisely. After all, any random name uttered by Jungkook could easily spiral into an online controversy—or worse, give haters another excuse to link him to baseless speculations.

Meanwhile, some fans speculated that the name might have belonged to a certain “female idol.” Given how Jungkook has been plagued by numerous false dating rumors involving various female celebrities in recent months, avoiding saying any name out loud—no matter how harmless—was undoubtedly the best move.

Well, as you can see, even soмєтнing as simple as reading names off a trending snack can get complicated when you’re a global superstar. But Jungkook deserves praise—his thoughtful handling of the situation helped him dodge at least one unnecessary mess:

- him saying this one is a bit controversial so he's gonna skip thissajdsf

- Who’s gonna bet it’s either Min Heejin or one of the 100 people he’s shipped with. HE REALLY BE LIKE I DONT WANT DRAMA

- Because he knows he's going to be dating 283747372828282829 idols anyways, might as well prevent a new ordeal

- I laughed a lot when he said that, but as a curious person, now I can't stop thinking about what this cookie said, and the one he also didn't read yesterday

- someone said it can be kim jong un ....the way he was hesitating. lmao

- can be 3 tones of female names hahahaha cause he is dating everyone

- could bet it's the name of some girl he's heavily shipped with but you'd still see allegations that he's feeding shippers' delusions

- He’s tired of y’all αѕѕ making any thing he does controversial ijbol. Leave him alone fr

- it's probably someone that he is shipped with and he avoid it but u still see hags saying he loves to feed ships

- He knows what beef is going around. Can't these shippers leave him alone for a moment? Watch them saying he was blushing,giggle seeing that x,y,z name. They are together...blah..blah..blah..

- he knows the thinkpieces and overanalayazation going on around here

- that's probably not a female name coz i don't think he really cares that has to be soмєтнing political ig