Jungkook has recently seemed more energetic than ever ahead of his comeback with the fifth full-length album, ARIRANG. In his latest appearances, the idol has repeatedly made fans “melt” with his unusually warm and enthusiastic attitude. At the airport, Jungkook was seen constantly waving and bowing to the media and fans, and he even took a reporter’s camera to film a self-cam himself—sending the atmosphere into a global frenzy.

Not only at the airport, but prior to this trip, Jungkook also got the online community buzzing after he was spotted near a grilled ribs restaurant in central Seoul. According to some people who were there, Jungkook happily allowed them to take selfies with him, looking extremely relaxed and cheerful. Notably, whether the person asking was a fan or not, he was still willing to stay a little longer to sign autographs, exchange a few words, and maintain an incredibly polite attitude. Many non-fans also praised Jungkook, calling him genuinely kind and humble.

As photos of the lucky fans’ selfies with Jungkook spread online, many ARMYs expressed jealousy toward those girls for getting the chance to stand so close to him.

However, what initially seemed like a cute story suddenly took a negative turn when some ARMYs quickly discovered that one of the girls who took a photo with Jungkook was actually an anti-fan—and had even been involved in fabricating and spreading malicious rumors about him in the past.

Based on the evidence compiled and circulated by the fandom, the girl was revealed to be a fan of another girl group and to have a long history of being anti-Jungkook. In the past, she had posted and shared critical content related to Jungkook’s private life, especially false dating rumors.

What made fans even angrier was the fact that the girl allegedly pretended to approach Jungkook as if she were a genuine fan. According to ARMYs’ speculation, she deliberately claimed to be his fan to ask for an autograph and take a photo with him, then uploaded it to her personal social media account to attract attention. To make matters worse, several screenshots also showed that after posting the photo, she went on to speak negatively and rudely about Jungkook in the comments or in WeChat conversations with friends.

After her identity and the evidence resurfaced, the girl immediately became the target of heavy criticism—especially from Chinese BTS and Jungkook fans. Many reported that she repeatedly changed her profile picture and username on social media in an attempt to avoid being tracked down and to evade attacks from other fans.

The controversy has left fans extremely outraged, as Jungkook’s kindness and friendliness were exploited by someone who actually hated him—without him even knowing. Fans have called on others to stop spreading positive posts about her, while also urging them to report her account and identity to BigHit Music. Meanwhile, ARMYs’ anger continues to erupt across social media:

- Why international fans liking her? Why not focus on liking Jungkook? This girl is not a good person. She and her friends are mocking Jungkook in her wechat moments.. Please don't hype her up. She is not a good person.

- She's tweaking attention seeker. She's so rude. Why can she do that with our kind boy?

- Not only did she make fun of BTS and Jungkook, she and her friends are also spreading fake rumor. So rude

- Jungkook is too nice for this world. Why tf haters meet him

- It is unfair that people like her get the opportunity to meet him while the rest of us can only dream of it. We all need to be more aware of who is who, because clearly, not everyone is a real fan. Call out that btch!

- A literal hater who drags him daily gets to meet him face to face?!!? And she is boasting it like she's some fan. Huge shoutout to Jungkook's C-bar for exposing this hater.

- Jungkook is too nice fr… imagine taking pics with someone who’s always mocking you. ppl really don’t deserve his heart

- Evil beeches like them need to ch0ke and rot in h3ll. Our golden boy is too pure for this world

- I’m so irritated that she met Jungkook in person now, lord protect him for this evil eye