Netizens are speculating that Jisoo and Ahn Bo-hyun might have broken up due to another reason
The news of BLACKPINK Jisoo and actor Ahn Bo-hyun parting ways after only two months of dating publicly shocked many people. Regarding the reason for the breakup, YG Entertainment explained, “They gradually grew apart due to busy schedules”.
“Busy schedules” is one of the common reasons celebrity couples use to explain their breakups. However, is it true in the case of Jisoo and Ahn Bo-hyun?
Are they really busy with individual schedules?
After publicizing their romantic relationship, Ahn Bo-hyun participated in many events, held a fanmeeting in Japan, and began filming his new project “Chaebol x Detective”. Jisoo also completed the last two encore shows of BLACKPINK’s world tour “BORN PINK” in Seoul last September and attended Paris Fashion Week at the end of that month. However, netizens believe that their schedules were not as busy as when they admitted to dating rumors.
In particular, both Jisoo and Ahn Bo-hyun still had leisure time. The BLACKPINK member uploaded on her SNS account photos taken during her vacation in Arles, France after finishing her Paris Fashion Week schedule. Meanwhile, Ahn Bo-hyun recently spent his free time hanging out with Kim Go-eun and Park Jin-young, his co-stars in “Yumi’s Cells”. Knowing Ahn Bo-hyun used to rearrange his personal schedule to his dates with Jisoo, netizens doubt the reason for their breakup even more.
Was the pressure from public opinion the real reason they decided to part ways?
Due to the nature of the K-pop industry, “dating” has always been a sensitive topic. BLACKPINK once revealed that former YG CEO Yang Hyun-suk did not allow the girls to meet male idols in their company and even banned dating during their debut days. It is called ‘fanservice’ because fans tend to consider idols their boyfriends or girlfriends.
Many idols have been harshly criticized for dating and Jisoo is no exception. As a member of the No.1 K-pop currently, every move of Jisoo can become a hot issue and that’s why her open romance with Ahn Bo-hyun caused a big stir.
As the first member of BLACKPINK to publicize her romantic relationship, Jisoo also suffered negative reactions from the public. Many fans of Jisoo poured criticism on Ahn Bo-hyun, saying a normal actor like him didn’t deserve to have a top idol girlfriend. They bashed Ahn Bo-hyun severely, from his appearance to his family background and acting career. Some even brought up his past controversies although the actor had explained them all.
What’s worse is that fans even flocked to the Instagram accounts of Jisoo and Ahn Bo-hyun and left malicious comments. A lot of crazy fans attacked Ahn Bo-hyun and asked the two to break up.
As such, many people believe that it was the huge pressure from the public that made the two become tired of their relationship and grow apart. However, this is only a speculation and only Jisoo and Ahn Bo-hyun know the real reason why they couldn’t be together anymore.
