San and Wooyoung Launched a Joint YouTube Channel and Immediately Ended the Ship Discourse
the ATEEZ two addressed the 'are they dating' theory directly on their new channel, and the verdict is: close friends, that's it. the fanfic accounts are in shambles and honestly? respect for going straight at it.
san and wooyoung started a joint youtube channel and then, mid-brainstorm about what to even film for it, accidentally settled the single most persistent theory in the ATINY extended universe.
here's what actually happened. wooyoung floated getting another matching friendship tattoo and filming the entire process, parental permission included, because these two are normal about their friendship in a way that is honestly kind of sweet. san immediately clocked how that would read online and told him to drop it before the internet got ideas.
then he just said it, plainly, on camera. "We're not dating. We're just really good friends," san said. no agency statement, no press release, no crisis comms. one man clarifying a thing on his own channel like an adult.
the funniest part is the aftermath: having said it out loud, sitting close suddenly felt weird, so he suggested they scoot further apart. the self-awareness. the immediate physical comedy of it. cinema.
so — denial delivered, on the record, by the two people actually qualified to deliver it. the shippers will grieve, the tag will survive, and the rest of us can go outside. friendship is allowed to just be friendship, bestie. 🫶
Reported by Koreaboo. This article is Aegyo Arena's own write-up of that reporting.
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LE SSERAFIM and ILLIT Just Went Platinum in Japan and the Streams Are Genuinely Unhinged
LE SSERAFIM's 'CRAZY' and ILLIT's 'Almond Chocolate' both blew past 100 million streams to snag RIAJ platinum. two HYBE girl groups, one very cooked Japanese streaming chart.
it's giving domination. the RIAJ — Japan's official music body, keeping receipts since forever — just handed out platinum certs, and two of them went to HYBE girlies: LE SSERAFIM's 'CRAZY' and ILLIT's 'Almond Chocolate.' both crossed 100 million streams in Japan. one hundred MILLION.
for context on how insane that is: RIAJ hands out silver at 30 million streams, gold at 50 million, and platinum at a cool 100 million. so these two didn't tiptoe over the line, they blew the door off it.
'CRAZY' has been a certified menace since 2024 and clearly refuses to stop charting, while ILLIT's 'Almond Chocolate' — a 2025 Japanese single, adorable name, deadly numbers — proved the rookies are not playing either.
Japan officially certified: both groups ate. no crumbs, only platinum plaques.
Reported by Soompi. This article is Aegyo Arena's own write-up of that reporting.
Read the original on Soompi →Three Members of Girls' Generation Made a Subunit and Named the Debut Single 'SKIBIDI,' Respectfully What
Hyoyeon, Yuri, and Sooyoung are officially HYORISOO, debuting August 31 with a song literally called 'SKIBIDI.' the legends looked at the brainrot dictionary and said yes, that one.
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