According to reports, Sungjae and Jooeun, who are the same age, met through friends and started off as acquaintances with a senior-junior idol relationship before it developed into something more.

Both�idols' respective agencies, Cube Entertainment and MBK Entertainment, have since denied the rumors, stating while it is true the two idols were recently spending time together with mutual acquaintances, they are not dating. MBK Entertainment added that they are not even particularly close.