Jeon So Mi allegedly revealed how she became close friends with BTS's RM.

On September 4, one netizen took to an online community forum and created a post titled, "Jeon So Mi said she's close with BTS's RM". Here, the netizen included a screenshot of an article that quoted Jeon So Mi from her recent fan sign event. The article that the netizen included stated that Jeon So Mi explained to fans her friendship with RM as something that had just recently developed, where she had met RM for the first time at G-Dragon's 'PEACEMINUSONE X Nike' private dinner event. PEACEMINUSONE is G-Dragon's brand, and many speculated that he may have been the one to introduce Jeon So Mi and RM to each other. The article further quoted Jeon So Mi explaining to fans how she would often share conversations with RM in English, drawing attention.

The netizen further wrote, "G-Dragon apparently introduced them to each other. There are a lot of unexpected friendships among celebrities. Even Jennie was at the Calvin [Klein] when Jungkook and RM were there."

Netizens commented:

"Both of them are super good at Korea, so why do they have a conversation in English? Lolll so frickin' funny."

"She just wants to ride on the BTS coin, seeing how she has to reveal her friendship with RM."

"Whether they speak in English or in Korean, it's up to them. So it's funny how she has to mention that."

"Friendships turn into love usually."

"So Mi really has a large network."

"She must have met him because the brand party had a lot of attendees."