“Bad Relationship?” IVE Wonyoung’s Absence From Viral Photo Sparks Heated Debate 

A recent photo of IVE members spending time together without Jang Wonyoung has taken over Pann and quickly exceeded 100,000 views.

The image, showing five members gathered at a café overseas, has stirred debate among netizens over why Wonyoung wasn’t there.

In the photo, Rei, Gaeul, Liz, Leeseo, and Yujin are seen sitting around a table, chatting and enjoying each other’s company. Wonyoung’s absence, however, immediately became the focus of the post. The original poster questioned whether it pointed to a strained relationship between her and the other members.

Some netizens speculated that the other members appear closer to one another, citing past instances where only five members were spotted together outside of official schedules. Others, however, argued that Wonyoung’s packed workload could explain why she misses out on downtime with the group.

It seems like IVE members are close with each other… except for Jang Wonyoung.

I’ve just always felt that way… It’s not just once or twice that sightings only come out of five of the six members hanging out together.

— Viral Pann post

Earlier this week, Wonyoung and Yujin faced similar accusations of having a bad relationship with each other.

Proof Of IVE’s Jang Wonyoung And Yujin’s Allegedly “Bad Relationship” Goes Viral

The debate has quickly turned heated, with netizens in the top comments jumping to Wonyoung’s defence. Many suggest that her absence from such hangouts is clearly because of her incredibly busy schedule and that it has nothing to do with the relationship between the IVE members.

• “Wonyoung is insanely busy, though. Isn’t she, along with Karina, the busiest female idol in Korea right now??”
• “Well, it’s because she’s overwhelmingly busy on her own… If she were like Suzy back in the day, that would be actual ostracism. But the members all seem to get along, especially since they’re all so gentle.”
• “Starship checks their emails regularly, so keep going at it lol. Your future as a reverse-viral manipulator is becoming one of those bitter old aunties on anti-fan forums, haha.”
• “They all seem close.”
• “I think this is when they were in Lisbon, actually… And you’re saying Wonyoung’s the only one who’s busy?”