“Badmouthing! Dating!” Viral Accusations About ILLIT Minju’s Past Triggers Hate Towards Idol
A viral post with serious accusations against ILLIT‘s Minju has sparked a massive hate train against the young idol.
Recently, a tweet is going viral claiming that a post has shared that in the past, Minju had been caught badmouthing NewJeans‘ Minji, and photos claiming she had dated two guys while she was a trainee.
It is being said that ILLIT's Minju was caught badmouthing NewJeans' Minji on one of her accounts. It was also revealed that she dated two guys during her trainee period. pic.twitter.com/2DS4n0R22X
— yoongina (@pradafilez) May 21, 2026
While it is all rumors, the post sparked major backlash against Minju, especially over accusations that she badmouthed Minji. Some shared the apparent “hate” ILLIT has done towards NewJeans, and some used it as an excuse to criticize Minju’s personality.
I’d be mad too https://t.co/UwLfTHOWmx pic.twitter.com/5v64imD9vA
— riri ☆ (@tokkimys) May 21, 2026
ILLIT's actions to NewJeans:
-Followed a NewJeans anti account on X
-Watched BELIFT steal NewJeans' concept plans and did NOTHING
-Defended & praised BSH (a criminal) multiple times
-Defended BELIFT's CEO by saying "What did our CEO do wrong?"
-Minju badmouthing Minji (NEW) https://t.co/MAbTnSrIwu— ۟ (@hybendings) May 21, 2026
I've always known she was weird with how she manipulates people's feelings for views pic.twitter.com/YAtd5AFnlu https://t.co/OFXt0ZWTNj
— Amber .ᐟ (@amb4rs) May 21, 2026
They hated Newjeans’ guts before they even debuted and everyone was calling Hanni crazy for thinking that https://t.co/SuOhM4d9WV
— BLACKMAMBA (@THEOGBLACKMAMBA) May 21, 2026
Fans hit back at the rumors, sharing anger at the attention they are getting.
The information in this post is false and has no real basis. There is no concrete or reliable evidence proving that these screenshots are 100% authentic.
• The screenshots were shared on KakaoTalk, a platform frequently associated with the spread of false rumors.
• The… https://t.co/abo2SYHyv9— ILLIT Charts (@ILLIT_Chart) May 21, 2026
Minju was a YG trainee from age 13 until late 2021/early 2022 before joining Belift Lab to debut with ILLIT, but there are no prior misconduct reports, no official statements, and no credible media outlets treating this as real. https://t.co/TYWiFu42Qe
— it’s foals (@fofoals_) May 21, 2026
You guys do realize that people on the internet can say anything and attach screenshots to their posts as “proof” without it meaning anything?
None of what is being spread holds any truth.
Leave Minji alone.
— taly (@talytokkiz) May 21, 2026
While many believe it is fake, aside from the tweet with the reactions, the posts and screenshots have been spread across many accounts.
So I hurd that minju got kicked out of YG for bad behavior, dated 2 men at once, AND bad mouthed minji………… pic.twitter.com/bjP62Y49dO
— Amber .ᐟ (@amb4rs) May 21, 2026
