Dating a drug offender and claiming it's a "healthy" relationship… Nana, fanbase in despair after romance with T.O.P [Star Issue]

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Is a healthy relationship possible with someone who is not healthy?

Singer and actress Nana (real name Im Jin-ah) announced her public romance with T.O.P (real name Choi Seung-hyun), a former member of the boy group BIGBANG, but public reaction has been nothing but cold. Despite Nana's pledge to "date healthily," her relationship with T.O.P, who has a drug-related criminal record, is causing only unwarranted fan disappointment to plummet.

The two people's connection traces back to January last year. At the time, Nana appeared in the music video for "Wan-jeon Michyeo! (Studio54)," the title track of T.O.P's first solo full-length album, "TOP SPOT - Multiple Perspectives (ANOTHER DIMENSION)." The two met for the first time through the filming and formed a bond, after which they rapidly grew closer and are known to have developed into a romantic relationship around June last year.

Two days after the fact of their romance became public, Nana spoke directly through a fan communication platform. She conveyed her feelings about the romance to fans, saying, "You must be quite shocked. I'm also a little embarrassed. We will date beautifully and healthily."

However, despite the news of their romance being something that should be celebrated, public reaction is colder than ever. This is due to T.O.P's past record.

Previously, in 2016, T.O.P was indicted on charges of smoking marijuana and was sentenced to 10 months in prison with a two-year suspended sentence. After causing social controversy, T.O.P suddenly hinted at his intention to retire from the entertainment industry through personal SNS and also withdrew from BIGBANG, the group he belonged to. However, he went against his promise to the public and made a comeback to the entertainment industry through Netflix's original series "Squid Game" Season 2 in December 2024, placing himself at the center of fierce criticism.

For this reason, the public is sharply criticizing Nana's wording of saying she would "date healthily" while dating T.O.P, who has a criminal record as a drug offender for smoking marijuana. The prevailing opinion is that attaching the modifier "healthy" to a romance with an "unhealthy person" who caused controversy through illegal acts is itself a contradiction in terms and a deception.

Currently, various online communities and SNS are flooded with mockery and condemnation such as "It's absurd to date a drug offender healthily," "Birds of a feather flock together," and even "No hope for recovery."

She boldly chose love and began a public romance, but what came back was only the pitifully cooled gaze of the public. Nana's promise of a "healthy relationship," shouted while setting aside fans' disappointment, is ringing out as nothing more than an empty echo to the public.

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