The speculation that SHINee Taemin is dating "Street Woman Fighter" dancer NO:ZE arose after K-pop fans noticed these.

On February 14, in time for Valentine's Day, SHINee Taemin and NO:ZE were embroiled in a relationship rumor when an OP posted an article in the web forum, Nate Pann, titled, "Taemin, NO:ZE, is this real?"

Proofs of SHINee Taemin & NO:ZE Dating

In particular, the rumor was started by a Chinese netizen who gathered alleged evidence. Koreans speculated that the OP was from China due to their broken Korean that seemed to be translated using an app.

As a brief background, NO:ZE earned fame as EXO Kai's gorgeous backup dancer and after joining "Street Woman Fighter," her popularity increased for choreographing the viral dance, "Hey Mama."

Since then, she worked with various SM Entertainment artists, where she also met SHINee Taemin and worked with him for his recent hit, "Guilty."

Based on the post, NO:ZE and Taemin were said to be dating after seeing their photos that were speculated to be taken in the same place.

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In the female dancer's selfie in her pajamas, a similar wallpaper from the male idol's house was seen. NO:ZE's sunset photo also reminded the fan of the view from Taemin's house. Even the mountain's curve and tree leaves from the rumored couple's photos were implied to be clues that they were dating.

The fan then complained that Taemin rarely communicates with fans through his social media platform, Instagram, only coming whenever NO:ZE was also using the app.

Whenever they upload something, the fans notice that most of their stories are posted within 2-minute intervals within each other.

The OP claimed that they are also using matching items and emojis, after seeing the two wear the same balaclava hold and use the "black heart" emoji.

Lastly, their past interaction was examined. In the past, Taemin and NO:ZE were spotted watching a stadium game, sitting only a row apart with their friends. When the SHINee member was also promoting his song, he was seen smiling lovingly after seeing the dancer.

K-Netz React to SHINee Taemin & NO:ZE Dating

Upon the upload, the post amassed over 187k views and about 300 recommendations.

Seeing this, Shawols, SHINee's fandom, expressed that if the rumor is true, they wholeheartedly support it and are cheering for them.

• "If this is true, I'm happy for both of them."
• "Please be happy, Taemin.".
• "If they are dating, then they are dating."
• "He's also an experienced idol, let him date."

On the flip side, some fans raised brows, stating that this rumor is far-fetched and ridiculous.

• "It's a waste of time to date NO:ZE."
• "Why are you guys believing rumors spread by the Chinese?"
• "Taemin~ah, NO:ZE is not worth it."
• "Now that he's a 17-year idol, he's also thinking about dating, but the evidence in this text is so poor."
• "There's no way Lee Taemin is showing off like that, haha. Just looking at his interviews, he knows better than anyone else that he shouldn't do that in his job, and he's a kid who never shows off."

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Written by Eunice Dawson.