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On October 31, IVE's Wonyoung posted an Instagram story revealing the bouquet she received from the veteran rapper and K-pop soloist, G-Dragon. The flowers were sent to the idol to congratulate and cheer her on for IVE's second world tour, Show What I Am. The members are expected to kickstart their show with a three-day show between October 31 and November 2 at the KSPO Dome in Seoul, South Korea.As this Instagram story landed on the internet, fans were happy to learn about the two's supportive friendship towards one another. Also, given that the two had worked together for the promotional videos of the APEC 2025 Korea Summit, netizens were thrilled to see their friendship flourish outside the project. Moreover, IVE's fandom also expressed their gratitude towards G-Dragon for supporting his junior artist.Fan reaction (Image via X/@popozeem_)However, some netizens expressed their displeasure with the interaction and also raised pedophilic allegations against G-Dragon. They stated that the gesture of gifting flowers to someone with whom the idol shared a huge age gap comes off as creepy and uncalled for. More importantly, many found the note that G-Dragon sent along with his flowers as the one that communicated a weird energy for the congratulatory gift.Here's what the note read:"We're up all night to get lucky! Show them what you've got!"On one hand, people defended G-Dragon and explained that he has often shown support to his fellow idol friends and junior artists by sending them flowers or gifts. Additionally, they also expressed that netizens have been discussing the interaction out of proportion, thereby leading to groundless and malicious rumours about the two's relationship. Here are a few reactions regarding the same."It’s just flowers. It’s just a gift from a senior idol to his junior. That’s it. Idk why you also want to find something bad in small innocent presents. Korean celebrities send flowers/coffee trucks to each other all the time to show support." said a fan𝕷𝖊𝖙’𝖘 𝖓𝖔𝖙 𝖋𝖆𝖑𝖑 𝖎𝖓 𝖑𝖔𝖛𝖊 @2gen_KingsLINKIt’s just flowers. It’s just a gift from a senior idol to his junior. That’s it. Idk why you also want to find something bad in small innocent presents. Korean celebrities send flowers/coffee trucks to each other all the time to show support.More fans and netizens defended G-Dragon and his gift to IVE's Wonyoung.ًً @yxnashiLINKIf only male and female idols friendship was normalized then we wouldn’t have this problem where gifting flowers is seen as flirting or something romanticSo_yong🐉 @Soaiai818LINKthey were both in apec ad and send flower to co-worker ofc some of yall cant relate bcs yall jobless afeam @eaqlh_mzLINKWhat's wrong with giving flowers?? y'all judge everything kpop idols do as if they're not a normal human like all of us 💀nana @Jiyongchy12LINKPeople in the comments calling him names, do you realize you're the rotted ones here? Does the concept of a senior gifting flowers to someone he worked with before so foreign to you that you'd rather choose to see it in a s*xual way?On the other hand, here are a few reactions from netizens who criticized G-Dragon for his congratulatory gift to IVE's Wonyoung:nio @nniobeeeLINKthis mf is creepy as hell can he stop obsessing over young female idols♡ @prettythv32LINKMind you she's 16 years younger than him... Liking her pics/ sending her flowers is such a p£do behaviourcreek @crreekkyyLINKSending gifts and flowers to a 16 years younger girl as a 37 yrs old .... weirdkiwi.𐚁̸ @brattaexLINK" We are up all night to get lucky , show em what you got " ??? EWWWAll you need to know about the recent activities of G-Dragon and IVEIn October 2024, after a seven-year hiatus, G-Dragon made a solo comeback with the release of his single, Power. He also switched his agencies from YG Entertainment to Empire Distribution following his contract expiration. In November, he released another single featuring the two BIGBANG members, Taeyang and Daesung, called Home Sweet Home.Soon, in February 2025, the idol released his third studio album, Übermensch, which featured the title track of the same name. He also put forth a world tour in support of the album, which kicked off in March 2025. This was his first concert tour in eight years, and he has made several stops so far, including Japan, Australia, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia, France, and more.The tour is expected to be wrapped up on December 12, 13, and 14, with an encore concert at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea. IVE, on the other hand, released their third EP, Ive Empathy, in February 2025, featuring two lead singles, Rebel Heart and Attitude. Around April, they rolled out their first Japanese-language soundtrack, Dare Me, for the TV Drama, Damemane! - We'll Manage a Useless Talent.In July, IVE made history as the first K-pop girl group to perform at the Berlin edition of the Lollapalooza music festival. The same month, they also performed at the Paris edition of the music festival, thereby further making history as the first K-pop girl group to perform at Lollapalooza for two consecutive years across three cities. They also put forth their third Japanese EP, Be Alright, in July, which held the lead single under the same name.Most recently, in August, IVE rolled out their fourth EP, Ive Secret, which holds the song, XOXZ, as its title track. Currently, they've kickstarted their first world tour, Show What I Am, with a three-day inaugural show at the KSPO Dome in Seoul. Therefore, fans and netizens are looking forward to the concerts and stage performances from both G-Dragon and IVE.
