Since splashing onto the K-Pop scene in 2009 with debut single Hot Issue, 4minute has set out to turn heads, and the girls certainly have, making headlines not only for their music but for getting mixed up in a few scandals along the way.
True to the song′s lyrics, the 4minute members have been hot issues “from head to toe," and we’re looking back on some of the ‘Hot Issue’ boys, many just friends of the girls (and some maybe more), who have gotten caught in 4minute’s web.
Teen Top’s L. Joe
In January 2012, Teen Top’s L.Joe tweeted a few photos of himself with 4minute’s So Hyun with the message “Stupid! Will you be my girlfriend?”
Although it was later revealed that the tweet and corresponding photos were from Teen Top′s music video for Crazy, starring So Hyun, it didn′t stop our imaginations from running wild at the thought of another possible idol couple.
B2ST’s Yoon Du Jun
Cube Entertainment label mates Yoon Du Jun and Heo Ga Yoon once got mixed up in a scandal of sorts when the B2ST leader said that he′d like to make the 4minute member his girlfriend on MBC variety show Weekly Idol.
Yoon Du Jun was ranked as the number one male idol whom female idols would like to make their boyfriend on the ′Idol Self Ranking′ segment of the show.
Things took an interesting turn, however, when MC Jung Hyung Don asked the B2ST member which female idol he′d like to make his girlfriend in a phone conversation during the show, and Yoon Du Jun said Heo Ga Yoon without a moment′s hesitation, raising many eyebrows.
Super Junior’s Donghae
When 4minute appeared on Mnet′s The Beatles Code in June 2012, the girls put their celebrity friendships to the test to see how their friends would react to an uncomfortable request.
The group′s leader Nam Ji Hyun decided to call Super Junior′s Donghae to ask to borrow five million won (about $5,000), and when the idol star said he would lend her the money right away, no questions asked, the MCs (including fellow Super Junior member Shindong) and guests couldn′t hide their shock, causing viewers to wonder if the two′s relationship was more than just close oppa and dongseng.
ZE:A’s Park Hyung Sik
Since meeting on the first episode of tvN′s reality dating program The Romantic & Idol, 4minute′s Nam Ji Hyun and ZE:A′s Park Hyung Sik only had eyes for each other on the show.
And despite many attempts to mix up the couples, Nam Ji Hyun and Park Hyung Sik always found their way back to each other, leading viewers and the idol stars themselves to wonder if they were meant to be.
There′s no word on whether the sparks are still flying between the cute couple in Seoul, but we′re definitely keeping our eye on these two.
MBLAQ’s Lee Joon
Rumors that 4minute′s Hyuna and MBLAQ′s Lee Joon were dating began swirling when the two were seen flying to Japan together to film for Hyuna′s Bubble Pop! music video in June 2011.
Although it′s common for celebrities who work together to get mixed up in dating scandals, Hyuna and Lee Joon′s chemistry off screen proved to fan the fire.
True or not, we can′t deny their chemistry on screen.
B2ST’s Jang Hyun Seung
As one of the most representative ′Hot Issue′ boys, we, of course, couldn′t leave out Hyuna′s troublemaking other half Jang Hyun Seung.
Hyuna and B2ST′s Jang Hyun Seung set out to stir up trouble in the K-Pop world as unit group Trouble Maker, and although the two idol stars′ chemistry on stage was believable (to say the least) it was the their closeness off the stagethat caused many to wonder if they were more than just troublemaking partners in crime.
Justin Bieber
What do Taylor Swift, Carly Rae Jepsen, Rihanna and 4minute′s Hyuna have in common?
They are all great girlfriend material for Justin Bieber, apparently, according to an article Billboard published last year titled, ′Justin Bieber: Who Should Be His Next Girlfriend?"
Hyuna has been recieving worldwide attention since appearing in Psy′s Gangnam Style music video, and although the reaction to Hyuna′s inclusion in the list was mixed, it was certainly a hot issue among K-Pop fans.
