Rumors always traveled fastest in the dead hours—when most people were finishing dinner, doom-scrolling through their feeds, half paying attention yet ready to believe anything that offered a spark of shock. Tonight was no different. On several SNS channels, whispers thickened into threads, threads into compilations, and compilations into breathless "exposés."
An anonymous account posted that an actor had been spotted drinking heavily with suspicious company at a Gangnam bar. Another channel claimed a male idol had visited an illegal poker den. A trending tweet accused a rising influencer of cheating on her long-term boyfriend; a Telegram gossip group dropped supposed "proof" of a girl group member abusing prescription medication. Most of it was blurry screenshots, cropped messages, or recycled scandals from years prior—painted with new names, new clickbait titles.
