It took netizens by surprise.
An article about BLACKPINK Jennie and Kai’s close skinship sparks major shock among netizens ahead of her new music video.

Jennie is set to release a video for her song “Less Than a Lover,” which has sparked huge reactions due to the co-star Nah Kai and links to her ex-boyfriend, EXO‘s Kai.
BLACKPINK Jennie’s Male Co-Star Reveal Raises Major Reactions About Past Relationship With EXO’s Kai
Recently, Jennie shared new videos with Nah Kai, and the skinship ahead of the video had netizens obsessed with the chemistry.
📸260723 Odd Atelier IG Update #JENNIE
“All i need this summer… less than a lover 🏖️” pic.twitter.com/0gXtPS1d6d
— JENNIE NEWS (@NEWSJENNlE) July 23, 2026
📸260723 #JENNIE Tiktok update
“I love summer” https://t.co/1inXMVMCES pic.twitter.com/ZVM1iVK9EW
— JENNIE NEWS (@NEWSJENNlE) July 23, 2026
Yet, the Korean media used it as a chance to spark major reactions and speculations about Jennie and EXO’s Kai by writing the headline, “Jennie and Kai caught in intimate skinship… giving off the vibe of a ‘real couple.’”

It took Korean netizens by major shock, who thought that Jennie and Kai had gotten back together.

- I totally got baited.
- Even Kai would have clicked this in surprise.
- I thought they’d gotten back together.
- These trash reporters are something else.
- Wow, that startled me. I thought they’d reunited.
- Wow, I thought they’d gotten back together after all these years and were about to make idol couple history.

