HYBE Girl Groups Accused Of Faking Their Relationship

LE SSERAFIM and ILLIT, two of HYBE‘s biggest girl groups, are facing heated accusations online.

| @le_sserafim/X (formerly known as Twitter)

After a recent video of the two groups meeting gained attention online, some international netizens have speculated that they might not be as close as it seems.

| @ILLIT_official/X (formerly known as Twitter)

Recently, LE SSERAFIM visited ILLIT as the younger girl group was practicing, and they even surprised the members with a cake. During the visit, the ILLIT members were seemingly practicing for a cover of the popular LE SSERAFIM single, “Perfect Night.”

ILLIT did a cover of Perfect Night!!pic.twitter.com/cygJi2LCB7

— le sserafim pics (@sserapics) November 8, 2025

Upon seeing the LE SSERAFIM members enter the practice room, screams of excitement are heard from the ILLIT stars. Some of them even jump in excitement and are visibly shocked.

LE SSERAFIM surprising ILLIT while they were practicing 'Perfect Night' for Glitter Day at their practice room 🩷

— 🔗 https://t.co/IMDlaWUEp5 #LE_SSERAFIM #르세라핌 pic.twitter.com/TfP1yMWkhI

— FIMBASE (@FIMBASE) November 10, 2025

Netizens have accused all of the above as being extreme overreactions.

The overreaction, like you see these people daily in ur building pic.twitter.com/kaEsjOA7dT

— BLACKMAMBA (@THEOGBLACKMAMBA) November 10, 2025

Netizens claim that, since they’re both girl groups under HYBE, they must see each other often. Others have even accused the interaction of being scripted.

gagging over meeting yunjin

— dalia (@siegfriedkjs) November 10, 2025

that one girl forgetting the scripted gag at the beginning so she faked it 🤣

— vic (@cosmivic) November 10, 2025

The way i know this is staged because illit is more relevant than le sserafim

— Irene (@Ireneings) November 10, 2025

Accusations of HYBE trying to force a “family” image between their groups under different sub-labels have also been thrown around.

Hybe trying so hard to do the family agenda now

— BLACKMAMBA (@THEOGBLACKMAMBA) November 10, 2025

I used to really like this stuff, but lately it just feels like they are pushing this family stuff too hard. Like, I get it's fun, but I also see the chain of command forcing these interactions more and more. You know why they are doing this, and it just takes the magic from it. https://t.co/3RMuRPsn9y

— Dani Marti 🐰 (@Sancochogurl) November 11, 2025

On the other hand, many fans have defended the two girl groups and accused netizens of picking at an innocent interaction.

They don’t practice in the same building… this is the belift building.. le Serrafim is under source music and practices at an entirely different company 😭 I mean at least do reasech before making a tweet just to serve hate? When you don’t even know what your talking about 😅 if…

— Hannah (@Hannahgeneve) November 10, 2025

You guys get so bothered by so little, like 🫩🫩

— joyride da silva :3 (@maviebibitcoin) November 10, 2025

The concept of you thinking that hype idols see each other everyday as if they don't have schedules https://t.co/npv6yy42cW pic.twitter.com/3ungO2XX0F

— rica (@rica1375417) November 10, 2025

What are your thoughts? Is ILLIT’s reaction to LE SSERAFIM’s surprise scripted and over-the-top, or is it simply normal excitement when seeing your friends? You can comment your thoughts in the replies of our social media post below!