Shotaro, a member of K-pop boy group Riize, has personally refuted ongoing dating rumours between him and Giselle, a member of K-pop girl group Aespa. The rumours between the two first started after fans claimed to have seen Giselle in a video call with a young man resembling Shotaro. On Wednesday (Jan 28) night, Shotaro held a livestream on fan platform Weverse. During the session, a few fans began bombarding the comments section, demanding that the 25-year-old clarify his relationship with Giselle, also 25. After trying to ignore the comments at first, Shotaro eventually addressed the rumours.