Shim Hyung Tak's wife, Saya Hirai, who garnered much attention for resembling BTS' Jungkook, apologized to Jungkook and his fans.

On June 3, Saya expressed her feelings on her social media about Jungkook mentioning her resemblance to him. She explained, "I am very surprised, grateful, and happy about what happened previously." She continued, "To be honest, I don't know much about Korean idols but among them, I really like BTS and from BTS, I like Jungkook the most. Shim (Hyung Tak) also doesn't know too much about idols but he likes BTS too, and he's a fan of Jungkook. So it feels like a dream for something like this to happen."

Saya also shared, "It feels like a dream that the person who I am said to look like acknowledged that I look like him. Thank you." She added, "To be honest, I was never told that I looked like Jungkook so I was so surprised. Also, I feel sorry for BTS and Jungkook fans. I am just really thankful that Jungkook was kind about what happened. I will continue to cheer for Jungkook and BTS."

Earlier, Saya Hirai made headlines after appearing on TV CHOSUN's 'Chosun's Lover.' Many viewers were surprised to see the uncanny resemblance between her and Jungkook.

Fans and netizens responded by saying that she doesn't need to be sorry. They commented, "Why are you sorry~?? you don't need to be" "They look like siblings and they're both cute!" "No need to apologize," "I'm ARMY but you don't need to be sorry! We're actually happy that you look like Jungkook!" "The way she talks is so lovely too," "Even fans are saying you look like him! Don't be sorry!" "She's so crazy cute," "She's so nice," and "She really looks like him. And she's so cute!"