This is an example of not understanding how things work. OF COURSE, if THE member, that people are most obsessed with, pushes the forbidden line and shows up with a girlfriend in public, nobody is going to care about the rest. In every group, the difference between the "cute" member and the rest is so huge, that it's not even subject to discussion.
The eyes are always on the cute member, everyone else is just a backup-thing, that nobody cares about. IF anything, then only by force and manipulation. OT7, OT8, OTblabla.
Let's not forget, that the whole Taehyung Jenny situation was very suspicious. It's like the story with Jungkook and the video. It came for a day or two and then it was gone. Enough to boost the sales and attention.