Recently, an online post regarding aespa’s debut era garnered much attention from netizens.
In the post, fans agreed that SM was truly committed to sticking to their AI concept for the group.
이시절 카리나에게서만 느껴지는 인외스러움이참좋음 너무예쁜데 무섭고 사람아닌거같은,. 실제로 전염병시대에데뷔햇어서 팬들도 실물 제대로못봣엇단거까지 정말로신비롭고 pic.twitter.com/CilFClfL2j
— 주민이 (@1hg6k) April 13, 2026
I really love that otherworldly vibe you get from Karina during this era. She’s so pretty, it’s almost scary, like she’s not human. The fact that they debuted during the pandemic, when fans couldn’t even see her in person, made it even more mysterious.
광야때 블러셔 금지엿던거 개좋음 https://t.co/4yhb9CUZtY
— 락교여시 (@idontgiveapork) April 13, 2026
I loved the fact that using blush was forbidden during their Kwangya era.
Netizens posted photos from that era, proving that they really did not use any blush.
It turns out it was confirmed by their makeup artist during an interview.
- “It’s something their makeup artist revealed themselves.”
- “Their makeup artist at the time revealed it during an interview. But because fans didn’t like it so much, they were happy when they started using blush again.”
However, fans were pleasantly surprised at how detailed they were in committing to the concept.
- “I thought it was amazing at the lengths they went to commit to a certain concept. I wish they would do something like that again.”
- “Oh, but I really like the no blush look.”
- “I like how it’s more clean and smooth.”
- “Personally, I think this is more my style!”
