Recently, aespa‘s Karina personally spoke out for the second time since her political controversy.
Previously, Karina addressed her controversy and issued a personal apology.
aespa’s Karina Personally Addresses Recent Political Controversy
Karina sent a message to fans where she both thanked fans and apologized. She also asked how they were and confessed that she missed them.
Netizens left over 1000 comments, with majority of them sharing how they are unable to see her as they did prior to her controversy. Others also mentioned how some of the verbiage she used may be a reference to phrase popularized by Ilbe users (a conservative forum).
- “I used to really like her, but now all that’s gone.”
- “Her fans are really trying hard… What even is this thing called love for a celebrity? It’s kind of amazing…”
- “🤮🤮 I honestly feel sick.”
- “Karina doesn’t even look pretty to me anymore.”
- “Well, she says there wasn’t any political intent, so I don’t have much to say on that. But she posted the controversial photo on Instagram herself, only apologized through Bubble, and then the next day at that awards show, her behavior came off so immature and thoughtless, lol. She seems like the type who gets into trouble easily and forgets about it just as easily. Maybe it’s because she’s had everything handed to her so easily…”
- “‘Sorry and thank you’… That phrase is what Ilbe users say when they’re bashing former President Moon. I’m not saying that’s what she meant, but ever since she showed signs of being a 2nd party voter, I can’t look at anything she says in a good light…”
Others expressed sympathy for both Karina and the fans, amazed at the sheer popularity of the post and wondering if Karina will ever be able to recover her image from this incident.
- “Female idols are always the easiest targets.”
- “I honestly feel bad for Karina.”
- “The ones I feel the worst for are the fans. I feel sympathy for the hardships they’re about to face…”
- “Just looking at the number of comments, it’s clear she won’t be able to maintain that universal popularity she used to have.”
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