Viral Photo Showing aespa Karina’s Shocking Impact On Young South Korean Voters Sparks Fury
aespa‘s Karina has been the subject of political controversy ever since she shared her controversial photos on Instagram last week. With today being election day in South Korea, the backlash has only gotten worse after a viral photo clearly showing her impact on young voters enraged netizens.
Karina had to issue a personal apology, following one released by SM Entertainment, after photos of her wearing a red jacket, displaying the number two and captioned with a rose emoji, sparked outrage in South Korea and beyond. The details were all interpreted as support for the country’s right-wing conservative party.
Even though she claimed her intention wasn’t to show support, netizens didn’t care much for her apology, which was branded “insincere.”
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On the other hand, international fans have also been deeply disappointed by the aespa star, connecting her to the infamous right-wing US president Donald Trump.
While many argued in support of her, a recent viral photo has once again ignited the backlash against Karina, as it seemingly shows the clear impact her incident has had.
A “voting proof” photo of a young South Korean woman wearing Karina’s infamous jacket — indicating that she had voted for the conservative party — has made it to national news.
The viral photo has sparked outrage among Korean netizens who once again slammed the aespa member.
- “She suits it.”
- “So nasty.”
- “Great job, really. LOL. You’ve done something big.”
- “She was already well-known, but now she’s gone full viral. LOL.”
- “Is she the ambassador for the People Power Party or what?”
- “She’s honestly harmful.”
- “Ugh…”
- “Hope she’s happy being a magnet for idiots.”
