aespa Winter’s Visuals At Recent Event Spark Mixed Reactions

Aespa’s Winter turned heads in the US at Ralph Lauren’s Spring/Summer 2026 New York Fashion Week show, but her looks have Korean netizens divided.

Winter made her appearance at the star-studded event earlier this week amid US promotions for aespa’s latest comeback, “Rich Man,” with an elegant white ensemble that dazzled fans. Days later, a trending post on the Korean community site Pann praised Winter’s visuals at the show.

The poster gushed over consistent beauty time after time, highlighting how stunning she looked even in low-quality phone photos.

Ah, she’s so pretty. Why is she so pretty these days?

She keeps updating her peak visuals every day.

— Pann

The netizen went on to show their love for the casual Polo outfit Winter later shared on Instagram, with a navy sweater and beige skirt combo that they declared “made a bunch of girls’ hearts flutter.”

However, not everyone was as positive, with several top comments on the post questioning the authenticity of Winter’s visuals. One netizen claimed her face looked unnatural, while another credited her current appearance to “plastic surgery” on her nose and eyes.

Despite the criticism, many commenters did agree with the original poster’s praise, insisting that Winter’s pure, AI-like visuals perfectly match the Ralph Lauren aesthetic.

• “People hyping her up for her visuals are lying to themselves. LMAO.”
• “A face you get sick of… probably because it’s not natural.”
• “Wow… Getting plastic surgery was honestly a god-tier move. After getting her eyes and nose done, she got f*cking pretty.”
• “She looks great in Polo. She looks super pure.”
• “She really looks like AI in this pic.”
• “She doesn’t get as much buzz as Karina, people just aren’t as interested ㅜ”