But Internet users quickly came to his defense.
Aespa‘S Winter will be on the October cover of Cosmopolitan Korea. While his visual content remains unchallenged, a snippet of his interview with the magazine has attracted considerable attention online.
In the interview preview, Winter talks about the obvious differences between her as an idol Winter and the normal human, Kim Minjung. While in her professional role, she is very organized and prepared in advance; off-duty, she is much more spontaneous.
Winter also reflected on her strict work ethic, admitting that she has a perfectionist mindset. The singer also stressed the importance of practicing regularly, calling it the responsibility of her role as a singer.
I never skip singing and dancing lessons. I also practice a lot on my own. It’s stressful, but when I feel inadequate, I tell myself I can’t show any weakness and I keep going until I succeed.
– Winter
The idol added that while he may have many opportunities to perform as an artist, there may be many audience members for whom seeing Aespa live could be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.So, let’s give it our all as if every performance is our last. I never forget that I’m a singer,” concluded Winter.
Although his statement reflected a strong sense of responsibility and dedication towards his work, it was not received very well by many Internet users, who complained especially about aespa’s playback during live performances.
- “But why are you lip-syncing?”
- “Winter is cool.”
- “It’s a little weird to see a playback group say all that.”
But many others have come to Winter’s defense, arguing that Aespa now mostly sings live and praising Winter for her hard-working attitude.
- “Everyone already knows she’s good, so does it really matter if she lip-syncs? It sounds the same anyway, haha!”
— “That’s what I’m saying.” - “Winter👍🏻👍🏻.”
- “It seems like they always sing live these days. Why does everyone act like this?”
- “The comments are just ridiculous, haha. Winter is already nice, but it’s great to see her working hard!”
- “Ahaha, since he sings well live, there are a lot of salty people!”
- “It’s obvious who the commenters above are fans of, right? Haha!”
- “Everyone knows she’s talented though, haha!”