Her stylist was constantly criticized.
aespa member Karina‘s on-stage outfit infuriated her fans once again.
While Karina’s talent deserves to take center stage when she performs, on more than one occasion, unfortunately, it was her outfit that caught the attention, and not for good reasons. The aespa leader has consistently been spotted in poorly constructed, uncomfortable or even painful or dangerous stage costumes, leading fans to call her stylist multiple times.
at first I thought it was a pin, so it would be easy to see, but it’s actually a needle. but it is obvious that the needle was very sharp and thin
SAFER OUTFIT FOR KARINA#SM_Ascolta_To_Fan @aespa_official @SMTOWNGLOBAL pic.twitter.com/Cc4J4cSQdS
— Liu Zhimin (@rinaloveyus) December 16, 2023
From giving Karina broken shoes or mismatched shoes, to putting her in dangerous clothes that she can trip over and now a needle in her dress, how can a company and stylists be so incompetent and hateful? pic.twitter.com/MXmrLTsGew
— ☠️☠️ (@Galaxy_0411) November 13, 2023
During a recent live performance, she was once again seen in an outfit that fans believe wasn’t chosen with enough consideration for the idol.
On October 5, aespa performed at the K-Link Festival in Incheon, South Korea. While the group was showered with praise for their dynamic performances of “Armageddon” and “Supernova,” fans couldn’t help but to notice that Karina seemed to feel uncomfortable in her outfit. She wore a sheer blue dress layered over a black tube top and a pair of protective shorts.
During performances, the idol was seen tugging at the ends of her dress. Her dance moves also seemed more restricted than usual, presumably due to the very short length of the dress.
rina lowered her dress throughout the performance 🥺 what the hell SM protect your artist!!! @SMTOWNGLOBAL https://t.co/h7FnmMU7Tv pic.twitter.com/kKgFH8agSA
— 🦖 (@_bluustar) October 5, 2024
The style incident infuriated fans, leading them to scream SM Entertainment for repeatedly subjecting Karina to similar situations.
Karina kept tugging at her dress… whoever the designer or the one who suggested the dress, we need to talk😀 pic.twitter.com/aQWItuhSMb
—fml (@ciwywfml) October 5, 2024
the dress wasn’t safe enough for Karina to perform, her smile was completely faded after catching a pervert ☹️ fuck you @SMTOWNGLOBAL you will ruin everything when it comes to Karina and even stop her from doing her job pic.twitter.com/4qeL468IZ8
— Liu Zhimin (@rinaloveyus) October 5, 2024
SM PROTECT KARINA
THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME. IT’S SHOCKING HOW KARINA HAS TO KEEP LOWER HER DRESS AND LOOK UNCOMFORTABLE THROUGHOUT THE PERFORMANCE. THERE ARE DISGUSTING VIDEOS SHARE ONLINE. #PROTECT_KARINA@SMTOWNGLOBAL @aespa_official pic.twitter.com/CzbCwrU6v9
— Fezzy⭐️ #WHIPLASH (@synk_rideotos) October 5, 2024
I’m actually so angry because this isn’t the first time the stylist failed to give Karina a confident and comfortable outfit during the performance. The way her expression changed when she noticed a strange man filming her, will the stylist be able to pull himself together?pic.twitter.com/DpEgy3b05T
— Karina♡ (@ujiminphoria) October 5, 2024
Meanwhile, just a month ago, Karina’s stylist was accused of making her wear an uncomfortable, short dress to a public event. Read more here.