ON May 28thAespa Karina faced the problem through the fans’ messaging platform Bubblesaying: “I’m sorry for having aroused concern. It wasn’t my intention at all. Since the misunderstanding grew so much and my Aespa fandom) was really worried, I thought I should have spent directly.”
He continued, “From now on, I will be more aware and I will act more carefully. I’m really sorry to have made you again to worry.”
However, his short message has not completely scored the recourse. Some Netizen criticized Karina for choosing to publish her statement on BubbleA paid platform accessible only to fans, rather than on a more public channel like Instagram. Others have questioned the delayed timing of his apologies, which came the day after the post became viral and called the message too short To face the dispute correctly.
Shortly after Karina’s message, her agency Smeniorinment has released an official declaration. “We apologize for having aroused concern because of the post of the artist Karina”, The agency said.
According to SM, the photo was simply a Snapshot casual From the daily life of Karina, without political meaning. “Once he realized that the post could be misunderstood, he eliminated it immediately”, The added declaration.
SM stressed its commitment to prevent similar accidents: “We apologize sincerely for having involuntarily aroused concern. We will make greater efforts to be more cautious and prevent these accidents from taking place again.” They also warned against the incorrect interpretation: “We hope that there are no further distortions of the artist’s intentions or incorrect interpretation for specific purposes. We will do our best to protect Karina and all our artists.”
The controversy started when Karina published a photo that shows them in a Jacket with red accents and a big number “2” on the chest, accompanied by A Pink emojis. Online users quickly designed connections to political symbolism, interpreting the image as a possible reference to the so -called “Rose elections” in South Korea.
Given the long -standing expectations that The idols remain politically neutralSpeculation has spread quickly. Although Karina eliminated the pole shortly after, the damage had already been done, pushing the requests for responsibility.
