Karina has spoken directly to her fans following the political controversy.

On the 9th, Karina said through the fan community platform ‘Bubble’, “I’ve waited for a long time.I practiced and prepared really hard as you’ve waited for me.” She added, “I’m so sorry for worrying you all this time, but I’m also grateful.I missed you so much, too.”

On the 27th of last month, Karina shared a post on SNS in which she was wearing a red jumper with the number ‘2’ written on it along with a rose emoticon, which sparked suspicions that it had political intentions related to the ‘Rose Election’.As the controversy spread, the post was deleted.

Regarding this, Karina told her fans, “That was not my intention at all.I saw the misunderstanding growing and thought I should speak out directly,” and “I will pay more attention and act more carefully in the future.”

Her agency, SM Entertainment, also explained, “Karina simply uploaded everyday content and had no other intentions.We immediately deleted it after realizing that it could be misunderstood.”

Meanwhile, aespa is set to make a comeback on the 27th with their new single ‘Dirty Work’.


Reporter Lee Su com jin sujinl22@donga

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