aespa Karina’s Viral Explanation Of Political Controversy Sparks Scathing Reactions

aespa‘s Karina recently gave an explanation about the political controversy she caused earlier this summer after wearing a red jacket branded with the number “2” and sparked huge reactions with her words.

In a recent variety show appearance, Karina opened up about how the controversy impacted her way of thinking and even explained why she wore the jacket and then posted it on Instagram. She admitted to feeling ignorant for casuing the scandal and viral speculations, apologized to fans and everyone who was hurt once again, and even mentioned how terrible she felt when the other three aespa members were caught up in the issue as well.

aespa’s Karina Finally Explains Her Political Controversy In Viral Clip

Unsurprisingly, the clip of her comments instantly went viral and sparked heated debate online. A post on popular community site TheQoo about Karina’s explanation garnered more than 85,000 views in less than an hour and recevied more than 2000 comments. Among the thousands of comments there were netizens who accepted Karina’s explanation and apology and moved on from the controversy.

However, there were many of those who seemingly remain disappointed. Some comments blame her initial behavior after the photo went viral, others wonder why the aespa star only explained the reasoning behind it now.

• “They say the post got over a thousand comments from hate, but over half of it is fans defending her or just saying they’re disappointed and can’t trust her anymore. How is that hate?”
• “Don’t treat her like she’s stupid.”
• “Compared to other idols who get heat even for holding up one V-finger and explain themselves with full energy, she really handled it way differently lol.”
• “Back then she didn’t even explain properly and showed up at the award show laughing and acting playful. Now she says all this?…”
• “You’re saying it was because you were ignorant? lol”
• “Why bring this up again now…?”
• “Only now? If it really wasn’t what people thought, you should’ve clarified that then. But you clearly showed your political stance, so what does it matter now?”