The aftermath of Karina's political controversy...A slip of the tongue at the live award ceremony
May 28, 2025
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On the 28th, Karina took the stage when Espa was called the Platinum winner at the 2nd 'Asia Star Entertainer Awards 2025' (ASEA 2025) Awards held in Yokohama K-Arena, Japan.
Karina, who held the microphone as a representative, said "I'm so grateful to the fans for receiving a meaningful award. I released an album last year, but I'll come back with a good one this year, so please look forward to itHe made the unprecedented mistake of misleadingly calling the group's name Espa, saying "Espo going forward," and burst into laughter.
Karina covered her mouth with her hands and couldn't hold back her laughter, so she couldn't continue her feelings. Winter takes over "There will be a lot of espas in the future... I look forward to your kind cooperation," he said, bursting into laughter again. In the end, Ning Ning came forward again and wrapped up his speech by saying, "Please love Aespa a lot in the future and Arigato Gojaimasu."
Earlier on the 27th, Karina posted a selfie wearing a jumper with the number 2 written in red, sparking controversy over her support for a specific party. The post was posted shortly after the end of the third candidate debate for the 21st presidential election. There was also a rose emoticon, which was interpreted as leaving the early presidential election to be called the `Rose Presidential Election.' Internet users pointed out that Karina expressed her political color in various circumstances, and Karina quickly deleted the photo, but the political color issue did not subside.
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Karina responded, "I'm so sorry to make you worry about my (fandom name). I didn't mean to do that at all, but the misunderstanding kept growing this much and Mai was very worried, so I thought I should tell her directly. "I said it was happening myself. Then "From now on, I will be more interested and act carefully." Once again, I'm sorry to have worried you," he added.
The agency SM Entertainment also apologized for causing concern with the post of our artist Karina. Karina had no other purpose or intention at all, just posting everyday content on social media, and immediately deleted the post after recognizing that it was misleading. I am truly sorry for the inconvenience I caused you," he said.
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