Before her debut with aespa, Karina was embroiled in rumors that she was a bully, had mocked various SM Entertainment artists, and treated her juniors poorly.
The Pann article regarding this became a hot topic with nearly 50,000 views as of the afternoon of August 17th. Below are some comments from Korean netizens.
– It’s honestly hilarious to think that people actually believed such blatantly childish and fabricated stories back then. Looking at it now, it’s just ridiculous
– The fact that Karina is getting along well with her fellow members now should be enough to prove that the pre-debut rumors were completely false
– The timing doesn’t make sense, and the content is totally unbelievable. It’s just pure fabrication
– It’s hard to believe that people actually bought into these stories. How could a trainee, right before debut, talk badly about seniors from the same company to a friend? It’s absurd
– Now that I think about it, believing in those rumors really seems like a sign of low intelligence. Is there anyone who still believes this? They should seriously consider getting an intelligence test
– But I’m really curious, is it even possible to fabricate these kinds of details? When I looked into it, there seemed to be quite a few things that weren’t publicly known before
– It doesn’t exactly feel like fabrication, but at the same time, it’s hard to believe that such rumors would spread widely before she even debuted. What did people even know about her back then?
Source: Pann
