aespa members Winter and Karina shared amusing behind-the-scenes stories about their journey to SM Entertainment, their cooking lessons, and their dorm life during their appearance on JTBC’s Please Take Care of My Refrigerator since 2014.
During the July 5 broadcast, Winter was asked if there was a chef on the show she considered her mentor. Pretending to think for a moment, she jokingly replied, “Was there one?” before revealing it was Chef Kwon Sung Jun.
Winter shared that she had learned to make pasta, lasagna, and tiramisu from the chef. “He told me he’d send me some pistachio cream, but he never did,” she playfully complained. Kwon Sung Jun defended himself, saying, “How could I send it when I don’t even know your address?” The cast immediately teased him, with Park Eun Young and Kim Poong pointing out, “You could’ve just sent it to her company.”
Winter then added another playful revelation. “Actually, I wasn’t his number one student.” When someone mentioned that legendary esports player Faker was Kwon Sung Joon’s top disciple, Karina jokingly told Winter, ” You should stay in second place. That sounds right.”
Winter laughed and declared that she would look for a new culinary mentor instead, naming Choi Hyun Seok and Sam Kim as potential candidates. Feeling left out, chef Kim Poong humorously protested, “You just skipped right over me,” drawing laughter from everyone.
The conversation later shifted to the pair’s signature “SM look.” Karina insisted that Winter perfectly fits the classic SM Entertainment visual, pointing to her fair complexion and comparing her to stars such as Seo Hyun Jin and Taeyeon.
Winter, however, disagreed. “I think Karina is the real SM face,” she explained. “I actually failed SM’s auditions about three times. I kept auditioning until I finally got in. But unnie received a direct message from SM first.” She then summed up the difference with a memorable comparison. “She’s the type that SM chose, while I’m the type who chose SM.” The witty remark drew laughs from the studio.
Winter also joked that some of the chefs on the show looked like they could pass for SM artists. She picked Son Jong Won and Jung Ho Young as having “SM visuals.” Explaining why she chose Jung Ho Young, she said he had the kind of appearance that naturally attracts dedicated fans within a group, earning another round of laughter.
Winter and Karina also surprised viewers by bringing two separate refrigerators onto the show. When asked whether they lived apart, Winter clarified that wasn’t the case. “We’re not living separately. We used to split into two dorms with two members each, but recently we’ve combined into one.” She continued, “Since each of us had a refrigerator at our previous place, we ended up bringing both of them.”
The revelation offered fans a small glimpse into aespa’s updated living arrangements while showcasing the members’ easygoing chemistry and playful banter throughout the episode.
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