Recently, an article after being published on Instiz received a request to stop posting information from Dear You – an application owned by SM Entertainment. This post was titled “aespa NingNing cheered for a gold medal in the bubble short track speed skating final”. Specifically, the post used aespa NingNing’s bubble message photo, “So happy to hear that (China) got a gold medal today”

Notably, in the final of the 100m speed skating, the Chinese skater pushed the Hungarian competitor with two hands on the track to beat him and win. Previously, the Chinese athlete was accused of purposefully pushing a Korean athlete.

However, fans immediately defended NingNing, claiming that the Bubble text was intentionally edited to cause misunderstandings. Ning Ning said, “All of our athletes are so amazing. Looking at it, I think that athletes from all countries have worked hard and are amazing. Fighting”. Also, based on time, it seems that NingNing congratulated the Chinese athletes for the gold medal on February 5, which is 2 days before the final night. Moreover, since Bubble is a paid platform, it is not legal to leak content.

aespa NingNing became a new debate topic as she cheered for the Chinese athletes who won the Olympics Gold medal   

Some comments from netizens:

  • Why does SM keep trying to add Chineses to the groups?
  • SM , I wish you a long and beautiful love in China~
  • I feel sorry for the staff who have to work overtime because of this issue.
  • That’s why you shouldn’t debut a group with members from that country.
  • SM’s love for China is truly… ~ speechless.
  • SM, please educate and keep an eye on your kids.