aespa Karina's comments about infighting in other k-pop girls groups sparks controversy

Recently, Karina, a member of the girl group aespa, mentioned in an interview with Rolling Stone that many Korean pop music groups have conflicts due to different viewpoints, but aespa always manages to find common ground and harmoniously solve problems.

A netizen expressed dissatisfaction with Karina on Korean websites: "Karina needs to think before she speaks... She could just say we get along well, why does she have to talk about other groups like this? It's really puzzling."

Netizens also mentioned that Karina had been involved in "belittling seniors" before her debut, so they hope she can think clearly before she speaks and not provoke public discontent again.

An Internet user agreed and said, "Our group gets along very well. Even if we occasionally have conflicts, we don't fight and solve them very well. Even if we only talk to this extent, it will be very good... There are many groups that fight, but we're not like that. It's not intentional, but it sounds like that."

"Is it really a good thing to bring up other groups? It seems like we need to change that. Even within the same industry, there are differences. Saying it like that...it's disrespectful to other groups and to fans as well."

Some netizens even left comments saying, "I don't know why Karina is the team leader... She seems to not be very careful when speaking, and she is not a child of an entertainer. If she were to become a nurse like her older sister, it would be more appropriate. This is not degrading nurses, but rather she lacks the star quality like an entertainer and the ability to dress well like others. She doesn't have any more fashion sense than a college student in their early twenties, and she attracts a lot of criticism".