Netizens Debate aespa's Karina: Bangs or No Bangs?

“She looks so dull with bangs. Why is that?” a netizen asked, initiating a discussion on a popular online forum.

Here are some translated comments from Korean netizens:

1. “I happened to see a Waterbomb video. Who said her body proportions were good? Her face is pretty and cute, that's true. Her face is very small. She looks fine with her bangs up too.”
2. “She's pretty either way.”
3. “I think she's prettier with bangs. Like a doll. Purely personal preference.”

4. “She's just super prettyㅡㅡㄷㄷ”
5. “She's pretty either way.... I'm so envious of people who look good with their bangs up or down ㅠㅠ”
6. “Just like ugly people don't get prettier or uglier with bangs, pretty people don't either.”

7. “If you have bangs, they constantly poke your eyes, so you can't open your eyes properly ㅠ People with bangs would understand.”
8. “Karina looks good no matter what~”
9. “I admit that beautiful women look even more beautiful with their bangs up, but that doll-like feeling with bangs is really amazing... Not choppy bangs, but if they're the right length, she really looks like a doll.... I'm always the one shouting for bangs, bangs.”

10. “I think both are pretty. Karina looks good no matter what.”
11. “Covering your face only looks good if you have a big face and want to make it look smaller. For someone like Karina, whose face is so small it almost disappears, covering it up just covers everything and makes her look stuffy.”
12. “Karina is pretty both ways.”

13. “No bangs is absolutely beautiful, bangs are innocent ㅎㅎㅎ”
14. “No bangs is a super beauty, bangs are an innocent beauty, hahaha.”
15. “I think this kind of air bangs with layered straight hair is the prettiest.”

16. “Karina really seems to be more affected by her makeup, hair styling, outfits, and contact lenses than other idols ㅋㅋㅋ Every time her makeup changes, her visuals are really like rolling dice, the results are completely different.”
17. “It's just that the bangs design is strange, and there are no side bangs either.”