aespa’s Karina recently addressed the election outfit blunder that occurred two months ago, and again apologised for the mistake that she has made.
The singer spoke about the controversy on an interview with Jung Jae-hyung on his YouTube show, saying that she felt sorry for causing fans to worry about her.
“I was with the staff [from the agency] and we posted the pictures wearing the jacket because it was cold outside and I wanted to communicate with the fans. We deleted the post after I got a call about it. I realised that I had been ignorant,” she said.
It is noted that Karina received a backlash back in May after she broke the unwritten “no colour or hand gestures” rule for K-Pop idols during the election seasons by wearing a black jacket with red patterns and the number two on the right side of her chest. She also captioned it with a red rose emoji.
The backlash was quick, with many accusing her of showing support for the conservative candidate Kim Moon-soo, who is represented by the colour red and the number 2 on the ballot.
“It was something that I should have paid attention to. I thought I really need to be more aware and study more. I really was ignorant,” she said.
Karina said that at the same time, she felt very guilty because the rest of aespa were also affected by the controversy.
