aespa Shares How Hard It Was During Their Debut

By Jaswinder Kaur S. Singh Aug 04, 2022

A Twitter post made it to Instiz and other online community forums concerning the hardships aespa felt during their debut days. Curious? Keep on reading for all the details.

Their leader, Karina, first shared her thoughts, saying it was hard for them even though they received positive feedback. The hate they got was enormous too.

Karina noted that it was inevitable that they be criticized, as they were the newest girl group from SM Entertainment. She later added that she thought it was good that her members had a strong mentality. However, Karina later found out that they were also having a hard time with the hate that they were receiving.

aespa Pre-Debut Hardships & Struggles

When SM Entertainment announced that they would debut a new girl group, many K-pop fans got excited, but some were angry and sad because it coincided with Red Velvet Irene's attitude issue.

Some fans thought Red Velvet would be replaced and put on the back burner since SM Entertainment would focus on the new girl group. The backlash against aespa only continued after their individual teasers were released, and members began getting embroiled in scandals.

One tmajor scandal concerning Karina's Instagram posts and text. She criticized an SM boy group in the texts, saying they should have debuted first since they aren't getting anywhere. However, the texts were proven to be fabricated and false.

Another rumor about Giselle and Ningning's past came up, saying they were rude kids and did illegal acts as minors. Some people called Giselle a 'nepo' kid, meaning nepotism. This nickname came about since her aunt is a famous reporter.

Many internet users believed she only got into the group because of her aunt's connections to SM Entertainment and Lee Soo Man himself. But, again, none of it was proven true.

The Success of aespa's 'Next Level'

When aespa released "Black Mamba," Korean fans were not fond of the song. However, the music video did garner many views from international fans, and aespa became one of the biggest rookies that year.

One fan in the comment section asked what happened during their debut A.nother fan replied by commenting "They received hate because of various reasons, they got terrorized on Melon where people left a 1-star review on 'Black Mamba,' and right now, it rose but only to 2.3 stars."

Another fan commented, saying she is empathizing with the members. "The kids seriously suffered so much. My heart hurt so much when I first saw them... They deserved this. Let's succeed even more~"

After "Black Mamba," aespa released "Next Level," which skyrocketed their popularity. Since then, the hate they receive has subsided.

aespa 'Girls' Comeback

aespa has achieved even more success with their recent comeback, "Girls," and an album that has sold millions of copies, charting international and Korean charts.

The girls are now happy with what they achieved and have learned early on in their career that no matter how well they do do, there will be haters waiting for them to fail.