aespa Winter Visuals at ‘Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade’ Draws Mixed Opinions — This is Why

aespa member Winter's recent visuals in New York during the 2021 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade are receiving mixed opinions from Korean internet users. Keep on reading for all the details.

aespa Winter Visuals at ‘Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade’ Draws Mixed Opinions — This is Why
(Photo : aespa Twitter | Pann Nate)

aespa Winter Visuals at 'Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade' Draws Mixed Opinions

On November 25, aespa made history as the first K-pop girl group to perform at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Since then, posts and articles about the members and their performance have gone viral on South Korean online community forums. In addition to the opinions surrounding their "Savage" performance, internet users have also enthusiastically discussed the beauty of the aespa members.

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Karina drew positive reactions for her beauty, with people calling her K-pop's next "living doll." However, Winter has received mixed opinions for her appearance in New York. On November 27, a post titled "Winter's unedited photos" attracted the attention of internet users on Pann Nate.

Winter
(Photo : Pann Nate)

People shared unedited photos of the female idol, showing her visuals without photoshop or editing. These photos caused a stir among internet users, as the images showed her textured skin and her acne marks. Her face also appeared chubby and bloated in pictures.

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As the photos were untouched, many started speculating that SM Entertainment carefully edits Winter's photos to make her appear smoother and slimmer than she does in real life. As a result, some people claimed that Winter's visuals appeared more average than expected and that she lacked the celebrity aura she had in her pictorial photos.

Winter
(Photo : Macy's Twitter)

In performance photos or teasers shared by SM Entertainment, Winter is often praised as the visual of aespa. She has previously earned praise for visuals like a video game character. However, this has caused some to be disappointed in her real-life photos, which did not fully capture Winter's beauty.

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However, many have stood up to defend the idol. Some people say that it is normal for someone to have some unflattering angles and that she is only human. Supporters of aespa and Winter have shared photos of the idol during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade that showed off Winter's visuals.

Winter
(Photo : 에펨코리아)

Supporters of the idol also noted that all K-pop idols are carefully edited for their teasers and music videos and that Winter is not the only idol guilty of this. People claim that the spread of these unflattering photos of Winter is unfair and is done to slander the "Savage" songstress purposefully.

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Some comments concerning Winter's visual at the parade include, "Is it because of her make-up? She doesn't look good," "The photos make her look bad but watching the video, Winter is still pretty," "Why post this picture?" "Winter is always a hot topic on Pann," and "People who criticize Winter, why don't you look at yourselves in the mirror?"

Winter
(Photo : @VirginSnow0101 on Twitter)

What do you think of the situation? Tell us in the comments below!

aespa's Recent Activities

In December, aespa will release a cover of S.E.S's "Dreams Come True."

On November 1, Macy's unveiled their artist line-up for their Thanksgiving Day Parade and announced that aespa would be performing at the event. The girl group performed "Savage" at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade held on November 25, 2021. aespa is the first K-pop girl group to perform at the event.

aespa
(Photo : aespa Twitter)

aespa released their first extended play, "Savage," on October 5. "Savage" contains six tracks, including a title track of the same name.

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Written by Alexa Lewis

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