aespa Collaboration With NFT Artist Receives Mixed Reactions From MYs
Aespa has announced that they will be collaborating with the famous NFT artist, Blake Kathryn, and will be releasing NFT items based on the members' DNA on October 13.
As K-pop's first Metaverse group, aespa is going to lead fans and collectors into the metaverse of their own with an NFT.
aespa Collaboration With NFT Artist Recieves Mixed Reactions From MYs
MYs Mixed Reaction to aespa NFT
After the announcement, MYs are having a mixed reaction to it. Some are saying that they should not have done that. While others are okay with it since they have this metaverse concept and having an NFT fits it.
However, fans that are opposed to it are more vocal about their opinions and have commented on the Twitter post of aespa.
Some are pointing out SM Entertainment's hypocrisy because when aespa went to the UN and gave a speech, they stated that people should focus on the real world.
“people are paying more attention to creating the best possible metaverse world… as the metaverse accelerates, we have to ask the question: are we working just as hard to create the best possible real world?” - aespa, un pic.twitter.com/6zr1JUFtcL
— coco ☾ (@giselleskr) July 5, 2022
The entertainment company has also announced before that they are going to be more environmentally friendly with their merchandise so it was a disappointment for some fans to see the news.
"This is so hypocritical. SM gives us low quality albums and merchandise for their "environmental commitment" but they collaborate with that NFT "artist". Seriously very hypocritical."
"AESPA GIRLS LOOK AT ME THIS ISNT YOU"
"stop working with NFT if u really care about the future like Ning Ning's speech in the UN?"
"NFTs are for money laundering and terrible for the environment."
"we won't be buying"
This is not the only thing that made MYs really upset. There is also another issue and this time, it is about Ning Ning.
MYs Mad At SM Entertainment Because of Ning Ning's Visa
The other three aespa members, Giselle, Karina, and Winter are all in Paris right now for the Paris Fashion Week and only Ning Ning had problems with her visa.
Fans have turned to Twitter to voice out their frustrations regarding the situation. They have trended '#SMTreatNingningBetter' and '#WhereIsNINGNING' to show it.
My baby just want to see the PFW and take a lot of photos... :(#SMTreatNingningBetter#WhereIsNINGNING@SMTOWNGLOBAL @aespa_official pic.twitter.com/cRgdaExOtS
— imnotddongie (@dreaminurdream) September 30, 2022
i'm so sorry ningning, you deserve so much better🥺🫂#SMTreatNingningBetter#WhereIsNINGNING @SMTOWNGLOBAL @aespa_officialpic.twitter.com/96WD6RuA6F
— 닝 (@ning_officiaI) September 30, 2022
Please do something, get her an emergency visa it's only take 1-3 days#SMTreatNingningBetter#WhereIsNINGNING @SMTOWNGLOBAL @aespa_official pic.twitter.com/wsNkYpwrfb
— æ𝐬𝐩𝐚⁴🎬 4𝐭𝐡 𝐠𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬🇵🇸 (@eskaromit) September 30, 2022
Many tweets are saying that there is still time for Ning Ning to get her vids and fly out to Paris for the fashion week.
"Anyway please hurry up and bring Ning Ning to Paris already. She can't miss out PFW It's a huge opportunity for her and it will be a pity if she can't attend it..."
"Ning Ning didn't leave her home country and sacrificed time with her family just to have you sabotage her...She works so hard, my ball of sunshine"
"How come you just remembered about Ning ning's visa the day of the flight? aespa even stayed with the manager at their dorm. Invitation of Givenchy must have been sent months ago. A company who can't even handle their artist's basic requirements. What a shame."
"It's heartbreaking if Ning Ning can't go and this is bcs SM is careless!! This is a big opportunity for aespa and not just that, this is their first scheduled in Paris! First PFW! It should be the 4 of them."
We will see in the coming days if SM Entertainment will do something about Ning Ning's situation.
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Written by Jaswin Singh
