A supposed appreciation post for aespa Giselle ended up sparking a debate among two fandoms, MYs and FEARNOTs, after LE SSERAFIM Hong Eunchae was dragged into the discussion.
Netizen Expresses Jealousy Over aespa Giselle's Abundant Background, Career
In an online community, one fan showed admiration for aespa Giselle's life – from her wealthy and influential background to her career.
Along with Giselle's pre-debut photos to her recent status, the netizen wrote:
"The fact that she proudly passed her audition with NCT 127's 'Cherry Bomb' despite its difficulty and even debuted in 11 months after joining SM Entertainment is just crazy.
It's also amazing that she became so pretty without plastic surgery but with celebrity care. She was raised in a wealthy family and her aunt was also known to be very close with Lee Soo Man. I envy her."
Eunchae, Giselle (Kpopping)
aespa Giselle Criticized After Hong Eunchae was Dragged into Discussion About Idol's Career
While the content of the article was purely words of appreciation for Giselle, the post received criticism from both MYs and FEARNOTs.
In particular, the OP used the title, "I envy Giselle more than Hong Eunchae."
Although the LE SSERAFIM member wasn't mentioned, it triggered some FEARNOTs as it was indirectly claiming that Hong Eunchae is inferior to Giselle.
As a response, Giselle was attacked with maliciously written comments from the fandom of LE SSERAFIM, such as:
"Hong Eunchae is physically good-looking and pretty, but Giselle is worse than the average person."
"Why are you even comparing her to Hong Eunchae? You can't judge her because she's so cute? Hong Eunchae is pretty."
"Hong Eunchae deserves to be chosen and popular. She has a good face, but she is also naturally tall and has a great body. Why is she tied up with Giselle?"
"Why is Hong Eunhae suddenly coming out? You did it because Hong Eunchae is pretty, has a good physique, and deserves to be a celebrity.
Compared to her, Giselle is all about her luck. If you're jealous of her, you should be born into a princess family like Giselle, too."
As a response, MYs criticized the OP who wrote the topic for setting Giselle up, and continued to defend the idol.
"I really hate this way of speaking, it's a typical way of setting people up while pretending to praise them."
"Then you live your life full of envy. You were born with the things that you couldn't have anyway, so what can you do but be jealous? Fighting."
"I wonder if the kids who are not aware how good Giselle is will still be talking after watching aespa's recording video."
"It's ugly to pretend like you're not being rude when your tone of voice shows a sense of inferiority. If you're gonna rip it off, use your heart kindly. If not, people will always talk behind your back and talk about how ugly you are."
