After receiving protest trucks from MYs who are against her relationship with Lee Jae Wook, aespa Karina released a handwritten letter to fans.
aespa Karina Pens Handwritten Letter to Apologize to Fans for Dating Lee Jae Wook
On February 27, the "Drama" singer announced her relationship with hot actor Lee Jae Wook after photos of them meeting each other were leaked by Dispatch.
Their agencies, SM and C-Jes Studio, admitted that they just began dating after meeting in January at Milan Fashion Week and are currently on the getting-to-know-each-other stage.
After a week of remaining silent, aespa Karina on March 5 took to her personal Instagram to convey her regret following dating news and sincerely apologized to MYs (aespa fans) with a self-written letter.
Here's the translation of aespa Karina's apology letter:
"Hello, this is Karina.
First of all, I apologize for shocking you a lot, I'm worried about MYs who must have been surprised so I was late.
I know very well how disappointed MYs who have supported me so far must have been and how upset they are recalling the stories we shared together. I feel even more sorry because I know how they feel.
I'm writing this letter hoping that this can convey my feelings, even a little bit. The reason I'm writing this even though I'm worried that I may be hurting you again is that I wanted to convey my sincere apologies to the fans who gave me the warmest winter since I debuted.
In the future, I want to make up for the hurt MYs have suffered. I have always been sincere to MYs and even now, each and every one of them is very precious to me.
This might have been too short to express all my feelings, but thank you for taking the time to read it. In the future, I will show you a more mature and hard-working side of me without disappointing MYs. Please watch over me.
MYs, don't skip your meals and let's be healthy. I'm sorry and thank you very much."
Why Is aespa Karina Saying Sorry for Falling In Love? International Fans Baffled As It's 'Unnecessary'
Following her dating news, aespa Karina and Lee Jae Wook made headlines. While fans cheered for them, Korean and Chinese MYs were against the relationship and felt "betrayed" by the idol.
As a result, some canceled their Bubble subscription to Karina and left the fandom, while Chinese MYs sent protest trucks in front of SM Entertainment's office building.
Following these events, international MYs felt perplexed by how big of an issue is Karina's romantic relationship with Lee Jae Wook to them.
They were shocked that people are making it such a big deal that Karina even had to release a public apology. International fans believe that her relationship should be none of anyone's business.
- "Is it a crime to fall in love?"
- "No, is dating now a crime? Even criminals don't apologize like that."
- "Korea's idol culture is creepy."
- "It's definitely nothing to apologize over."
- "I feel so bad for her."
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Written by Eunice Dawson.
