International Netizens Flood News Of South Korea’s Presidential Election With Comments About aespa’s Karina

Do they really care about politics?
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Bunnie Moreau
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Lee Jae Myung of the Democratic Party was officially elected as South Korea’s president. However, international K-Pop fans are focused on something else.

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Lee Jae Myung | OPB

In a post containing the news, X users have flooded the comments with references to aespa Karina‘s recent political controversy.

Many referred to her as “Magarina,” a nickname recently coined by netizens.

In a viral post on a Korean forum, K-netizens react to the lengths at which Karina’s reputation has been damaged overseas.

  • “It’s over for her as Margarina. The other aespa members just stepped in sh*t by association.”
  • “Sigh… Karina’s image has crossed the point of no return.”
  • “Her image is trashed in the worst way. She brought it on herself.”
  • “What’s Margarina gonna do now, seriously… ugh lol.”
  • “Even on BBC’s TikTok, ‘Margarina’ is the top comment, so people are all like, ‘Who’s Karina?’ lol.”
  • “So Karina’s known overseas too, huh? Her image is wrecked.”
  • “Ka2rina”
  • “Margarina lol.”
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With the extreme focus on Karina instead of the political parties themselves, many wonder if the posts are merely performative activism in the name of K-Pop fanwars.

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