Aespa Winter’s Look for Polo Trigger Sparks Mixed Responses

aespa Winter is facing backlash over her look in a recent Polo Ralph Lauren ad.

The controversy started after a viral Nate Pann post slammed Winter’s visuals in the ad. The post showed screenshots from the Polo Play video featuring Winter with short blonde hair.

The original post mocked her, saying:

“Doesn’t Winter look like an ugly French noble cat?”
— OP

Fans and netizens quickly split. Some defended Winter, praising her unique style and presence. Others criticized her features and the concept, sparking heated debates.

Comments included:

“HYBE stans just can’t stop being jealous about Winter…so many HYBE fans are bashing her on Twitter, too.”

“She’s able to pull this off because she is Winter…so cool.”

“I feel bad for the people who continue to bring down Winter even though it’s so obvious who wrote it. Their writing style is so old school…it’s only a matter of time before they are gone because of their old age…feel bad for them.”

“What can you do about her being ugly?”

“Celebrities change from the second or third generation, like Winter and Jang Wonyoung, but the comments defending them always sound copy-pasted from old people who are just mad.”

“She really has a long face and short proportions…She has no aura, yet they try so hard to make one.”

“What is that? So weird and so short, too.”

The full Polo Play video campaign featuring Winter can be seen below.

This debate is still ongoing as fans from different fandoms clash over Winter’s visuals and charisma in this global ad.