Aespa’s Winter Allegedly Mistreats Staff, Video Sparks Controversy

Winter is facing controversy over her on-set behavior, stirring backlash online.

The aespa member has been having a tough time with fans and netizens amid dating rumors with BTS’s Jungkook. Now, she’s getting slammed for how she talks and acts around staff.

Two clips from behind the scenes on aespa’s YouTube are going viral. In one, Winter reacts loudly when her hairstylist says she needs a hairpiece because her hair is too thin. The stylist looks flustered by Winter’s whining.

Winter: Can I just use my own hair?
HairStylist: It’s too thin, there isn’t enough hair…
Winter: Ahhhh, don’t say it like that. My bangs can hear that.
HairStylist: You got me wrong!
Winter: [jokingly to her bangs] Sorry, sorry, sorry! Don’t listen to her..

The second clip shows Winter whining again when a staff member asks her not to spill cake on her clothes.

Staff: Don’t get it in the shirt please.
Winter: Then should I not eat it?
Staff: You can, but can you be careful as you eat?
Winter: I’m being really careful.

Fans on X (formerly Twitter) aren’t buying it.

The staff are probably gonna have a hell of a time bending over backwards to cater to Winter.
— Netizen via X

스탭들 윈터 비위 맞추느라 ㅈㄴ 고생할듯 https://t.co/JOVoG0HwCX pic.twitter.com/k7TyhZcQUI

— ㅋㅋㅋ (@cje71b) December 13, 2025

Others say Winter once even had to change outfits after spilling food, feeling sorry for staff who make and manage costumes.

I got curious so I looked it up… Apparently there was even a time she had to change outfits because she spilled something. I just feel bad for the staff who have to make the clothes, source them, and bust their asses. To an idol it’s probably just ‘an outfit,’ that’s it…
— Netizen on X

뒤에 궁금해서 찾아옴 ㅈㅈ인가 흘려서 의상교체한적도 있었다며 의상제작하고 구하고 좆뺑이치는 스텝들만 불쌍함 아이돌한텐 그냥 옷일뿐이겠지.. https://t.co/SlVx6POS6M pic.twitter.com/SNPMVCxYSQ

— 고주니 (@h7zptmTAdV9Raw2) December 13, 2025

One netizen blasted Winter’s tone:

What the fck is up with the way she talks. They’re literally just asking her to please be careful not to spill, and she twists it into ‘so what, am I not supposed to eat gifts then?’ That’s completely missing the damn point.. seriously, fck.
— Netizen on X