Aespa’s Winter Criticized After Instagram Post Amid W Korea Party Controversy

aespa’s Winter hits backlash for Instagram posts during W Korea charity controversy

The controversy started at W Korea’s annual “Love Your W” breast cancer awareness event. Celebrities attending got criticized online for not understanding the event’s real intent.

Soon after, many stars began apologizing for their actions at the party. Even Jay Park posted an apology addressing backlash from his performances.

As the situation brewed, aespa’s Winter faced serious backlash for “thoughtless” Instagram posts during the storm. She posted photos of herself and her dog while being dragged in dating rumors with BTS’s V.

Some criticized her for ignoring the controversy, saying:

“Winter is really thoughtless. Yesterday, all the celebrities who attended the W Korea event were getting criticized and being careful about posting on Instagram, with Jay Park even posting an apology. And yet, here she is posting photos of herself with her dog.

She’s being linked to BTS’s V and being attacked and sexually harassed, and yet the fans are the ones fighting and defending her. She’s posting advertisement photos and photos of her dog on Instagram and doesn’t come on Bubble this week. She really has no thoughts.”
— Nate Pann OP

However, netizens jumped to Winter’s defense, saying she did nothing wrong.

“What are you talking about? Is she guilty of something? She even left work early today because of the event.”

“Seeing this, you’d think she was a traitor. She had a schedule to attend a magazine event, and she did nothing wrong, but now she’s getting bashed for posting an Instagram story. What did she do wrong that she needs to reflect on?”