Did Bang PD's "Can you step on Aespa?" make Aespa go viral? Karina shares her opinion.

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이 인터뷰가 맘에 드는 이유는
"대중의 사랑은 우리가 열심히 해서 받은 부분도 있다고 생각한다"
이 말이 요즘 마음 상했던 걸 달래주는 말이라서... 솔직히 슈퍼노바 잘된 게 누구 덕이니 하는 사람들 때문에 너무 황당했었음 근데 당사자가 "우리가 열심히 해서"라고 해주니까 맘이 사르르 녹게되.. pic.twitter.com/YLnN56D92g

— 유럽 (@not_Europe) May 27, 2024

Translation of tweet: 

Why I like this interview
“I think the public’s love is partly due to our hard work.” 
These are words that soothe my hurt feelings these days... To be honest, I was so embarrassed by the people who said that Supernova's success was thanks to someone else [note: Bang Si-hyuk mentioning Aespa in his leaked Kakaos], but when Karina said, "Because we worked hard," my heart melted. ..

Translation:

Karina calmly answered a potentially burdensome question. She said, "We exchanged hearts with the members of NewJeans in the waiting room. I told them that I’m watching them closely and that they have nothing to worry about. We are all getting along well as good colleagues," adding, "I am aware of that aspect. We focus on our activities, and I believe the public’s love is something we received through our hard work. I am just grateful that people love the song 'Supernova.'"

That's right.

The result that Aespa achieved through hard work and dedication.

Original post here

[OP's basically saying that some people were saying Aespa's recent success is due to Bang Si-hyuk mentioning them in his infamous "Can you crush/step all over Aespa?" leaked Kakaos. OP is glad Karina addressed the issue and put it to rest.]

Comments from theqoo don't have ratings.

- Karina answered elegantly and wisely. If it were me, I would have said, "We tried our very best not to get stepped on..." [note: I'm cackling! 😂]

- She's so smart ㅠㅠㅠㅠAespa is loved as much as they are because they work hard. That's why they do wellㅇㅇ.

- That's right, it did well because Aespa was good and the song was good.

- I'm not their fan, but their live is so good.

-That's right. Even if you say things like "[Bang PD's comment] made them go viral," or something like that, in the end they do well and are loved thanks to their music.

-What about it made Aespa go viral? They don't deserve 0.1% of the credit for Aespa's success.

I don't care for them, but Aespa has always done well.

-The reason Supernova rose in the first place was because of the quality of the music video and the good song, which caused word of mouth.

- If it wasn't good, they would have been mocked easily. They got good responses because they worked hard and the album was well put together.

-People who say things like that are people who would say bullsh*t if their grades were slightly off even once. They'd say they have been "stepped on".

- Straightforward and well-spoken.

-This is right. I've been looking for Aespa's stage lately, and they're fun to watch because they're skilled. It's nice to see them having fun too.

-What even is this? Aespa did a good job. Supernova's a good song.

-It's great that you did so well. If you had done poorly, there would be a ton of articles about it. She's good at answering sensitive questions..

- It's surprising that you answered so calmly. Aespa is loved because they follow they're own path.

-Of course..if the song was just so-so, it wouldn't have been liked.

[Here's Winter's response: Winter can't help but laugh at question about Bang PD's "Can you you step on Aespa?" leaked Kakaos.]

[Imagine thinking that a consistent and already successful group is only successful due to a leaked text message that came out a month ago? 💀]