Which side do you agree with?
aespa‘s upcoming single album Dirty Work is scheduled for release on June 27, 2025. However, following Karina‘s recent political controversies, netizens initially reacted negatively to news of the group’s comeback.
aespa Faces Severe Backlash In Light Of Comeback
In anticipation of the album, aespa suddenly released the single’s performance video.
aespa 에스파 ‘Dirty Work’ Performance Videohttps://t.co/PltMEZzWAf
aespa 에스파 〖Dirty Work〗
➫ 2025.06.27 1PM (KST)🔗 https://t.co/8IVqBeE9vE
💿 https://t.co/YT9HBaOmpz#aespa #æspa #에스파 #DirtyWork #aespaDirtyWork#ShotoniPhone16Pro pic.twitter.com/X0inIAsWMf— aespa (@aespa_official) June 8, 2025
The top comments were in favor of the concept and the performance.
- “I liked the Winter-NingNing pairing in the middle. Karina and Winter’s choreography in the chorus was great too.”
- “Honestly, this is the kind of concept fans are going to go crazy over. For real.”
- “I’m losing it. Winter’s going off again like she’s possessed…”
- “Looks like they’re doing a collab with Apple this time. It’s even posted on the official account.”
- “I thought it was going to have an Armageddon vibe, but it feels more hip-hop.”
However, many comments shared various points of view: Some were set on not supporting Karina in the future, while others simply felt the quality was lackluster and didn’t live up to previous releases like “Whiplash.”
- “I won’t be supporting this group anymore. I’m done with them because of Karina.”
- “I won’t buy or watch anything. Please don’t show up.”
- “People obsessed with politics are honestly scary. Are you saying we should support someone who said stuff like that to us? lol”
- “We’ll have to wait for the full MV to judge, but just based on the song in that clip, it really doesn’t compare to the last two tracks. It just doesn’t hit. Whiplash and Supernova had me hooked from the intro alone.”
- “They peaked with Whiplash, and now it feels like it’s time to pass the baton to HA:TFELT or someone else… Idol groups are fascinating. Once they hit their peak, you can feel the slow decline. Same goes for other companies’ groups too.”
- “Who even supports conservatives? Lol get lost.”
- “The quality doesn’t even match up to the Street Woman Fighter class mission performances.”
- “Not buying.”
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