aespa Karina and ENHYPEN Jungwon’s Relationship Gains Attention After New Photo Goes Viral

“Of course, they’d be close…”

A new picture featuring aespa’s Karina and ENHYPEN’s Jungwon is quickly making waves online. The image, taken at a recent high-profile fashion event, has gone viral and sparked conversations about the connection between the two idols.

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The photo was captured at Prada’s latest show in Milan, where both Karina and ENHYPEN appeared as official ambassadors for the luxury brand. In a group shot that has since gone viral, Karina and Jungwon stood next to each other, creating what netizens are now calling the “perfect two-shot.”

Enhypen was waiting for Karina to take a photo and immediately asked her to stand in the middle🥹#KarinaxPradaSS26 pic.twitter.com/6QzN532GxN

— Karina♡ (@ujiminphoria) September 25, 2025

ENHYPEN and aespa’s Karina at Prada’s fashion show. pic.twitter.com/w83oaGd9qK

— Kpop Charts (@kchartsmaster) September 25, 2025

Not long after, a post on Korean community forum Pann sharing the image gained attention. The original poster wondered whether Karina might also be close to Jungwon, especially since fellow aespa member Winter is known to have ties with him.

Karina and Yang Jung Won Two-Shot

If Winter is close with Yang Jung Won, does that mean Karina’s close with him too?

— Viral Pann post

| Pann

The post sparked plenty of comments online. Netizens eagerly pointed out that Jungwon had previously trained under SM Entertainment before joining ENHYPEN, making it likely that he would have crossed paths with aespa members, including Karina.

| Prada

Others mentioned that both groups debuted around the same time and are similar in age, which could naturally lead to a sense of familiarity between them. Some, however, were more skeptical, suggesting the post itself seemed to have a clear motive for bringing up the subject.

| Pann

• “They’re both SM trainees. Of course, they’d be close; there are tons of friendships like that.”
• “They’re SM trainees from the same period.”
• “Since Yang Jung Won was also under SM, wouldn’t they naturally be close?”
• “Honestly, I feel like aespa and ENHYPEN in general are on friendly terms… They debuted around the same time and are similar in age. Plus, since Jung Won and Jay were SM trainees, even if they’re not super close, they definitely would’ve at least known each other early on.”
• “The intention behind this post looks really obvious.”