Aespa’s Winter Fiercely Defended After Her Bare Face Gets Attacked By Haters

Netizens weren’t having any of it.

Aespa‘s Winter is causing quite a stir online, but not for the reasons you might think.

The K-Pop star was recently spotted at the airport rocking a makeup-free look, paired with some adorable glasses and a cozy blue puffer jacket. Her candid photos quickly became the talk of the town on Korean forum Pann, racking up an impressive 90,000 views.

The glasses look, in particular, got everyone talking. Fans pointed out how Winter somehow manages to pull off looking both polished and endearingly dorky at the same time. One particularly cute observation that caught on was her resemblance to a character from “Despicable Me 2” — the one that Girls’ Generation‘s Taeyeon actually voiced in Korean!

After the post gained a lot of popularity, things got complicated — while plenty of fans couldn’t get enough of Winter’s natural vibe, the comments section soon turned into quite the battleground. Some netizens seemed to take issue with her bare-faced appearance, but Winter’s loyal supporters weren’t having any of it.

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Things took an unfortunate turn when some commenters started throwing shade and spreading baseless rumors about Winter.

“She’s so cute and pretty even without makeup — no wonder she seduces younger male idols and takes them to hostess bars LOL.”

“Her philtrum is 2 meters long.”

But her fans quickly jumped to her defense, shutting down the negativity. They called out the haters and basically told them to take a good look in the mirror before coming for someone else’s appearance.

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• “She looks like the character Taeyeon dubbed in Despicable Me 2 LOL. So freaking cute, damn.”
• “She looks kind of sharp but oddly clumsy at the same time, which makes it so funny and adorable, LOL. It’s crazy how a top-tier idol has such a genuine meme quality.”
• “Wow, there are some bitter people in the comments about Winter… Alright, let’s save some oxygen~!”
• “LOL, you crazy people are seriously pressed. Look at your own faces before typing.”