Aespa’s Winter Proves Her Mic is On As Her Voice Airs During The “Billboard Women In Music” Live Broadcast

Fans found it adorable.

On March 29, Billboard‘s Women in Music 2025 was held at the YouTube Theater in L.A.

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In particular, K-Pop girl group aespa garnered much attention for winning Group of the Year.

AESPA WIN GROUP OF THE YEAR AT BILLBOARD WOMEN IN MUSIC 2025 pic.twitter.com/NR1bNUuXr3

— Karina♡ (@ujiminphoria) March 30, 2025

However, they also garnered attention due to Winter, whose mic was on backstage, causing her voice to be aired live during the broadcast!

YOUR MIC IS ON MINJEONG WE CAN HEAR YOU 😭😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/ilvqUvhiaP

— 싱크 아카이브 (@synkarchive) March 30, 2025

Fans found it adorable hearing her babbling away while the show was taking place.

우리집 댕부기🐶🐢 쫑알쫑알 개귀여움ㅋㅋㅋㅋ pic.twitter.com/mkobE5kbYg

— スカルྀི (@skullskrr) March 30, 2025

Not long after, Winter sent messages through the fan platform app Bubble, after finding out what happened.

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I am so embarrassed….man…what do you mean the mic was on…I’ll hide for a bit and come back, so make fun of me all you want during that time and then call me back.

— Winter

However, netizens found everything about the incident to be adorable!

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• “Thank goodness she didn’t say anything crazy; otherwise, it would’ve been a huge on-air mistake.”
• “It’s shocking, but I’m glad she’s such an innocent person…so cute.”
• “She’s like a puppy lol.”
• “It’s so cute how she says to make fun of her while she’s hiding.”
• “Adorable.”
• “That was a close one!”