Many netizens think that Karina is not talented enough to perform solo dances at major music award shows, and even compared to ITZY's Yeji's abilities.
Karina aespa caused controversy due to her solo dance performance at the 2021 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA). Many netizens thought that Karina was not talented enough to perform solo dance at major music award shows, and was even compared to ITZY's Yeji.
MAMA 2021 opened with a special stage with the participation of 6 4th generation idols including Stray Kids' Hyunjin, ATEEZ's Wooyoung, TXT's Yeonjun, ENHYPEN's Heeseung as well as Karina and Yeji. Their joint performance called "BlooM the Sound" was described as an important stage to convey the main message of this year's show, "MAKE SOME NOISE."
The organizers said that the 6 idols all worked hard to practice to bring the perfect performance. As the six are the main dancers in their group, fans expect them to deliver strong and skillful dance moves. Except for Karina, everyone gets compliments.
Many netizens expressed their disappointment after watching Karina's solo performance. Although the idol made by SM Entertainment is very beautiful and her aura and body proportions are also very attractive, her body movements are called not okay. Karina's appearance is considered lacking when compared to the others.
While there were those who defended Karina on the grounds that her performance was too short to judge her abilities, many stated that the other 5 idols also only danced for a short time, but did very well. Yeji is said to outperform Karina in terms of dancing ability.
"Karina is beautiful and has good proportions but she can't dance," commented netizen. "He doesn't dance well. Honestly, I feel it would be better if they chose another member over Karina," added another netizen. "I like Karina but I never thought she danced well. She is just an aespa visual," wrote a netizen.
"Yeji is much better than him," said netizens. "Yeji is really good! Even with annoying camera movements, I can feel the power of her dance," said another. "Yeji's appearance is the best among the six idols who appear. Her appearance is very memorable. She is good at expressing herself with her body movements," concluded another. (wk/chus)
