The manager referred to here has previously appeared with Aespa on MBC's "Point Of Omniscient Interference]" program. At that time, he was sitting behind Karina.
Netizens were confused by the actions of aespa manager after he saw a fan in the distance who was secretly recording Karina. Netizens do not understand why the manager did this.
The manager referred to here previously appeared with aespa on MBC's "Point of Omniscient Interference". At that time, he sat behind Karina.
First, with his glasses, the manager pointed to the camera lens of a fan who appeared to be filming Karina while recording was not allowed. The manager then took out his cellphone and took a photo of the fan.
Furthermore, the manager seems to be using his finger to zoom in on the fan's photo. He then pushed the phone and the enlarged photo to the side of Karina's head and the idol turned to look. Karina looked surprised to see the photo her manager showed.
Even though Karina looked uncomfortable and raised her hand as a signal for the manager to stop, the manager did it anyway. In the end, Karina was forced to face forward, ignoring the manager's cell phone near her head.
Although it's not uncommon for K-Pop idol group managers to take photos of fans, especially sasaengs for blacklisting purposes, many netizens don't understand the manager's actions towards Karina after taking photos. Many netizens felt that the manager's actions were "more than a joke and reached the point of harassment".
"Anyone would be surprised when someone made you look at someone else's enlarged photo like that. Why would he do that to Karina?" netizen comments. "What kind of reaction does the manager expect from Karina by doing that? I don't understand her actions at all," said another netizen. "As far as I know, making your artist uncomfortable is not included in the duties of a manager," said another.
"The manager took photos of fans who invaded the artist's private space. That's normal. But why did he show it to Karina??" said netizens. "Why would a manager cause controversy when the artist did nothing wrong?" another comment. "Can they get a new manager for aespa?" added another. (wk/goddess)
