On a forum post made by a Korean netizen on a local Korean community site, the original poster asked whether aespa Karina's unedited picture is much prettier than the edited one.
Original Photo
Retouched Photo
Korean netizens shared that this is not the first occurrence of Karina's unedited picture being prettier than the edited one and also called out the heavy editing on her photos that ruins her unique features.
Korean netizens commented:
- It's the same as celebrities' selfies and preview photos. I think the unretouched state is rather prettier. Maybe it's because the original version without retouching is already pretty, so if you go in and retouch it, you're rather tomboyish, so the original seems to be prettier and more handsome. This is what I think every time I see idols' selfies or TikTok videos... Unretouched is much prettier
- I thought Karina's bangs wouldn't suit her, but why does she look so good and pretty... Her face is definitely small and her features are so dense that everything is pretty.
- You've become so innocent these days
- Wow, but she's really pretty... My heart beats for the first time in a while
- Originally, I wasn't interested in Karina, but is it a direct cam of fansite master? When I looked at it, it looked like a real AI, but it was so amazing to have all the features in a small face. I feel like I know why men like it.
- Karina has really thick bangs.
- Did you correct your eyes?? I'm not sure, but I'm curious...
- Karina's original face is unrealistic, so it becomes strange when it's edited
- If anyone corrects it too much, the boundary between the nose and cheeks disappears.
- What else did you do to your face?
- It is better not to correct people with small faces and clear features... My friend is also small at 163, but his face is just below 0.1 level Cha Eun-woo, but it gets weird when he uses the correction app.
- But when I look at Karina's real-life pictures, it seems like that person tried to make it as similar to the real thing she saw as possible, but that's what happened.
- It's weird because it's edited underneath, and the broadcast gif is the prettiest
- Karina is much prettier without editing