Dua Lipa’s Old Instagram Post Becomes Unexpected Evidence In aespa Karina’s Political Controversy

Here’s what netizens are saying.

aespa’s Karina is facing backlash after posting and deleting an Instagram photo of herself wearing a red jacket marked with the number 2 during South Korea’s presidential election. Many interpreted it to be a symbol of support for Kim Moon Soo, South Korea’s conservative presidential candidate.

Particularly, the jacket she wore in the post gained so much attention that it soon became sold out online by conservative voters.

In a new viral post, a netizen posted Dua Lipa wearing the same outfit as Karina, claiming she was simply following trends.

However, netizens aren’t buying it. Not only did she wear it in 2024, she’s also not taking part in the Korean election, giving it a completely different meaning.

• “Oh, so Dua Lipa’s Korean now?”
• “Breaking: Dua Lipa suspected to be Korean.”
• “You’re really bringing up something she wore like half a year ago?”
• “If you’re calling something Dua Lipa wore back in October last year a current trend, aren’t you way behind on trends? ㅜ”
• “LOL that was six months ago.”
• “Sigh.”

The original post is dated back as far as October of 2024, proving that it would be too late for Karina to follow the trend.