Jiwoo of Hearts2Hearts sparks controversy after being compared to aespa‘s Karina.
A viral post on Korean forum Pann claimed Jiwoo looked “on Karina’s level” in a recent photo. Karina is widely known as one of the top visuals of K-Pop’s 4th generation. The comparison quickly caught attention, hitting over 18,000 views within hours.
The post praised Jiwoo’s visuals but dragged Karina’s name into the debate, stirring up mixed reactions from fans.
Some users threw support behind Jiwoo, complimenting her natural charm and beauty. Others slammed the post for name-dropping Karina just to gain traction or cause drama.
One user wrote:
“It’s so obvious this post is pretending to go viral by constantly name-dropping senior idols, lol. They keep bringing up Karina with Ian, too, writing posts about it, then go into the comments to pretend they’re calling out H2H members for media play. Then, in another comment, they act like a H2H fan and say the members are prettier while putting Karina down. It’s so obvious. Do they think we can’t tell? lol pathetic.”
Other comments included:
“She’s so pretty”
“I’m genuinely curious, why do people keep dragging Karina into this? It’s already turning into another comparison war with people trashing her.”
“She looks so gentle and pretty.”
“Her face is seriously gorgeous. I was shocked because she looked way prettier than in other members’ fancams. Ian is cute, and Jiwoo is just straight-up pretty.”
The debate exposes ongoing tensions around comparing rising idols to established stars. Fans are watching closely as these visual comparisons continue to ignite controversy between fandoms.
