Aespa Ningning’s “Racist” Commenter Resurfaces For Fan Call With The Idol
The person accused of leaving “racist” comments on aespa Ningning‘s Instagram post recently surfaced.
On May 17, Ningning uploaded a cat photo to her Instagram account, apologizing for not uploading a photo after a schedule. A commenter gained attention after Ningning responded to their message, which said, “it’s okay lingling.”
This led to more comments from people misspelling Ningning’s name, an issue that has followed the idol throughout her career. Ningning eventually left another comment, seemingly showing her distaste for these comments.
Fans took offense to these comments because terms like “Lingling” or “Ringring” are often treated as coded slur words against East Asians in general. Additionally, Ningning previously spoke about being sensitive to misspellings or mispronunciations of her name.
Ningning has already made it clear she doesn’t like her name being said incorrectly, it’s a matter of basic respect, I can’t even believe this needs to be said. pic.twitter.com/ZvRyknCzyw
— Certified vocal coach (@yjmning) May 17, 2024
yall are fucking crazy for doing this to her when yall know damn that she's chinese and the whole "lingling" thing is very much used as a form to be racists towards chinese people. it's not just about "it bothers her" you're being racist you fucking donkey. https://t.co/Ra7VSRJNFj
— lani | 🍉 (@dazaispirit) May 17, 2024
idk why mys are laughing at ningning’s name being mocked..ningning doesn’t have to show outrage anger to prove that she’s clearly upset and uncomfortable with the fact that fans are calling her ‘lingling’ and ‘ringring’ .. do you guys know that these are racist terms to call… pic.twitter.com/BLQjO6nCTv
— melody ୨୧ (@wonyadoll) May 17, 2024
Now, the person behind the initial comment has resurfaced, sharing their conversation with the idol.
On June 8, aespa held video call events for the release of their latest album, Armageddon.
In a clip shared on X, a revealed that they were behind the initial comment, and shared their conversation with Ningning.
After telling Ningning they made the comment, the idol responded with surprise, saying that it was “a joke.”
That was a joke, ah yeah, that’s a joke. I think you guys are so cute because—every time you said Ningning or ningning or something like that, it’s very cute.
— Ningning
The fan continued by apologizing for leaving the comment, which Ningning told them not to be, saying “Don’t be. It’s very cute.”
With this issue now cleared up, many fans praised Ningning’s sweet attitude in response to the admission.
awn ning is a sweetie, and it's really nice that you apologized even if she took it as a joke 👍 https://t.co/GYS7XpZ6ot
— ✮⋆˙ (@wtrkmj) June 9, 2024
Ningning is so sweet 🥺🥺🥺 baby 😭 it’s nice for op to apologize and it’s nice to see Ningning took it so well too 🥹 this is very wholesome https://t.co/4mTtGw4lSm
— eli (karina’s only gf) 🦖 missing aespa (@jiminiesneck) June 8, 2024
bless her kind heart 😭 No one should ever be mean to her 😭😭😭😭 https://t.co/TaJlSo4doD
— #ARMAGEDDON (@jminjeongz) June 9, 2024
