Bang Si Hyuk’s Latest “Girl Group” Sparks Disgust Over Alleged Creepy Obsession With aespa’s Karina
Netizens are not happy with HYBE for allegedly being obsessed with aespa‘s Karina.
On June 27, it was reported that HYBE was releasing a virtual girl group named SYNDI8.
Controversy struck, however, when it was revealed that one of the members were named CANARY. The controversy is due to the fact that in Korean, CANARY (카나리) is similar to Karina (카리나), in fact the names are spelled with identical Hangeul characters.
The similarities do not end there, as the character’s MBTI and height are both identical to Karina’s.
밟으려고 했던 그룹 멤이랑 이름도 비슷하고 엠비티아이도 똑같고 심지어 키도 똑같음 이정도면 방시혁이 짝사랑하는거 아닌지 https://t.co/41vrMg2ewW
— 데 (@devonaokey) June 27, 2024
The character has an almost identical name to a group member, Bang Si Hyuk, who tried to step on. In fact, they have the same MBTI and height. At this point, it makes me wonder whether Bang Si Hyuk is in love with Karina.
— @devonaokey/Twitter
Netizens reacted to the news with disgust and criticized Bang Si Hyuk for his disturbing obsession with Karina.
- “How much more does karma have to kick his ass for him to stop? He’s so creepy, like the ghost in Exhuma.”
- “This is seriously the wrong move.”
- “Lol, dumbass.”
- “The name reminded me of sandlance paste, but it was named after Karina.”
- “Canary reminds of Sandlance paste (romanized as Kkanary)… How can you name it after fish sauce?”
- “Wow, they really have no taste…”
- “It’s so obvious that they copied other groups… All I could think of was fish sauce.”
- “The group’s name… It’s going to ruin HYBE idols’ search results.”
What are your thoughts?
