Netizens Slam Esquire Magazine For Capitalizing On aespa’s Karina And Lee Jae Wook’s Relationship

Fans are worried.

It was recently reported that aespa’s Karina is in a relationship with actor Lee Jae Wook. The pair was outed by Dispatch. It was reported by a source close to them that they fell in love during the Prada Menswear show in January 2024. Both were invited to the event and met each other for the first time there.

After the news broke out, Esquire Korea quickly released footage of the pair taken by the magazine at the show. Despite the show being a month prior, the magazine took the chance to release the footage while the iron was hot.

They captioned the video “Prada lovers, behind-the-scenes with Karina and Lee Jae Wook.

Emptying out Esquire’s hard drive. The whole world is buzzing about Karina and Lee Jae Wook’s relationship. Esquire personally took a video of the fashion show at which they said the pair fell in love at first sight at. We are sharing this precious behind-the-scenes footage with the world. A relationship linked up by Prada… Isn’t it so heart-fluttering?

— Esquire Korea

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The pair at the show.

While some understood that the magazine was only doing their job, others criticized it for angering fans. Fans are not upset about the relationship, but are worried for the two, as their relationship was outed just as it was blossoming. It has barely been a month since the two first met at the show.

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Netizen reactions. | theqoo
  • Would the magazine care about the fans? They wouldn’t. It’s a chance to grab the attention of non-fans and promote themselves… Only the fans are angered.
  • Sigh… They crossed the line.
  • They both look alike. Should I say they both have the fox-type face?
  • I would’ve uploaded it too, if it were me.
  • They themselves admitted to the relationship, so what is the magazine to do… Why are fans releasing their anger on the magazine…
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Netizen comments. | theqoo
  • I’m so annoyed.
  • Since they both admitted to the relationship, the magazine would be excited.
  • No but that’s kinda…tactless of them.
  • Of course the magazine would be excited. They’re the only ones who have this footage.
  • They said they fell in love at first sight, so of course the magazine will be excited.

What do you think?

Source: Theqoo

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