It was recently reported by Dispatch that aespa’s Karina and actor Lee Jae Wook are in a relationship. Both their agencies confirmed that they are in the stage of getting to know each other.
Following the shocking news, fans have been in an uproar. As many did not expect this pairing, it resulted in many posts not ageing well. Here are X of the most amusing ones to date.
1. “For the girls”
Karina’s fans have always joked that the queen was “for the girls, gays, and sapphics.”
every night i pray that karina likes women because no man will ever be good enough for her pic.twitter.com/S8GIiIcWXu
— 🥚 (@sanairl) January 27, 2024
2. Ryujin and Karina
Less than 24h before the news broke out, Ryujin had been talking about Karina on a live stream. Fans were jokingly shipping the pair.
karina is so gay its not even funny pic.twitter.com/UAXh2OMWlX
— 🥚 (@sanairl) February 26, 2024
3. The ultimate boyfriend…pic
Lee Jae Wook has always been known to take great “boyfriend pics.” This time, he became an actual boyfriend!
boyfriend game so strong that he came back with a girl 😭 https://t.co/ObRgSxewIA
— ᴊ ᴏ ᴏ ɴ (@jooonyiie) February 27, 2024
4. The subunit of dreams
…is no longer.
new sm subunit LGBTZ pic.twitter.com/1aSmpURgSA
— 🥚 (@sanairl) February 25, 2024
5. Sibling vibes
When the pair first interacted at Prada’s show in January, fans gushed about how they gave off “sibling vibes.” Their radar couldn’t have been more wrong!
the way lee jaewook saying sorry to karina because he needed to leave first is giving sibling vibes?!?! oh god they look so close already….
KARINA AT PRADA FW 24#KARINAxPradaFW24#KARINA #PradaFW24 @Prada pic.twitter.com/sGrAIubWte
— daaaaa (@rockerthoughtz) January 15, 2024
It looks like this one really wasn’t on everyone’s K-Pop bingo card!