Reaction to aespa’s “Supernova” MV Controversy

On May 14, the Korean forum “theqoo”published a topic about aespa’s “Supernova”MV, which has since garnered significant attention.

The focus of the discussion was on the initial scene in the MV, in which Karina lands on a car in front of a building. The author of the discussion pointed out that this scene was a tribute to a famous image known as “the most beautiful suicide in the world.”The photograph depicts 23-year-old Evelyn McHale, who tragically jumped from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building.

The image of Evelyn McHale, falling 86 floors onto a car, captivated viewers with her graceful pose and quickly became a viral sensation around the globe.

After Karina’s scene was labeled as a “suicide homage”, netizens had varying opinions and expressed their thoughts through comments. Here are a few examples:

I find it difficult to comprehend how someone could view suicide as beautiful and openly admire it… What would prompt them to pay tribute to such a tragic event?
Huh, did the director mention that Karina’s scene was a homage? Hopefully not, I think she just crashed the car because she’s a heavy alien
This is extremely unsettling….
I feel uncomfortable about using the image of somebody’s death like this
Guys, stop being so sensitive, the original image is extremely viral so there are already a fair share of recreations

The information was sourced from theqoo, accessed on PC through the link provided on page 2.