Despite MYs usually having positive relationships with all the members of aespa, NingNing decided to draw a line when she was constantly referred to by these names by a significant number of fans.
aespa is recognized as one of the fourth-generation girl groups that actively engages with fans through multiple social media platforms, including Bubble and Instagram.
This led to the development of a strong bond between them and their fan base, known as MYs, as they became more at ease with exchanging jokes and playful banter.
Despite this, there are still limits that must be respected. NingNing emphasized this boundary when she expressed her frustration with netizens intentionally misspelling her name.
NingNing recently shared a crying cat meme, revealing that she had forgotten to take a photo at the music show.
Upon sharing the post, she elicited laughter from her fans, prompting them to leave cheerful comments such as:
- “So cute.”
- “NingNing joined the cat meme-ing.”
- “What’s the story here, spill the tea.”
Despite the initial intention for fun and communication, some MYs continued to tease NingNing with comments such as:
- “Hi, KingKing.”
- “LingLing?”
- “Okay, NingNong.”
Upon witnessing this, NingNing promptly tagged each individual and called them out. However, as the teasing escalated, the female celebrity firmly responded with a comment.
“I’m not xingxingdingdinglinglingringring.”
it’s clear that it bothers ningning enough to respond, but y’all continue with this unfunny “joke”pic.twitter.com/q77UhyAtwD
— roxie (@holyizhuo) May 17, 2024
For quite some time now, NingNing has been adamant about addressing misspelling and teasing of her name. Even Karina mentioned last year that their youngest member is sensitive to people creating different variations of it.
NingNing is adamant about being referred to correctly and becomes exasperated with those who continue to make mistakes.
Despite some MYs claiming it was simply an “inside joke,”many supporters of NingNing stressed that it has gone beyond being a mere joke and has become evident sinophobia and a type of racism.
Referring to a Chinese K-pop idol as “LingLing”or any other variation is without a doubt considered disrespectful, especially if it is done intentionally.
kpop stans and their inability to treat chinese idols normally this is just blatant sinophobia https://t.co/Zm4GpRf5ZW
— ✩ ✩ ✩ (@DICKDOH) 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
OMG making fun of Asian names is the oldest racist drag of Asians along with making slant eyes.Those racist a**holes don’t get how much it scars Asian American kids when they do that to them, makes them hate being Asian. https://t.co/Ulw2AA7Kki
— Matthew L (@MatthewL8887) May 17, 2024
Sinophobia is so fucking normalised amongst kpop fans and it pisses me off so much. Calling a Chinese person who isn’t called lingling “lingling” is so fucking racist you have no idea https://t.co/OjJ0d6p63Q
— stan (@chuuphey) May 17, 2024
In the meantime, aespa, the group that NingNing is a part of, is actively promoting their new song through various music broadcasts.
On the 13th, the quartet released one of its double title tracks, “Supernova,”which is featured on their debut studio album, “Armageddon.”
Just five days after its release, the song quickly rose to the top of both local and international charts, gaining about 11 million streams on Spotify and becoming a huge success.
The return single greatly impressed the Korean audience, remaining at the top spot on Bugs for 5 consecutive days, claiming the 1st position on Melon Hot 100, reaching 2nd place on the Top 100 (based on peak ranking), and ranking 6th on the Daily Chart.
The group is scheduled to make an appearance on MBC’s “Show! Music Core”on May 18th and on SBS’s “Inkigayo”on the 19th.
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