Did Karina really deserve her popularity

Yes.

She's not my bias in Aespa but she's the most it girl material out of all the other idols you mentioned, and for several reasons.

Also for matter of fact Winter is more popular than anybody in that list too. So it is not only Karina that is popular

Her visuals are not the only reason why she is popular. But like others have mentioned, beauty is subjective and will hopefully forever remain that way.

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That's certainly not the impression I get.

What impression do you get

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What impression do you get

I rarely see Yunjin mentioned in visual discussions, in the comparisons of the type of stars that get invites in Korea due to their Beauty (Karina, Miyeon, Wonyoung etc).

Even in her own group, I see most of the fans concentrate the visual stuff on Kazuha and Chaewon.

Your treating it as if i'm calling her ugly, no kpop idol is ugly, but she has never from all I've seen been treated as the "Korean Beauty Standard" of her group, both by LSF fans or Kpop stans, and by the general population in Korea.

Yes and more

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Karina literally goes viral for visual. besides that i cant think of other instances

My point stands. Her visuals are not the only reason she is popular.

No. The whole push of Aespa was just as fake. The only member who is notable and has the requirments naturally (aka dancing, singing and looks*) is Winter* but nowadays her face is getting overly plastic/fillers as well. Winter is he real deal and attractor of the group.

She’s the one who is pushed the most, the only who will most likely become the “break out”, she’ll probably start acting or something

Anyway, her face is uncanny. All of aespa members look like science experiments, it’s creepy

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I rarely see Yunjin mentioned in visual discussions, in the comparisons of the type of stars that get invites in Korea due to their Beauty (Karina, Miyeon, Wonyoung etc).

Even in her own group, I see most of the fans concentrate the visual stuff on Kazuha and Chaewon.

Your treating it as if i'm calling her ugly, no kpop idol is ugly, but she has never from all I've seen been treated as the "Korean Beauty Standard" of her group, both by LSF fans or Kpop stans, and by the general population in Korea.

I know I was joking.

But yeah, I see what you're talking about and honestly? I wouldn't want her to be the Korean beauty standard.

She, as well as every single member of LSF are beautiful in their own way.