it’s hard to explain but sm doesn’t treat their non korean idols equal to their korean ones like how they never allow ningning or giselle to sit or stand in the middle of aespa it’s ALWAYS karina & winter in the middle they do the same thing with chenle & renjun in dream..it seems like they go out of their way to make the non koreans less important in their groups and let’s not even get into how they NEVER give yuta any shine time in nct