aespa’s NingNing was attacked by a woman before her departure.
On the 8th, aespa members Giselle, Karina, NingNing, and Winter departed via Incheon Airport to attend the SMTOWN concert in Mexico. A large crowd of fans and reporters gathered at the airport to catch a glimpse of aespa, and while NingNing was hurrying to board the plane, an unpleasant incident occurred.
Wearing a cap pulled down low and walking quickly forward, NingNing was deliberately shoved by a blonde-haired woman passing by. Another woman, who appeared to be with her, stood nearby smiling brightly as if she found it amusing. The woman who bumped into NingNing's shoulder and body disappeared quickly without offering an apology, and NingNing turned around looking bewildered, drawing attention.
A video showing the moment NingNing was shoved was also released. Despite there being plenty of space around her, the woman deliberately approached and forcefully bumped into NingNing with her whole body. NingNing appeared visibly baffled, shaking her head in disbelief. Even in the face of this incident, the bodyguards took no action, leading to outrage among fans.
Fans shared photos and videos of the incident in online communities, criticizing SM Entertainment and the security team with comments like:“What were the bodyguards even doing?” “Women’s safety should always come first,” “What if she had done something worse to NingNing?” “Where were the security guards?” “That woman and the one with her were both acting weird,” “This was clearly intentional.”
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source: https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/117/0003941471
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1. She hit her on purpose?????? Crazy, why would you do that?
2. That's crazy, what is her security team doing?
3. But that woman is always being an eyesore at the airport
4. This was so dangerous, imagine she was holding a knife. What would they have done? The security wasn't even looking at her, how can you catch things like that? aespa's security have been problematic so many times already
5. But is it really true that she bumped into her on purpose?.. I watched the video, and it looked like she said 'Oh, sorry' and just walked off with her friend without even looking back at NingNing... If it wasn’t intentional and they just accidentally bumped into each other because it was chaotic around a celebrity, isn't it a bit harsh that regular people are getting so much hate? ㅠ.. Honestly, from the video, it’s hard to say for sure that it was deliberate... To be really honest, I actually thought NingNing’s reaction was a bit much in that video... They apologized and left, but she stared at them, frowned, and shook her head…
보디가드는?@SMTOWNGLOBAL 네?
— 만듀ᵒᴥᵒ훠궈러버 (@ningyizhuo10238) May 8, 2025
이렇게 일하냐? 공항에서 아티스트 옆에 보디가드 하나 없다니? 일부러 닝닝 부딪히면? 다치면 어떻게하냐고? pic.twitter.com/5rvfG3B9WH