Account Goes Public, Surpasses 700K Followers in 3 Hours
Members of the K-pop girl group aespa have created personal Instagram accounts three years after their debut, sparking attention.
According to industry sources on the 22nd, aespa members (Karina, Winter, Giselle, Ningning) under SM Entertainment have opened individual Instagram accounts.
The number of followers for each member surpassed 700,000 within about three hours of the accounts going public, proving their status as a leading girl group.
For their first posts on their personal Instagram accounts, the aespa members shared a photo of all four members together.
Earlier, on the 10th, aespa appeared on "Midnight Idol Complaint Office with Manager Heo" and expressed their desire to create personal Instagram accounts.
When Heo Youngji from the girl group Kara advised the aespa members to "make secondary accounts," aespa's Ningning responded, "(We) already all have them," which attracted attention.
Following the broadcast, aespa members showed signs of opening personal accounts as they received Instagram ID suggestions through fan sign events and the private messaging service "Bubble."
Individual Instagram accounts of aespa members. From the top, Ningning (@imnotningning), Winter (@lm__winter), Karina (@_ri__na____), Giselle (@aerichandesu) in order.
Fans expressed their excitement, saying, "They finally made them," and "This is so great," showing anticipation for future posts.
Meanwhile, aespa is currently promoting their new song "Spicy," which was released on the 8th. Their third album "MY WORLD" surpassed 1.69 million copies in initial sales, setting a new record for K-pop girl groups.
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