Nobody has more “aura” than K-Pop idols! This term was created by Gen Z and Gen Alpha, referring to one’s charisma. Similarly, “aura farming” refers to the act of doing cool things — but making it look totally effortless. Check out 10 moments female idols gained massive attention for being effortlessly cool!
1. When IVE’s Wonyoung dressed up as Sojang
She got all of the details right — down to the socks!
wonyoung showing up at the airport as sojang after sending her to jail https://t.co/rH5BNw5cNi pic.twitter.com/wd3a7PLaS4
— lyiv 💒🪽 (@dearxpriest) February 3, 2026
2. When MAMAMOO’s Moonbyul upset netizens by putting men on leashes
The next performance, she had even more men.
After Moonbyul was criticized for leashing her two male dancers, she went on to leash even more men in her next performances, including on national TV.#MAMAMOO #마마무 #MOONBYUL #문별 https://t.co/vYpShKpisn pic.twitter.com/1Xh7r7nh8G
— Eli🍒 (@elimoomongji) February 8, 2026
3. When Billlie’s Tsuki outlasted an Olympian doing a wall-sit
Just how strong is she?!
tsuki beating an olympic athlete in a squatting contest (that was done for FUN notice how everyone in the vid is having FUN don’t be annoying) pic.twitter.com/JqD7QNPrkb https://t.co/aBmW1L7hWC
— ☆⋆｡𖦹°‧★ RUNA DAY 🐢 (@siyoonator) February 10, 2026
4. When Girls’ Generation’s Seohyun said this
She didn’t hold back.
To a man’s facepic.twitter.com/O8MMxDgeRl https://t.co/nrs4OGaAhz
— 🪐 (@seohyuncentric) February 7, 2026
5. When TWICE’s album trailer was literally just their faces
Nothing fancy, just visuals.
three plain backgrounds, their face cards, no heavy video editing, just aura for an album trailerpic.twitter.com/DQnzBZ1epB https://t.co/yqR95R189V
— َ (@dreamliketzu) February 5, 2026
6. When Hearts2Hearts’ Jiwoo gave savage dating advice
She didn’t hesitate to say how she felt.
“Name three types of men you shouldn’t date”
A guy with a bad personality, ugly guy, and petty guy – Jiwoo of Hearts2Hearts https://t.co/SYePJyFFzQ pic.twitter.com/n8hJIyBOlP
— jiwoo pics (@picscjiwoo) February 4, 2026
7. When LOONA’s Hyeju won immediately
She’s too cool.
hyeju winning the flip cup challenge in 2 seconds pic.twitter.com/QK9T6Cx4QA https://t.co/o1o7iVJ89p
— nana ꕤ (@ablumeverse) February 9, 2026
8. When aespa’s Karina forgot that she was famous
It’s a flex.
when karina forgot she’s a celebrity and wondered why people started screaming once she stepped onto the balcony 😭 pic.twitter.com/rdTUUiCxqi https://t.co/OOFCEqc6k9
— ْ (@armaegeddon) February 3, 2026
9. When Ablume, a group with former FIFTY FIFTY members, sang “Cupid” after winning the song’s rights
It was a full circle moment.
When the original singers of Cupid, ablume, posted a video of themselves singing the song after winning its copyrightpic.twitter.com/aGa9QS0kn7 https://t.co/xIRinagbWH
— blumora (@imblumora) February 3, 2026
10. When MAMAMOO’s Solar ripped her shirt off on stage
If male idols can do it, why not female idols?
“After seeing many male idols ripping their shirts on stage, I wondered, ‘Why can’t girls do that too’?”pic.twitter.com/5K2NtnrjNG#MAMAMOO #마마무 #SOLAR #솔라 https://t.co/vYpShKpisn
— Eli🍒 (@elimoomongji) February 4, 2026