The star is in the middle of hectic promotions.
Koreaboo
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Fans are worried about aespa‘s Winter after her recent performance of “WDA” on MBC‘s Music Core, with many saying she looks noticeably thinner and unwell.
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The SM Entertainment girl group has been promoting “WDA” this week, ahead of the release of their second studio album LEMONADE.
Winter’s look sparked debate among netizens, with some sharing concern for her health due to her appearance.
Is Winter sick or something..?
She looks like she’s lost the most weight I’ve ever seen on her.
— Viral post on Pann
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Many commenters, however, pushed back on the worry, pointing to her makeup as the main culprit.
Winter’s styling for the “WDA” promotions leans heavily into a haggard, dark aesthetic, with heavy under-eye shading to mimic dark circles and minimal lip color.
Others pointed to her grueling schedule as a more legitimate concern. aespa’s pre-recording run-up to Music Core alone was brutal, with slots reportedly at 12 AM, 7 AM, 5 AM, and 2 AM across four different music shows.
It seems like fans expect her to bounce back once the promotional cycle wraps up.
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- “This time around, Winter’s makeup in particular looks way more haggard than usual — they’re darkening under her eyes to make it look like dark circles, and sometimes she’s barely wearing any lip color…. Winter already has that fragile, world-weary vibe, so maybe they’re trying to play it up to the max. I didn’t like it at first either, but watching her individual fancam, it actually seems to suit the song’s concept… When you see her in normal makeup or bare-faced, she hasn’t lost weight at all. She looks exactly the same as before.”
- “She’s pretty.”
- “If you watch the video, it’s because of the makeup, and her selfies look the same as always. What’s with screenshotting her at her most unwell-looking and making a thing of it?”
- “She was already slim to begin with, but it seems like she’s gotten super skinny from dieting more during the promotion period, plus all the schedules. That said, the makeup itself intentionally goes for a gaunt look as part of the concept — it’s music video makeup — and the lighting makes it look even more hollow. Watching the actual video, she doesn’t look that bad. She’ll probably put the weight back on once promotions wrap up.”
- “Part of it is the makeup making her look that way, but watching her exit at the end, she stumbled a little while walking and looked completely drained as she left. She looked like she was struggling from a lack of sleep. She probably didn’t sleep at all for four days because of the pre-recordings. Winter even had to stay the whole time at Music Bank without being able to leave early. aespa’s pre-recording schedule is brutal — M Countdown pre-rec at 12 am, Music Bank pre-rec at 7 am, Inkigayo pre-rec at 5 am, Music Core pre-rec at 2 am.”