aespa are currently on vacation after taking a break from their ongoing world tour, AExis Line. Finally, all four members are taking the time to rest and travel privately!
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Among them, Winter shared an update with fans, revealing that she is spending her break in Hawaii. She briefly went live on Weverse while enjoying the seaside, giving fans a glimpse into her time off.
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While many fans were happy to see Winter relaxing, the live broadcast quickly became a hot topic online for different reasons. After clips and screenshots from the live spread across social media, some netizens claimed that Winter did not look her best.
존예핑 pic.twitter.com/opzM5mo3EZ
— 취향의 윈터 (@nano_winter) January 20, 2026
Some expressed concern about her physical condition, suggesting she looked tired or unwell.
this is what happens when u starve yourself, eat enough, people
— M.y. (@mellyomy) January 21, 2026
Others went further, fixating on her facial features and claiming her forehead appeared larger than before or that her hairline was receding.
🚨 Fans worried about Winter’s condition and hairline decrease in the recent updates from her vacation in Hawaii pic.twitter.com/GJErmdkKsK
— KpopInsider (@insideer_k_pop) January 21, 2026
so winter is still on vacation LOL but her fans were quick to make up lies saying she was already back to work as soon as the speculation about her and jk spending vacation together came up.
sidenote: all that plastic surgery and she didn’t think about forehead reduction? pic.twitter.com/CeAVfK7z9F
— April (@4prilEleven) January 20, 2026
These claims sparked huge speculation about her health and stress levels, which were then linked to the ongoing dating rumors the aespa star has faced with BTS’s Jungkook. The vacation spot was also connected to the male idol. Because Jungkook has previously vacationed in Hawaii, some netizens used this coincidence to revive the speculation.
Jungkook vacationed in Hawaii before, and now Winter did too. Obviously her boyfriend Jungkook recommended it to her 😍🥰 pic.twitter.com/Uqgh0pCqdU
— 🐶 (@lolipopp000000) January 20, 2026
I thnk she is going through a break up.. Jungkook dumped her
— Jarvis_IM (@jarvis04873imgg) January 21, 2026
Tell her used lador for her bald hair…
She get stressed a lot bcoz her hiv boyfie refused to go public
— ¹³G^minie_Park (@Park13g) January 21, 2026