aespa's Karina spotted hanging out with former SM Rookies trainee Hina
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aespa’s Karina was spotted hanging out with former SM Rookies trainee Hina.
The aespa members are known to be close with former SM Entertainment trainees they practiced alongside, and they’re particularly close to the members of SM Rookies. Recently, fans spotted aespa member Karina hanging out with former SM Rookies trainee Hina, who’s a Japanese native from Nagoya.
On July 16, a photo of the two went viral online. It seems Karina spent time with Hina after aespa wrapped up their Nagoya concert for ‘SYNK: PARALLEL LINE’. Fans knew it was Hina as she posted the same black and white outfit on her personal Instagram.
Check out the photo below.
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