Aespa’s Karina Unexpectedly Faces Her Biggest Fear At Thom Browne’s Haute Couture Show

aespa‘s Karina can’t catch a break when she’s in France after both experiences at Paris fashion shows resulted in her being confronted with one of her biggest fears, but this time on an even grander scale.

aespa’s Karina | @aespa_official/Instagram

aespa’s Karina departed Incheon Airport on July 2 on her way to Paris, France, to attend the first-ever Thom Browne Haute Couture show.

Her appearance in the designer brand at the airport showed how effortlessly she matched the Thom Browne look and quickly earned her the nickname “Human Thom Browne.”

Karina at Incheon Airport on July 2, 2023 | Osen

She continued to dazzle with her Thom Browne outfit for the fashion show, looking stunning in a sophisticated, layered look that showed off her model-like proportions and doll-like beauty.

| @Dathhh/Twitter | @just_0411/Twitter

Karina was calm, cool, and collected among the bustling crowds of fans and media outside the event, but her confident composure was tested once she entered the venue to find that the show included a repeating theme of pigeons.

MYs know Karina has a phobia of birds and pigeons, so it seemed the aespa leader walked right into her worst nightmare.

The way Karina is scared of pigeons but she got invited to a show that is pigeon themed out of all the things. I really want to see her reaction on bbl later, my poor girlie pic.twitter.com/x5eXkR3O1U

— karina’s wife (@ujiminphoria) July 3, 2023

Netizens respond to the unexpected situation, showing support for Karina while wondering what the odds were that the theme would include Karina’s biggest fear.

APART OF GHE THOM BROWNE SHOW BEING THEMED PIGEONS AND KARINA IS SCARED OF PIGEONS??!!! #KARINAxTHOMBROWNE #KARINA pic.twitter.com/BdKGkpmA8S

— ⋆ (@knrarchive) July 3, 2023

not karina’s worst fear

KARINA AT PARIS HAUTE COUTURE#KARINAxTHOMBROWNE #KARINA #aespa #에스파 @aespa_official

pic.twitter.com/3jfbfTMSUG

— (@anovacow) July 3, 2023

SM be like "face your fears" and sent karina all the way to paris to attend a show centered around pigeons pic.twitter.com/oIdvPcIHjq

— jan (@aescentre) July 3, 2023

THERE ARE PIGEONS BEHIND KARINA HELP THE ONE WHO CHASES AWAY THE PIGEONS FOR HER IS IN KOREA pic.twitter.com/56lMRcwF1G

— Sunshine (@sunshine_080507) July 3, 2023

Karina addressed the unexpected turn of events on a live stream after the show, during which she shared her surprise at the show’s theme.

karina: im afraid of birds. while waiting, i made a small talk w/ the people beside me. when i saw them i thought "oh those looks like pigeons. they really look like pigeons" then i was like "the theme of the show is about pigeons?!" i was really surprised pic.twitter.com/Bjg3YEHUl3

— Sunshine (@sunshine_080507) July 3, 2023

Luckily, Karina made it through the event and could tell the tale with her charming sense of humor.

This isn’t Karina’s first run-in with her pigeon nemeses while in Paris. Check out the other encounter in the article below:

Aespa’s Karina Keeps Getting Interrupted In “Paris Fashion Week” By An Unexpected Guest, And Her Reactions Were All Memorable