“She Said She Likes Me…” — Aespa’s Karina Spills The Beans On Her Friendship With BLACKPINK’s Jisoo

The aespa girls surprised K-Pop fans when they were spotted at the BLACKPINK BORN PINK finale in Seoul.

Fans wondered just how they iconic girl groups knew each other. It turns out, Jisoo was the one to first reach out to Karina, inviting the girls to watch them perform.

During a video call fansign on September 21, 2023, Karina spilled the beans about her unexpected friendship. According to Karina, Jisoo contacted her first, telling her that she was a fan. After exchanging a few texts, the two became close! Later, Jisoo extended the invitation to aespa for the concert.

지민이 블랙핑크 지수sbn 이랑 친해져서 블핑sbn 콘서트 다녀왔다구!!!!
아름다운 여쟈들의 친목 응원합니다 ♡.. https://t.co/GQ69DXjeTG pic.twitter.com/VbYzMEaJ9E

— 쨔물 (@babujiminy) September 21, 2023

[Jisoo] contacted me first to tell me that she likes me. We got close and…

— @babujiminy

Giselle also confirmed that they were invited to attend the concert. Some fans had wondered if the girls purchased the tickets or not.

So aespa personally got invited to attend Born Pink Finale in Seoul.

It’s so cute how aespa managed to attend blackpink concert even after a long flight to show their support. This being their first non SM artist kpop concert too, my aespink????????

pic.twitter.com/K2KhuGi154

— karina’s wife (@ujiminphoria) September 19, 2023

According to Karina, they also met BLACKPINK backstage. Sadly, we’ve yet to see any photos from this adorable meetup. Fingers crossed though! We love to see pretty girls hang out with each other.