SM Entertainment Sparks Speculation Over Winter’s Future With aespa

SM Entertainment is being criticized by fans for its latest oversight.

On February 7, a post titled “Hey, Is Winter Leaving aespa?” went viral. The post, which was viewed by over 75k people at the time of this writing, sparked speculation about Winter‘s future with the group.

In the post, a netizen uploaded a poster for an upcoming aespa documentary film.

The netizen then pointed out Winter’s glaring absence, which was made more dumfounding after the netizen revealed that Winter performed at the concert photographed for the poster.

It’s aespa’s movie movie poster, but they used a version without Winter, lol. Was the photo taken at a concert Winter didn’t perform? No. The photo was taken on the first day of their tour when all four members performed. The design sucks too, what is SM doing?

— Netizen

Netizens reacted to the post, with many questioning SM Entertainment’s motives. Many fans criticized the label for their latest gaffe.

• WTF. There are only 4 members, but they chose a picture that left one out?
• They were suck at their jobs.
• This pisses me off, lol. Winter’s birthday was the only member’s birthday that wasn’t included in the group’s official schedule.
• At this point, aespa is holding Winter back. Winter would do better as a solo artist. I hate the team because the other members’ fans always harass Winter.

• I want to work at SM. If they miss a deadline? Then, they simply push back the MV. They don’t do any work/ I wonder if they even get fired. F@ck.
• This really is inexcusable. There are only 4 members, and they used a poster with only 3?
• I mean, seriously, is that the poster official? Did the design team fight with Winter? WTF?
• Why is SM keep doing this to Winter? Pissing me off.

What are your thoughts?