aespa's Karina apologized to her friend ITZY's Yeji for not replying to texts promptly.

On the November 13 KST broadcast of MBC's FM4U radio program 'Kim Shin Young's Noon Song of Hope', aespa made a guest appearance to promote their comeback album 'Drama'. Here, DJ Kim Shin Young asked if the members were close with any other idols, to which Karina revealed that she is close friends with ITZY members Yeji and Ryujin.

Karina stated, "We used waiting rooms right next to each other, but we could hear each other and everything we said, so I wanted to become friends with them. But I am extremely introverted so I would be conscious of them and was unable to talk to them first. During this time, the ITZY members got the courage to approah me first by buying us watermelon juice, and told us 'we want to become friends with you'. That's how we became friends."
Karina then added, "I am only fast in replying to my team members, so I don't reply to Yeji promptly. I want to use this opportunity to apologize to her."

Meanwhile, aespa made their comeback with 'Drama' and is currently taking part in various promotional activities.