Earlier this year, aespa's Karina and actor Lee Jae Wook made headlines as they confirmed their relationship. 

The two celebrities had garnered significant public attention after rumors of their romance surfaced in February. However, Karina and Lee Jae Wook quickly ended their relationship after five weeks after the emotional toll inflicted by malicious comments and a sense of remorse toward their fans.

On July 5, an intriguing discussion began in an online community where K-netizens highlighted the fact that Karina's popularity had increased despite the dating news and the malicious comments she faced during that time.

The discussion began when one netizen expressed their hopeful wish that the two celebrities would date again. The netizen wrote, "They would reunite right??" and added, "They both have that snake face so they looked good together. Dispatch did them wrong."

Other netizens joined the conversation and added their two cents to the matter with many pointing out that Karina continued to receive love from fans and her popularity had increased since the news.

They commented:

"Karina's popularity should've decreased but she still gets ad deals and is one of 4th generation idol group members with top Instagram follower number."

"Karina's popularity is increasing even after her dating news and people still hate on her so her star power is really something."

"Karina is really legendary. She still hit the top with a new song and set new records with Instagram even after her dating news."

"I wonder if she really broke up with him lol."

"I think they do look good together. I still support them."

"They really look together."

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