Aespa captivated the audience with a vivid live performance at the ‘2025 KBS Music Festival’.
On the 19th, the ‘2025 KBS Music Festival Global Festival’ was held in Songdo Convensia, Incheon. The event was hosted by comedian Jang Do-yeon, actor Moon Sang-min, and I’LL-IT’s Minju, a current ‘Music Bank’ MC.
The festival, themed ‘K-POP as the Key to Global Culture’, featured performances by 24 artists, including CNBLUE, 10CM, Roy Kim, Park Seo-jin, Jannabi, Lovelyz, Dayoung, NCT Dream, Mark, Haechan, The Boyz, fromis_9, Lee Chan-won, P1Harmony, STAYC, Aespa, Le Sserafim, TripleS, Kiss of Life, n.SSign, EVNNE, Close Your Eyes, Hitz, and Baby Don’t Cry.
Aespa appeared towards the end of the broadcast, performing ‘Dirty Work’ and ‘Rich Man’. The group delivered two powerful performances, with members impressing the audience with stable live vocals while holding hand mics.
Previously, Aespa had faced disappointment for lip-syncing during their appearance on ABC’s ‘Good Morning America’ in September. However, they received praise for proving their skills live at this year-end festival.
Of particular interest was member Winter, who performed on stage for the first time since being embroiled in dating rumors with BTS’s Jungkook.
Winter captivated the audience with her relaxed stage presence, sporting long wavy hair. She delivered a solid performance in both singing and dancing, drawing attention to her outfit which featured a single long glove on one arm. Netizens quickly speculated that the glove was intended to cover a ‘tattoo’.
Dating rumors between Jungkook and Winter spread online after reports claimed the two had matching tattoos of three dog faces, which netizens cited as alleged proof of their relationship. Photos circulating online showed them with identical tattoo designs and several matching items.
However, neither Jungkook’s agency, BigHit Music, nor Winter’s agency, SM Entertainment, has commented on the rumors since they emerged.
Image source: KBS broadcast screen
