K-pop star Karina hard launches a bob hair transformation

Karina (also known as Yu Ji-min), leader of K-pop group Aespa, just hard launched a new bob haircut and of course, fans are going crazy. But are we surprised? Spoiler: No, no we're not.

Ever since debuting almost five years ago in 2020, Karina has been known for her signature long hair but now, she's said goodbye to six+ inches of hair, making for a thick, healthy looking cut. This is what we would call a ✨dramatique✨ transformation.

The singer debuted the chin-length cut in an Instagram post ahead of her journey to Milan for the Prada Fall/Winter 2025 fashion show. And since posting 24 hours ago, the nine-part carousel post has amassed over 2.5 million likes. Wow.

Before:

After:

Of course, many of Karina's 23.8 million (!!) Instagram followers took to the comments section of her post to share their thoughts on the new look. Read some of our favourites, below:

And no, you aren't bugging; those are all caps locked messages of love. Nothing else would suffice, TBH!

And on that note, on behalf of everyone at Cosmopolitan, we, too, LOVE the 'do, Karina.Short hair FTW!

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