A trace of passion… and possibly one too many drinks. 💋

Pictures of an unmistakable kiss mark on a cardboard cutout of aespa‘s Karina have gone viral.

The life-sized cardboard Karina, said to be standing in Seoul’s “Hongdae” neighborhood—known for nightlife, is part of the idol’s endorsement of the beer brand KRUSH.

When the original poster (OP) noticed a lipstick stain on Karina’s left cheek…

…the OP snapped pictures of it and demanded the “culprit” step forward.

홍대에서 지민이 볼에따 뽀뽀 한 사람 나오세요. pic.twitter.com/zugijzD7nP

— 믕믕 (@ae_meung) May 19, 2024

Whoever kissed Jimin’s cheek in Hongdae, please turn yourself in.

— @ae_meung/X

The tweet went viral as aespa fans shared both playful envy at the “lucky stranger,” as well as unexpected fascination at how “natural” the kiss mark looked.

• “Those are some nice lips.”
• “I’ll let it pass one time if it was done wearing YSL lipstick…”
• “I was at Hongdae not too long ago and saw this, too. LOL. I thought the kiss mark was printed on because it looked so natural. Haha.”
• “Who did this! LOL. I can SMELL the alcohol!”
• “Who did this…”
• “NGL, that kiss mark looks quite good, haha. It’s kind of hard to leave a perfect stain like that. IYKYK, haha.”
• “So cute, LOL.”
• “WHICH ONE OF YOU KISSED MY GIRL?! Haha.”
• “Oh, WTF. Haha.”
• “Which b*tch did it!”
• “I get the urge, though. I would not have been able to hold back a smooch.”

This is not the first time a K-Pop idol standee has stolen the heart of a fan. Read more about the time BTS’s J-Hope attended an ARMY’s wedding in his paper form.