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  On October 26, Monday, SM Entertainment shocked fans with the sudden announcement of an upcoming girl group debut, Aespa. One of the highly speculated members of the group is Chinese trainee, Ningning. However, numerous Korean netizens have voiced their opinions against her joining the group due to her ethnicity. Ningning is one of SM Entertainment's most famous trainee. She was introduced as a member of SM Rookies in 2016 and has been training with the company for over four years. She had previously appeared on the 'Mickey Mouse Club' with other SM Rookie members. (Photo : SM Entertainment) She is Chinese and was born in Harbin. She was born in 2002, making her 18 in international age and 19 in Korean age. Prior to signing with SM Entertainment, she was a member of the show 'Let's Sing Kids' in China alongside current NCT Dream member Chenle. Even as a trainee, she showed off impressive vocals and a strong command of the Korean language. While Ningning is lov...

  On October 15,  SM Entertainment  released an official statement confirming that they've filed lawsuits against malicious comments targeting the agency's trainee,  Yoo Ji Min . Previously, rumors claiming that Yoo Ji Min mocked various SM Entertainment artists by criticizing their outer appearances and talents were spread widely via various Korean online communities.  According to SME's statement on this day,  "Hello, this is SM Entertainment.  Recently, malicious rumors involving our agency trainee Yoo Ji Min are being spread recklessly online. Despite the fact that these malicious rumors were falsely fabricated, engaging in actions such as spreading rumors, reposting, and attacking our trainee with comments of criticism is a severe defamation of an upcoming new artist's character, in addition to inflicting severe damages on the individual's personality. Our agency plans on beginning legal action by filming civil and criminal lawsuits against all il...