\n\tKarina, aespa\u2019s 26-year-old leader, wore a custom white satin Prada dress with a black cape atop. The ensemble was seemingly inspired by Korean hanbok, a traditional clothing item dating back to the nation\u2019s Three Kingdoms period. <\/p>\n
\n\tThe singer and rapper\u2019s entire ensemble was Prada, down to the jewelry, shoes and purse. Karina\u2019s been an ambassador for the luxury fashion house since 2024. The brand previously described her as \u201cone of the most talented female K-pop artists\u201d when they announced their partnership.<\/p>\n
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\t\t\t\t\tKarina<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDimitrios Kambouris\/Getty Images for The Met Museum\/Vogue<\/p>\n
\n\tHer group member Ningning, on the other hand, opted for a Gucci look. The 23-year-old looked ethereal in a custom black Gucci gown. The structure and intricate ensemble was a pitch-perfect debut for the Chinese K-pop singer. She complemented the dress with Gucci shoes and Bvlgari jewelry.<\/p>\n
\n\tJust last week, Gucci announced that Ningning had joined the luxury fashion house as a brand ambassador. \u201cI grew up fascinated by Gucci and it doesn\u2019t feel real that I get to help bring the house\u2019s designs to new generations and tastes,\u201d the K-pop star said in a release announcing the news.<\/p>\n
\n\tAespa is preparing to release their second full-length album, Lemonade, later this month. The 10-track album, set to drop May 29, \u201ccaptures aespa at their boldest yet \u2014 pairing the group\u2019s signature futuristic identity with sharper storytelling, elevated production, and a more confident, evolved sound,\u201d according to a release from the group. <\/p>\n
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\t\t\t\t\tNingning<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTheo Wargo\/FilmMagic<\/p>\n
\n\tThe four-member girl group, one of Korea\u2019s most popular acts, is set to make their Lollapalooza U.S. debut in August. The group is no stranger to U.S. festivals, having performed at all the major festivals, including Coachella Valley Music<\/a> and Arts Festival, Governors Ball and Outside Lands.<\/p>\n \n\tFollowing their Lollapalooza appearance, aespa is set to hit the road on a lengthy world tour<\/a>, which kicks off in August in Seoul, South Korea. The group begins its North American leg in September with stops at Mexico\u2019s Palacio de los Deportes and Toronto\u2019s TD Coliseum. They\u2019ll then play eight cities in the U.S., including the UBS Arena in New York and the Intuit Dome in L.A., before finishing the North American run in Vancouver, Canada.<\/p>\n \n\tThe 2026 Met Gala is being co-chaired by Beyonc\u00e9, Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams and Anna Wintour. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his wife, Lauren S\u00e1nchez Bezos, are honorary chairs, which has caused a stir of controversy <\/a>leading up to fashion\u2019s biggest night.<\/p>\n \n\tThis year\u2019s host committee includes Anthony Vaccarello, Zo\u00eb Kravitz, Adut Akech, Angela Bassett, Sin\u00e9ad Burke, Sabrina Carpenter, Doja Cat, Gwendoline Christie, Misty Copeland, Alex Consani, Elizabeth Debicki, Lena Dunham, Paloma Elsesser, Rebecca Hall, Blackpink\u2019s Lisa, Chloe Malle, Aimee Mullins, Amy Sherald, Tschabalala Self, Sam Smith, Teyana Taylor, Anna Weyant, Lauren Wasser, A\u2019ja Wilson, Chase Sui Wonders and Yseult. <\/p>\n \n\tThe 2026 Met Gala was held on Monday at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. See what all the stars\u00a0wore here<\/a>, and catch up on all of\u00a0The Hollywood Reporter\u2018s Met Gala coverage here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"K-pop stars Karina and Ningning officially made their Met Gala debut Monday night. The women, one-half of the…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":774403,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[29],"tags":[4859,171,10574,60340,10569,306553,975,5921,67,132,68],"class_list":["post-774402","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-aespa","tag-entertainment","tag-fashion","tag-k-pop-news","tag-met-gala","tag-met-gala-2026","tag-music","tag-style","tag-united-states","tag-unitedstates","tag-us"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116520813175018476","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/774402","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=774402"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/774402\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/774403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=774402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=774402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=774402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}