Last Updated:February 05, 2025, 11:22 IST
Pictures and videos from Asa’s pre-debut auditions and shows have been going viral, showing striking changes in her facial features.
Internet users claimed that the BABYMONSTER artist had plastic surgery. (Photo Credits: Instagram)
One of the newest groups from YG Entertainment, BABYMONSTER made their debut in 2023 and has been dominating the K-pop industry with their youthful presence and captivating demeanour. Apart from their current position as the sister of BLACKPINK, BABYMONSTER, which is made up of members Haram, Rora, Asa, Ruka, Chiquita, Ahyeon and Pharita, has now started gaining attention for their pre-debut appearances. The latest one to make headlines is Asa, who auditioned for YG Entertainment when she was only in middle school.
A clip from her audition has gone viral, not just showing how talented she was but also her adorable looks. Additionally, BABYMONSTER also released pre-debut content and a reality survival show before the group’s 2023 debut to keep fans updated about their journey. However, this is what led fans to claim that Asa looked different from her current appearance.
Many pointed out that she previously had a rounder face with wider cheekbones, a lower nose bridge, and lower double eyelids in the pre-debut clip whereas she presently has more sharp and flashy features, raising speculations of a possible plastic surgery.
The video which has gone viral on the community site Nate Pann has received divided reactions from fans with some praising her pretty looks while others wondering if the artist went under the knife. “In the first place, her face is one that would succeed in plastic surgery. It’s not like just anyone who goes under the knife can get prettier. Your original face must be good too,” a fan wrote, while another added, “She was way too young back then… But also, it’s pretty obvious she did her nose.”
Asa is not the only artist to make headlines for her pre-debut looks. Pictures of Pharita from her younger days also drew mixed reactions on the Internet. As fans discovered pictures of Pharita as a child model, many wondered if she was a natural beauty. Contrary to her current pictures, the artist had a noticeably larger and flatter nose tip. She had a darker skin tone, contrary to her present fair complexion.
At the time, MONSTIEZ (fandom) strongly refuted the same, stating that more pre-debut pictures squash the nose job claims.
On the work front, BABYMONSTER is gearing up for an upcoming performance video for Billionaire, one of the tracks from their full-length album, DRIP. The video will be dropped on February 7 at midnight KST.