You honestly think if Aespa members were ex-SM trainees in Girls Planet 999 they would have made it to the group?
Ningning - very talented but visuals win in the end so Xiaoting would have been chosen over her either way
Giselle - Hikari raps and dances better than her objectively speaking
Winter - if she joined with the current SM styling/visual, maybe she had a chance but with her pre-debut look very likely No
Karina - might have a chance, but needed some X-factor to overcome Bahiiyeh's massive voting base
Ningning - very talented but visuals win in the end so Xiaoting would have been chosen over her either way
Giselle - Hikari raps and dances better than her objectively speaking
Winter - if she joined with the current SM styling/visual, maybe she had a chance but with her pre-debut look very likely No
Karina - might have a chance, but needed some X-factor to overcome Bahiiyeh's massive voting base