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K-pop girl group aespa performed several brand-new tracks at their first-ever ‘SYNK: Hyper Line’ concerts over the weekend.On February 25 and 26, the four-member act held their first standalone concerts at the Jamsil Arena in Seoul, with the second day also streaming on Beyond LIVE to overseas audiences.During the shows, aespa gave live debuts to several unreleased tracks including ‘Salty and Sweet’, which they previewed via their YouTube channel prior to the concert. “‘Cause I am salty and sweet / Irresistible, a different type of treat,” they sing in the chorus.In addition to ‘Salty and Sweet’, the quartet also debuted six other unreleased group tracks, namely ‘Thirsty’, ’YOLO’, ’Don’t Blame’, ‘Hot Air Balloon’, ‘I’m Unhappy’ and another untitled song.Each member of aespa also unveiled their first-ever solo tracks: ‘Menagerie’ by Karina, ‘Wake Up’ by NingNing, and ‘2HOT4U’ by Giselle, while vocalist Winter sang an untitled ballad.

SM Entertainment CEO Chris Lee (also known as Lee Sung-soo) has claimed the label’s founder Lee Soo-man is the reason why aespa’s new music has been delayed.On February 16, Lee, who is one of the K-pop agency’s two current CEOs, released a 30-minute statement regarding the company. In the video, which is the first part of a series, Lee made several allegations about SM’s former chief producer Lee Soo-man.According to Chris Lee’s video, Lee Soo-man was the reason why aespa’s music has been delayed.

aespa’s sophomore mini-album ‘Girls’ has debuted at Number Three on the Billboard 200, marking their highest entry on the chart.On July 17, Billboard announced that the quartet’s latest mini-album ‘Girls’ had debuted at Number Three in the week ending July 14. It’s aespa’s highest-charting album yet, after their debut mini-album ‘Savage’ charted at Number 20 following its release last October.According to Billboard, the girl group had earned 56,000 equivalent album units, of which 53,000 were attributed to album sales, making ‘Girls’ the top-selling album of the week.aespa are now the third K-pop girl group to land in the Top Three of the Billboard 200, joining the ranks of BLACKPINK’s 2020 studio debut ‘THE ALBUM’ and TWICE’s ‘Formula Of Love: T+O=<3’ last November, which debuted at Number Two and Three respectively.‘Girls’ was first released on July 8 alongside the music video for its lead single of the same name.

aespa have released a powerful music video for their new single, ‘Girls’.The music video opens with a shot of a digital city, before it delves deeper into the girl group’s SM Universe lore, with an appearance from the AI character Naevis. Elsewhere in the clip, aespa perform the song’s fierce choreography in futuristic rooms, while also making references to their older title tracks.“Scream (Get loud), listen (My sound) / Call it (Upgrade), we coming / Blooming in chaos (We Them Girls), and confronting fear, that courage / Whenever we are together, we them girls, we them girls,” aespa sing on the chorus.‘Girls’ is the title track of aespa’s new mini-album of the same name, which was also released today (July 8).

aespa have revealed that their forthcoming sophomore mini-album ‘Girls’ was initially slated for release a lot earlier.The K-pop quartet recently sat withAudacy for an interview as part of the entertainment platform’s video series Audacy Check In, where they spoke about ‘Girls’ ahead of its release tomorrow (July 8).When asked about the preparation process for the album, member Giselle revealed that ‘Girls” release had actually been pushed back from its original date to make way for more refinements to be made to its songs. “It was released a lot later than what was expected,” she shared.

aespa recently spoke at the United Nations’ High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.The forum, which was hosted at the United Nations headquarters in New York yesterday (July 5), saw the members of the girl group delivering a speech on the importance of sustainable development goals (SDGs) in relation to the group’s metaversal concept.“As the metaverse accelerates, we have to ask the question: ‘Are we working just as hard to create the best possible real-world?’” member Giselle said, per Korea JoongAng Daily. “The metaverse reflects reality.

aespa have released the music video for their first-ever English single, ‘Life’s Too Short’.In the 2000s-themed visual, the girl group brush off drama and negative comments and focus on the good things in their life. The quartet enjoy their lives, eschewing social media to throw a sleepover, go for karaoke and attend photoshoots.“I’m doing me regardless / No, I don’t care what you say about it / And I’mma do it any way that I want / I’m having all this fun so why would I еver stop?” aespa sing on the chorus of ‘Life’s Too Short’.‘Life’s Too Short’ is set to appear on aespa’s sophomore mini-album ‘Girls’, due out July 8.

aespa have unveiled the second episode of their ongoing SM Culture Universe (SMCU) series on YouTube.In the new episode, titled Next Level, a strange ‘SYNK OUT’ phenomenon has occurred, causing ‘æ’s, or virtual counterparts to humans, to disappear from the Real World, forced to return to the FLAT — the virtual plane from which they originate.From the FLAT, aespa’s æ-counterparts are able to contact the members with the help of nævis, the AI system that allows virtual beings to appear in the Real World. Projecting their consciousness into their æ’s, the members enter the virtual plane, where nævis tasks them with venturing into KWANGYA, a “ruleless, formless” space that exists beyond the FLAT to find out what is causing the disconnect between the FLAT and Real World.In the rest of the episode, the girl group venture deeper into KWANGYA where they encounter the series’ villain, Black Mamba, for the first time, causing them to experience vivid hallucinations. The series first launched with the release of its first episode, Black Mamba, last year, with the aim to establish and expand the background of SM Entertainment’s company-wide lore, centred in and around KWANGYA.

aespa have shared a new teaser for the second episode of their ongoing SM Culture Universe series on YouTube.In the new trailer for the second SM Culture Universe episode, titled Next Level, the members of aespa have left the fictional universe of Kwangya in order to help nævis solve the ‘SYNK OUT’ phenomenon, in which the connection to the avatar æ had been severed.The full Next Level episode is scheduled for release on the official aespa YouTube channel next week on June 20, at 6pm KST.The series first launched with the release of its first episode, Black Mamba, last year, with the aim to establish and expand the background of SM Entertainment’s company-wide lore, centred in and around Kwangya.Meanwhile, aespa are also gearing up to return with their forthcoming sophomore mini-album ‘Girls’, for which they recently dropped the pre-release track ‘Illusion’. Due out on July 8, the new record is also set to feature the title track ‘Girls’, along with new songs ‘Lingo’ and ‘ICU’.Additionally, ’Girls’ will include the English-language track ‘Life’s Too Short’, which the group originally debuted during their appearance at this year’s Coachella, as well as a Korean version of that song.‘Girls’ will be aespa’s first release of 2022, and is the much-anticipated follow-up to the girl group’s popular debut mini-album ‘Savage’.

aespa have added a new show to their forthcoming ‘Showcase SYNK’ concert in Los Angeles later this month.Today (June 14), SM Entertainment and Live Nation shared that the quartet will be holding a second show for their upcoming ‘Showcase SYNK’ concert in Los Angeles. The second date is set to take place at the YouTube Theatre in Los Angeles, California on June 27, after the original June 26 date sold out.“Thanks to the enthusiasm shown by the local fans, we have decided to do an extra day of performance,” said SM Entertainment, per Korea JoongAng Daily.

aespa have sold more than 1million copies of their upcoming album ‘Girls’ through pre-orders alone.The K-pop quartet’s label, SM Entertainment, told South Korean news outlet Yonhap News Agency earlier today (June 9) that aespa had managed to sell a million copies of their forthcoming second mini-album titled ‘Girls’ so far. Notably, it’s only been a week since pre-orders started on June 2.This achievement makes aespa the second K-pop girl group in history to sell a million copies of an album in pre-sales, following BLACKPINK with their 2020 record ‘The Album’.

aespa have announced that they will be holding a one-day showcase concert in Los Angeles later this month.On June 7, Live Nation announced that aespa would be holding a special showcase, titled ‘Showcase SYNK’, at the YouTube Theatre in Los Angeles, California on June 26 (local time). Tickets are set to go on sale this Friday via Ticketmaster.According to the four-piece’s official Twitter account, the showcase is set to include performances of aespa’s hit songs, along with new tracks from their upcoming mini-album ‘Girls’, as well as game and talk segments.에스파, 美 LA 쇼케이스 6월 26일 개최!신곡 및 히트곡 무대, 토크, 게임까지 다채로운 코너 예고!aespa's LA showcase will be held on June 26th!Stay tuned for various corners from new & hit song stages, talks, and games!https://t.co/TGAgX33Oo9 #aespa #æspa #에스파#Girls pic.twitter.com/1X7JVUD22y— aespa (@aespa_official) June 7, 2022Last week, aespa surprised fans with a brand-new track titled ‘Illusion’, taken from their forthcoming sophomore mini-album ‘Girls’.

aespa have surprised fans with a brand-new song called ‘Illusion’, from their upcoming mini-album ‘Girls’.The synthpop track dropped today (June 1) on the quartet’s official YouTube channel, alongside a futuristic-looking lyrics video. ‘Illusion’ is also available to listen on all major streaming platforms.

aespa made their debut appearance at Coachella last night (April 23) and debuted a brand new song called ‘Life’s Too Short’ during their set.The SM Entertainment girl group are now the third K-pop girl group to perform at the festival, following BLACKPINK in 2019 and 2NE1 at last weekend’s edition of the event.aespa performed as part of 88rising’s main stage takeover alongside the label’s own acts including NIKI, Warren Hue, Rich Brian and more. Their song featured five songs, opening with ‘aenergy’, the first track from their debut mini-album ‘Savage’, which was released last year.“It‘s our first time performing in front of a large audience like this,” they told the crowd, as per The Korea Herald.

aespa have shared new details about their upcoming projects, including their Coachella debut this weekend and an upcoming album.In a recent interview with Billboard, the K-pop quartet dropped several hints about new projects, including their debut performance at the upcoming second weekend of the Coachella festival. aespa will be appearing on the festival’s main stage on April 23.Earlier this week, in an announcement confirming aespa’s Coachella appearance, it was confirmed to NME that the group are set to perform an unreleased track during their set, which will also include other past hits such as ‘Savage’, ‘Next Level’ and ‘Black Mamba’.Winter has since revealed details about the unreleased track, titled ‘Life’s Too Short’, telling Billboard that it will be a cut from a new album from aespa.

aespa are set to perform at the upcoming second weekend of Coachella.Today (April 19), it was confirmed that the girl group will make their Coachella debut at week two of the annual music festival, according to a new press release. The news comes after a week of cryptic social media posts by the members of aespa, which implied that the group were California-bound in the near future.The quartet are set appear on the main stage of the festival on April 23, where they will perform hits such as ‘Savage’, ‘Next Level’ and ‘Black Mamba’, according to Kpop Herald.

aespa members Winter and NingNing are set to contribute a new track to the soundtrack of upcoming K-drama Our Blues. A representative of South Korean cable network tVN shared a statement via news outlet Daily An on March 25, announcing that the two aespa singers would be contributing a brand-new song to the original soundtrack (OST) to the forthcomingK-drama.The as-yet-unnamed track will mark both idols’ first-ever K-drama soundtrack contribution since their debut as part of aespa in 2020. While details of the song’s title and release date have yet to be unveiled, they are expected in the coming weeks.Winter and NingNing’s upcoming song is the second soundtrack contribution to have been announced for Our Blues so far.

BTS, STAYC, ITZY and more.Released earlier today (December 21), the list is lead by aespa’s viral hit single ‘Next Level’ at Number One. ‘Next Level’ is a remake of Aussie singer Aston’s 2019 song of the same name, which was featured on the soundtrack of the film Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw.The top five also features songs from ITZY (‘In The Morning’), Weeekly (‘After School’) and TWICE (‘Alcohol Free’), rounding off with NCT Dream‘s ‘Hot Sauce’.

SM Entertainment girl group aespa have unveiled their remake of S.E.S.’s ‘Dreams Come True’ as part of their agency’s new “Remastering Project”.On December 20, the rookie girl group revealed their rendition of the 1998 hit alongside its ethereal music video.

aespa has issued an apology for mouthing a racial slur in a behind-the-scenes video featuring the group.On October 25, Giselle “sincerely” apologised for her actions in a personal note via the group’s official Twitter account.

aespa have opened up about working with American singer-songwriter Hayley Kiyoko on ‘Lucid Dream’, a song from their recently released mini-album ‘Savage’.In an interview with the Grammy.com, the rookie K-pop act shared more about the creation of their new project ‘Savage’, which dropped earlier this week.

aespa have shared their thoughts about their unique musical identity and what it means to be “aespa-like”.The South Korean quartet recently sat down for an interview with Vogue Singapore, during which they were asked about what it meant for the group to have “its own identity”, with the publication describing it as being “aespa-like”.“I believe it is about embodying uniqueness, with your personal colours shining through,” said Karina.

aespa have unveiled the tracklist for their upcoming first mini-album, ‘Savage’.The quartet’s forthcoming project will feature six brand-new tracks, including the title track ‘Savage’, which was co-written by SM Entertainment in-house producer Yoo Young Jin, alongside Hautboi Rich and Jia Lih (NCT U’s ’90’s Love’), and Kirsten CollinsIn addition, the mini-album will also include a collaboration with American singer Hayley Kiyoko, who is credited as a composer for closing track ‘Lucid Dream’.

aespa have made their first-ever appearance on Seventeen Magazine’s ‘8 Bit Melody Challenge’ series.During the guesting, the quartet – Giselle, Winter, Karina, and Ningning – were tasked with guessing 11 mystery songs by different pop artists.

aespa have released a new teaser for the forthcoming comeback, set for later this month.On May 4, South Korean outlet Ilgan Sports reported that the rookie K-pop girl group were in the final stages of preparation for their much-anticipated comeback. The report was subsequently confirmed by SM Entertainment, which added that other details of the comeback will be disclosed at a later date.“It is true that aespa are making a comeback in May.