Aespa

Aespa
Image of Aespa members posing on a stage
Aespa in 2024
From left to right: Ningning, Karina, Winter, Giselle
Background information
OriginSeoul, South Korea
Genres
Years active2020 (2020)–present
Labels
Member ofSM Town
Members
  • Karina
  • Giselle
  • Winter
  • Ningning
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Aespa (Korean: 에스파; stylized as æspa) is a South Korean girl group. The group is made of four members: Karina, Giselle, Winter and Ningning. They make K-pop music under SM Entertainment[1] since 17 November 2020.[2] They are famous for their metaverse concept and for their EDM and hyperpop [en] songs.[3]

Name

The group's name, Aespa, combines the English first letters for "avatar" and "experience" (Avatar X Experience) with the English word "aspect", meaning "two sides", to give the idea of "meeting another self and experiencing the new world".[2]

Members

  • Karina (카리나) – leader
  • Giselle (지젤)
  • Winter (윈터)
  • Ningning (닝닝)

Discography

Studio albums

  • Armageddon (2024)

Extended plays

  • Savage (2021)
  • Girls (2022)
  • My World (2023)
  • Drama (2023)
  • Whiplash (2024)

Single albums

  • Synk: Parallel Line (2024)

Soundtrack appearances

  • "Once Again" (Our Blues OST) (2022)
  • "Hold On Tight" (Tetris movie OST) (2023)
  • "We Go" (Pokémon 2023 OST) (2023)
  • "Zoom Zoom" (Beyblade X OST) (2023)
  • "Get Goin'" (Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock – Season 2 OST) (2024)
  • "Die Trying" (with Tokimonsta [en]; Rebel Moon [en]: Songs of the Rebellion OST) (2024)

Music videos

  • "Black Mamba" (2020)
  • "Forever" (2021)
  • "Next Level" (2021)
  • "Next Level" (Habstrakt remix) (2021)
  • "Savage" (2021)
  • "Dreams Come True" (2021)
  • "Life's Too Short" (English version) (2022)
  • "Girls" (2022)
  • "Girls" (BRLLNT remix) (2022)
  • "Beautiful Christmas" (with Red Velvet) (2022)
  • "Welcome to My World" (2023)
  • "Spicy" (2023)
  • "Hold On Tight" (2023)
  • "Better Things" (2023)
  • "Spicy" (Nitepunk remix) (2023)
  • "Better Things" (æ-aespa version) (2023)
  • "Drama" (2023)
  • "Regret of the Times" (2024 aespa remake version) (2024)
  • "Get Goin'" (with Fraggle Rock) (2024)
  • "Supernova" (2024)
  • "Armageddon" (2024)
  • "Live My Life" (2024)
  • "Hot Mess" (2024)
  • "Supernova" (Grimes Remix) (2024)
  • "Armageddon" (Flava D Remix) (2024)
  • "Supernova" (Grimes Remix) (The Other World Ver.) (2024)
  • "Whiplash" (2024)

Concerts and tours

Headlining tours

  • Synk: Hyper Line (2023)
  • Synk: Parallel Line (2024–2025)

References

  1. ↑ "Artists under SM Entertainment". SM Entertainment (in English, Korean, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 2024-06-02. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lee, Minji (2020-11-02). "SM Entertainment's new girl group to debut on Nov. 17". Yonhap News Agency. Archived from the original on 2023-09-23. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
  3. ↑ Nga, Hằng (2022-07-06). "Aespa: Representatives of the Metaverse Era". L'Officiel Singapore. Archived from the original on 2024-01-27. Retrieved 2024-06-06.

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