Aespa Members, Tour, Information, Facts

Aespa is a South Korean girl group formed by SM Entertainment and its members are Karina, Giselle, Winter, and Ningning. They have released songs like Black Mamba and Forever.

Members

• Karina – Leader, Vocalist, Rapper, Dancer
• Giselle – Vocalist, Rapper
• Winter – Vocalist, Dancer
• Ningning – Vocalist

Origin

Seoul, South Korea

Genres

K-pop

Labels

SM Entertainment

Formation Year

2020

Singing Portfolio

The girl group released its debut single, Black Mamba, on November 17, 2020, via SM Entertainment and it was described as a pop, electropop, and dance-pop track with a signature synth and EDM sound and bass that is paired with an addictive hook. Its music video was released on YouTube and achieved the highest number of views for a K-pop group’s debut video, with 21.4 million views in 24 hours.

It was ranked at number #5 on the US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard) chart, at number #21 in South Korea (K-pop Hot 100) chart, at number #37 in New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) chart, and at number #49 in South Korea (Gaon) chart.

Aespa Facts

1. The group’s name has commonly been stylized in all lowercase or “æspa”.
2. It debuted on November 17, 2020, with the release of its debut single Black Mamba.
3. Paper magazine included Black Mamba in its “The 40 Best K-Pop Songs of 2020” list at number #40, stating that Black Mamba is “a safe fusion of pop and EDM with a bass-heavy hook and a sweeping bridge”. The song was also included in BuzzFeed‘s “35 Songs That Helped Define K-Pop In 2020” list, Dazed‘s “The 40 best K-pop songs of 2020” list, and Nación Rex‘s “20 K-pop Songs That Dominated 2020 With Their Style” list.
4. On February 5, 2021, the band digitally released another single titled Forever and YaEun Kim described it as a “fresh, love-themed track” that shows a “completely different side of the virtual hybrid K-pop group”.
5. In April 2022, aespa debuted their new song titled Life’s Too Short at Coachella 2022.
6. In July 2022, the group released a mini album titled Girls.
7. In 2023, aespa became the first K-pop group to attend the Cannes Film Festival.
8. In August 2023, they released a new single titled Better Things.
9. In November 2023, aespa released a new mini-album titled Drama.
10. In November 2023, aespa released their own version of the classic Christmas song Jingle Bell Rock.
11. In November 2023, aespa was included in the Financial Times’ list of the “25 Most Influential Women of 2023”.
12. In January 2024, aespa released a remake of Seo Taiji & Boys’ 1996 song Regret of the Times.

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