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10.01.2024 / 07:36

Watch aespa try to assemble a drum kit for Anderson .Paak

K-pop girl group aespa made a recent appearance on an episode of Anderson .Paak’s Apple Music series, .Paak’s House.In a new promotional clip released by Apple Music, the girl group were tasked by Paak’s son, Soul, with putting together a drum set. “I’ll give you five minutes,” he instructed in Korean, as the members commented that it was too short a time.After struggling for some time, the .Paak joined them in the studio.

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08.01.2024 / 10:19

Here’s the line-up of Krazy Super Concert 2024 in Los Angeles

aespa, ZEROBASEONE, (G)I-DLE and more. Here’s everything we know about the upcoming concert.Krazy Super Concert 2024 will take place on February 10, 2024 at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles.

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24.11.2023 / 07:09

aespa ring in the holiday season with a remake of ‘Jingle Bell Rock’

K-pop girl group aespa have released their own version of Bobby Helms’ classic holiday song, ‘Jingle Bell Rock’.Today (November 24), the quartet unveiled a lyric video for their remake of the iconic 1957 Christmas song. aespa’s version of ‘Jingle Bell Rock’ features a hip-hop-inspired beat, as well as a brand-new rap verse.“Ring ring ring, jingle bell rock / Play like a spell I won’t tell, jingle bell talk / So giddy up, giddy up / Turn it up fast till we burn up / We ain’t ever gonna stop, jingle bell rock,” Giselle and Winter rap on the second verse.SM Entertainment first announced the song via a press release earlier this week, describing it as a “catchy and hip” reinterpretation of the classic track, with the girl group’s “unique vocals and rap” setting it aside from the original ‘Jingle Bell Rock’.aespa’s ‘Jingle Bell Rock’ comes just two weeks after they released their fourth mini-album ‘Drama’.

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22.11.2023 / 09:35

aespa’s Karina to star in new Netflix reality show, ‘Agents of Mystery’

aespa member Karina has been announced as part of the cast for Netflix’s upcoming original Korean reality show Agents of Mystery. The streaming service announced the cast of Agents of Mystery earlier today (November 22) through its official Netflix K-Content account on X (formerly known as Twitter).

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06.11.2023 / 09:57

Members of (G)I-DLE, aespa and IVE to collaborate on new song ‘Nobody’

(G)I-DLE, aespa and IVE will release a new collaboration, titled ‘Nobody’.Today (November 6), South Korean YouTube channel M:USB announced that one member from (G)I-DLE, aespa and IVE each will collaborate on an upcoming song, titled ‘Nobody’.According to a report by Dispatch, the members of the girl groups who will be participated in the upcoming single will be “introduced sequentially” over the coming days through the YouTube channel’s official social media accounts.The song will be written by HYBE producer El Capitxn (known for his work with BTS, Tomorrow X Together and more) and lyricist Seo Ji-eum (known for working with Red Velvet and NCT 127, among others).“This is a collaboration that breaks existing conventions and formats,” said one of the song’s producers, per Dispatch. With the participation of artists, composers, lyricists and staff members who all represent K-pop, it will be a special gift for global music fans.”‘Nobody’ will be released on November 16 at 6pm KST.

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03.11.2023 / 08:47

Listen to a preview of aespa’s fourth mini-album ‘Drama’

K-pop girl group aespa have unveiled snippets of the tracks from their upcoming mini-album ‘Drama’.Today (November 3), aespa released a “Track Poster” clip for their upcoming mini-album ‘Drama’, previewing all six songs on the project. The clip opens with a snippet of title track ‘Drama’, followed by brand-new B-side ‘Trick or Trick’.Also appearing on the record are ‘Don’t Blink’, ‘Hot Air Balloon’ and ‘YOLO’, which aespa performed for the first time at their ‘SYNK: Hyper Line’ concerts in Seoul back in February, and closing track ‘You’.In addition, their recent English-language single ‘Better Things’ will also be on the digital version of the record, even though it is not featured in the clip.aespa will make their return with ‘Drama’ on November 10 at 2pm KST/Midnight EST.

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27.10.2023 / 08:09

aespa’s Karina stirs controversy with comment about K-pop groups that “fight a lot”

aespa has stirred controversy with her recent comment about other K-pop groups.aespa recently made an appearance in a new Rolling Stone YouTube video, where the girl group and American singer Grimes interviewed one another about music, using AI in the industry and more.At one point in the video, Grimes asked aespa: “How is it like working with all four of you and negotiating and all that? In many ways, it’s great but every time I do have a creative partner, it is so fulfilling, but sometimes you fight.”Karina responded by saying that despite the four members of aespa having “different personalities”, she believes the quartet “come together well”. She added: “And we just get along well as people.

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27.10.2023 / 02:19

Grimes was “doing Taylor Swift cosplay” when she wrote ‘California’

Grimes has revealed in a new interview that one of her songs, ‘California’, was written while she was “cosplaying” as Taylor Swift.While speaking to K-pop girl group aespa for Rolling Stone’s Musicians on Musicians series, Grimes and the group exchanged their thoughts on technology and AI in music and more. aespa’s Giselle asked Grimes how she came up with the sounds of her 2015 songs ‘California’ and ‘Easily’, adding that she loves both tracks.“‘California,’ I think I was just doing Taylor Swift cosplay, but it’s also vaguely about how the media is obsessed with portraying you as this troubled soul or something,” Grimes said in response to Giselle’s question. “I don’t know if you guys get that the same way in your media.”Elsewhere in the interview, Grimes was asked by aespa member Ningning if she was preparing for a new album.

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25.10.2023 / 07:59

aespa’s Giselle describes K-pop as “music you can see”

aespa member Giselle has opened up about her thoughts on K-pop, describing it as “music you can see” in a conversation with Grimes.Giselle, along with her fellow aespa members, recently participated in conversation about music and AI with Canadian musician Grimes for Rolling Stone magazine.As part of their conversation, Grimes touched on “the music video process” in Korea versus Hollywood. “I feel like it’s a medium that America is losing, but it continues to innovate in Korea,” she opined.“What we say in Korean a lot is, ‘music you can see’,” Giselle said in response to Grimes.

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11.10.2023 / 04:45

aespa set to return with fourth EP ‘Drama’

aespa have announced their next comeback with their latest EP ‘Drama’, which will be released next month.The record will be the SM Entertainment girl group’s fourth EP and will follow May’s ‘MY WORLD’ EP.‘Drama’ will be released on November 10 and will include six songs encompassing a variety of genres. “aespa will showcase more mature vocal charms and musical colours,” SM Entertainment said in a press release (per Yonhap News Agency).Further details about the record, including its tracklist and title track, are yet to be revealed.The ‘Drama’ EP will succeed aespa’s recent single ‘Better Things’, which marked their second release of 2023 and found the four-piece declaring: “I’ve got better things to do with my time than you.”Prior to ‘Better Things’, the group shared their third EP ‘MY WORLD’.

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03.10.2023 / 06:59

Here’s a first look at aespa’s new collaboration with Crocs

aespa have released a first look at their upcoming collaboration with American footwear brand Crocs.In a new Instagram post, aespa are seen wearing their new Crocs collaboration. The girl group’s Stomp Clogs feature a blue and purple body, lined at the top with faux fur of the same colours.A post shared by aespa 에스파 (@aespa_official)Crocs has also since teased the upcoming aespa Stomp Clogs on its official Twitter account.

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30.08.2023 / 07:03

aespa’s Ningning unveils acoustic cover of Britney Spears’ ‘Toxic’

aespa’s Ningning has released her cover of Britney Spears’ 2003 hit single ‘Toxic’.In a recent episode of South Korean music TV programme Begin Again, in which a cast of musicians travel around the country to hold busking events, the K-pop idol performed an acoustic cover of the iconic Britney Spears hit.Before singing her cover, Ningning introduced the song, saying: “It’s a very famous song, [I wanted to do something] that showed who exactly Ningning from aespa is, and that’s why I chose it.”“With the taste of your lips, I’m on a ride / You’re toxic, I’m slipping under / Taste of your poison, paradise / I’m addicted to you, don’t you know that you’re toxic,” she sings in the chorus while accompanied by a guitarist.Earlier this month, aespa released their second English-language single ‘Better Things’. The song arrived shortly after the release of their May mini-album ‘MY WORLD’ and its lead track ‘Spicy’.Other songs on that record include ‘Salty & Sweet’ and ‘Thirsty’, which the girl group previously performed at a concert, and pre-release single ‘Welcome to MY World’ among others.aespa are currently on the North American leg of their ‘SYNK: Hyper Line’ world tour, which they kicked off with a concert in Los Angeles on August 13.

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10.08.2023 / 08:59

SM Entertainment files police report on death threat against aespa’s Winter

SM Entertainment has filed a police report against an anonymous death threat sent to aespa‘s Winter.SM Entertainment confirmed the report, per Soompi on Tuesday (August 8) that charges have been filed against the author of the now-deleted threat. According to the agency, the threat against Winter was published on Monday (August 7), and directly resulted in an increase of security manpower.According to reports from CNA, the threat saw the author threatening to stab and kill Winter at Incheon International Airport while on the way to San Francisco for a performance with aespa.“Yesterday, a post threatening Winter’s safety was made on an online community.As soon as we confirmed this, we filed a criminal complaint with the police against the writer of the post in question, and we requested a speedy investigation and cooperation,” SM Entertainment said in a statement, per Soompi.“Additionally, we strengthened our security manpower, and aespa safely departed the country today through the cooperation of bodyguards and the airport police.

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31.07.2023 / 06:25

aespa’s new single ‘Better Things’ is reportedly an unreleased RAYE demo

K-pop girl group aespa have teased their upcoming single ‘Better Things’, which is allegedly an unreleased demo track by English singer-songwriter RAYE.Last week, aespa began sharing teasers for a mysterious new release, which the group later revealed would be a single titled ‘Better Things’, due out on August 18 at midnight local time.Today (July 31), the quartet unveiled a teaser for the song which included an 8-bit-inspired snippet of the track playing over a visual of a retro handheld water ring toss game.aespa 에스파 ‘Better Things’➫ 2023.08.18 0AM (KST) / 0AM (PDT) / 0AM (EST)*Releasing at your local time midnight

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20.06.2023 / 08:07

aepsa’s Karina says it’s a “bunch of lies” that K-pop idols don’t have free time

Karina of girl group aespa has opened up about the amount of free time K-pop idols have.Karina spoke about how she spends her free time in newly released behind-the-scenes footage of the online talk show No Prepare, hosted by rapper Lee Young-ji. The K-pop idol had previously appeared on the May 19 episode of the series.In the newly released video, Young-ji brought up how Karina “finished all [levels]” of the mobile puzzle game Gardenscape, with an graphic adding that the K-pop idol has reached level 9926 of the video game.“Yes, I am the conqueror of that game,” Karina confirmed, per SBS Star. “In fact, I was ranked first in Korea.” Young-ji then asked the aespa member how she “makes time” to play games.“There’s plenty [of time]”, Karina responded.

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07.06.2023 / 03:59

aespa member Giselle won’t appear at Governors Ball 2023

aespa.aespa’s label, K-pop agency SM Entertainment, announced today (June 7) in a statement on social media that member Giselle will not be in attendance at Governors Ball 2023. The girl group are set to perform on the festival’s second day, alongside headliner Odesza, Rina Sawayama, Lauv, Finneas and more.“We are sorry to inform aespa’s US fans that Giselle will not be able to join the group for their upcoming Governors Ball performance due to health issues,” SM Entertainment said in its statement.

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29.05.2023 / 07:03

aespa drop sentimental music video for ‘‘Til We Meet Again’

aespa have released a music video for ‘‘Til We Meet Again’, from their third mini-album ‘MY WORLD’.aespa’s new music video for ‘‘Til We Meet Again’ features archival footage of the girl group performing the song during one their ‘SYNK: Hyper Line’ concerts. The clip also includes footage of the quartet in Sydney and behind-the-scenes footage from various music video shoots.“‘Til we meet, ’til we meet again / When you and I drеam together / It’s a nevеr-ending story / Please cherish it until we meet again,” aespa sing on the sentimental pop ballad.aespa first premiered ‘‘Til We Meet Again’ during the Seoul show of their ‘SYNK: Hyper Line’ tour in February, alongside ‘Salty & Sweet’, ‘Thirsty’ and ‘I’m Unhappy’.

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19.05.2023 / 14:51

aespa announce Europe, US legs of 2023 ‘SYNK: Hyper Line’ world tour

aespa have announced the Europe, US and Latin America legs of their 2023 ‘SYNK: Hyper Line’ world tour.Today (May 19), aespa revealed that they will be going on a tour of Europe, US and Latin America later this year, as part of their 2023 ‘SYNK: Hyper Line’ world tour. The US leg will kick off in Los Angeles on August 13.Following which, the girl group will plays shows in Dallas, Miami, Chicago and more over the next month, before wrapping things up in New York City on September 5.

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09.05.2023 / 07:55

aespa address SM Entertainment’s management dispute

aespa have addressed the public management dispute within their agency SM Entertainment.Earlier this year, SM Entertainment found itself in a management dispute between its founder Lee So-man and SM’s top executives, including its CEO Chris Lee. At the time, HYBE had planned to acquire Lee So-man’s stake in the K-pop agency, while Chris Lee and his team described it as a ““hostile takeover”.During the saga, Chris Lee had claimed in a now-deleted video that new music from aespa had been delayed due to Lee Soo-man’s insistence on lyrics about sustainability.

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08.05.2023 / 09:39

aespa drop ‘Spicy’ music video for their new single

aespa have released a music video for ‘Spicy’, the title track of their new mini-album ‘MY WORLD’.The clip followed the members of aespa as a group of popular high school students, as they get ready to throw a wild party in their lavish mansion. But as the clock strikes midnight, time stops and the girl group take the opportunity to explore the city.“‘Cause I’m too spicy for your heart / Ring the fire alarm / You tiptoe into my heart / I’m too spicy / While the fire spreads / In that very moment / Finding another part of me / I’m too spicy, too, too, I’m too spicy,” they sing on the chorus.‘Spicy’ is the title track of aespa’s new mini-album ‘MY WORLD’.

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03.05.2023 / 09:35