aespa New Album? SM Entertainment Girl Group Confirms Comeback in THIS Month
MYs, rejoice! aespa finally confirmed their comeback, a much-anticipated album after almost a year of drought.
Excited about the quartet's new music? Check our the full details below!
aespa Ends Hiatus, To Release New Album
On March 16, aespa confirmed to release a new album in early May, according to SM Entertainment. This return will be after ten months since the release of the group's 2nd mini-album, "Girls."
This comeback was revealed as a delayed return, since their original schedule was February. Various internal circumstances and dispute over the management rights of SM Entertainment, Kakao and HYBE were considered as the reason for the comeback delay.
Lee Soo Man, SM Entertainment founder, was also speculated to be the reason behind the delay of the girl group's comeback. It was allegedly Lee Soo Man who ordered aespa's A&R team to change the lyrics of the group's comeback song to include references to "tree planting" and "sustainability."
A&R team attempted to include lyrics, such as "just sustainability" and "decrease by just 1%," despite that these themes did not fit in with group's metaverse storyline.
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Despite the issue, the girl group held a 2-day concert "SYNK: Hyper Line" at Jamsil Indoor Gymnasium in Seoul. The concert ended with a great success of live performances and meeting their fans, MYs.
There are 10 unreleased songs performed during their concert that are expected to be included in their upcoming album.
Moreover, aespa also plans to meet their fans around the world through a wide range of activities after the release of their upcoming 2nd mini-album.
aespa Performs Unreleased Tracks During Concert
aespa held a concert last February 25-26 at Jamsil Indoor Stadium, and performed some of their unreleased tracks: "Sweet and Salty," "Thirsty," "YOLO," "Don't Blame," "Hot Air Balloon" and other untitled songs.
In addition, aespa uploaded a short version of "Sweet and Salty" on their YouTube channel, and it hit 2.4 million views 3 weeks after posting.
According to the report, the comeback will be soon this year. However, there are no concepts, title or tracklist officially released.
aespa 2023: Group's Upcoming Events, Activities
Aside from releasing the announcement for their 2nd mini-album, aespa is set to perform on "K-Verse" in Manila, together with Girl's Generation Taeyeon. It will also be the 4th-generation K-pop girl group's first time to visit the Philippines.
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Meanwhile, aespa Karina and Winter are part of SM Entertainment first sub-group, Girls on Top. The group consists of seven members: soloist BoA, Taeyeon and Hyoyeon from Girls' Generation, Seulgi and Wendy from Red Velvet, and the two aespa members.
