Aespa

South Korean girl group

Aespa (Korean: 에스파; stylized as æspa) is a South Korean girl group that debuted on 17 November 2020. The group is made of four members: Karina, Giselle, Winter and Ningning. They make K-pop music under SM Entertainment.[1] They are famous for their metaverse concept and for their EDM and hyperpop songs.[2]

Aespa
Image of Aespa members smiling and waving; they are dressed in black and red
Aespa at the Melon Music Awards 2023
From left to right: Giselle, Ningning, Karina, Winter
Background information
OriginSeoul, South Korea
Genres
Years active2020 (2020)–present
Labels
Member ofSM Town
Members
  • Karina
  • Giselle
  • Winter
  • Ningning
WebsiteOfficial website

Name change

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".[3] Their fans are called "My".[4]

Members change

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

Discography change

Extended plays change

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

Soundtrack appearances change

  • "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; Rebel Moon: Songs of the Rebellion OST) (2024)

Videography change

  • "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)

Related pages change

References change

  1. "Artists under SM Entertainment". SM Entertainment (in English, Korean, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  2. Nga, Hằng (2022-07-06). "Aespa: Representatives of the Metaverse Era". L'Officiel Singapore. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  3. Lee, Minji (2020-11-02). "SM Entertainment's new girl group to debut on Nov. 17". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  4. Han, Susan (2020-11-16). "aespa announce their official fanclub name". allkpop. Retrieved 2024-02-20.

Other websites change