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Drama
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EP by
ReleasedNovember 10, 2023 (2023-11-10)
Genre
Length19:11
LanguageKorean
Label
Aespa chronology
My World
(2023)
Drama
(2023)
Singles from Drama
  1. "Drama"
    Released: November 10, 2023

Drama is an upcoming fourth extended play by South Korean girl group Aespa. It is scheduled to be released by SM Entertainment on November 10, 2023, and contains six tracks including the lead single of the same name.

Background and release

In February 2023, the group performed the then-unreleased songs: "Hot Air Balloon", "YOLO", and "Don't Blink" at their first concert, Synk: Hyper Line.[1] On October 10, SM Entertainment announced that the group would be releasing their fourth extended play titled Drama on November 10. An introduction teaser video was also released on the same day.[2] Six days later, the promotional schedule was released.[3] On October 30, the mood sample teaser video was released.[4] On November 3, the highlight medley teaser video was released.[5] Three days later, drama-inspired teaser videos for Winter and Giselle was released.[6]

Conception

According to SM Entertainment, Drama will showcase Aespa "evolving personalities" with "fresh music" while "also build[ing upon] on a previous narrative thread" as the group is "now breaking out from the trauma caused by a series of events with 'Synk Out', and 'Hallucination Quest' [in the SMCU's storyline for Aespa]".[7]

Composition

The standard edition of Drama consists of six tracks of various genres including hip-hop, dance, and acoustic pop. The digital edition features the group's previously released English single, "Better Things", as a bonus track. As with the group's previous releases, Drama will "bring a new chapter to their SMCU lore" by writing stories through "unique music and visuals".[7] The lead single "Drama" was described as a hip-hop and dance song characterized by "an aggressive drum sound and sophisticated synth bass" with lyrics about having "confident attitude that every story begins with Aespa". The second track "Trick or Trick" was described as a dance song with "a hypnotic charm". The sixth track "You" was described as a song with lyrics with "full of sincerity towards the [group's fans]".[8] The seventh track "Better Things" in the digital edition was described as "up-tempo" dance song characterized by rhythmic percussion sound with lyrics about "shrugging off the past" while "focusing the given time on more valuable things".[9][10]

Promotion

Prior to the release of Drama, on November 10, 2023, Aespa are scheduled to held a live event called "Aespa Drama Countdown Live" on YouTube, TikTok, Weverse, and Idol Plus to introduce the album and communicate with their fans.[11]

Track listing

Drama – Standard edition
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Drama"
  • No Identity
  • Waker (153/Joombas)
  • Ejae
  • Charlotte Wilson
No Identity3:35
2."Trick or Trick"Kim Min-ji (JamFactory)
  • Kristin Langsrud
  • August Dagestad
  • Johanne Lid
  • Stian Nyhammer Olsen
Olsen2:55
3."Don't Blink"Hwang Yu-bin (VeryGoods)
  • Dillon Deskin
  • Tima Dee
  • Deanna Villarreal
Deskin2:49
4."Hot Air Balloon"Jo Yoon-kyung
  • Olsen
  • Alysa
3:19
5."YOLO"Na Yun-jeong (Lalala Studio)
  • Albi Albertsson (Clarity-X)
  • Anna Timgren
Albertsson3:09
6."You"Lee O-neul
  • Jake K (Artiffect)
  • Maria Marcus
  • MCK (Artiffect)
  • St_Knox (Artiffect)
  • Louise Frick Sveen
  • Jake K
  • MCK
  • St_Knox
3:23
Total length:19:11
Drama – Digital edition
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
7."Better Things"
  • Clampitt
  • Keen
  • Clampitt
  • Keen
3:23
Total length:22:34

Release history

Release history for Drama
Region Date Format Label
South Korea November 10, 2023 CD
Various

References

  1. ^ Lee, Jian (April 17, 2023). "Aespa's upcoming third EP will be titled 'My World'". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on April 18, 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  2. ^ Park, Soo-in (October 11, 2023). "에스파 11월10일 'Drama'로 컴백, 신드롬 또 일으키나" [Aespa's comeback with 'Drama' on November 10th, will it cause another syndrome?] (in Korean). Herald Pop. Archived from the original on October 22, 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Naver.
  3. ^ Park, Dong-seon (October 16, 2023). "에스파, 신보 'Drama' 스케줄러 공개" [Aespa unveils new album 'Drama' scheduler] (in Korean). ET News. Archived from the original on October 22, 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Naver.
  4. ^ Kim, Na-yul (October 30, 2023). "에스파, 'Drama' 무드 샘플러 공개..드라마틱한 변신" [Aespa unveils 'Drama' mood sampler..dramatic transformation] (in Korean). Herald Pop. Archived from the original on November 3, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023 – via Naver.
  5. ^ Lee, Seong-myeong (November 3, 2023). "에스파 '드라마' 강렬한 퍼포먼스 예고" [Aespa's 'drama' strong performance preview] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyung. Archived from the original on November 3, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023 – via Naver.
  6. ^ Kim, Na-yul (November 6, 2023). "에스파 윈터X지젤, 'Drama'서 수준급 연기..10일 컴백" [Aespa Winter X Giselle, Top-notch acting in 'Drama'..comeback on the 10th] (in Korean). Herald Pop. Archived from the original on November 6, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023 – via Naver.
  7. ^ a b Paul, Larisha (October 11, 2023). "Aespa Will Bring Larger Than Life 'Drama' on Fourth Mini Album". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  8. ^ Cho, Hye-jin (November 3, 2023). "'컴백 D-7' 에스파, 트랙 포스터 속 '하이라이트 메들리' 이목" ['Comeback D-7' Aespa, attention is drawn to the 'highlight medley' in the track poster] (in Korean). X-ports News. Archived from the original on November 6, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023 – via Naver.
  9. ^ Murray, Robin (August 22, 2023). "aespa Share Summer Anthem 'Better Things'". Clash. Archived from the original on August 25, 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  10. ^ Hwang, Hye-jin (July 31, 2023). "에스파 서머송 온다, 8월 18일 영어 싱글 'Better Things' 발매" [Aespa Summer Song Comes, English single 'Better Things' released on August 18th] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on October 22, 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Naver.
  11. ^ Jo, Hye-jin (November 6, 2023). "에스파 윈터·지젤 수준급 연기력...주연 된 'Drama' 공개" [Aespa Winter and Giselle's top-notch acting skills...'Drama' starring the main character revealed] (in Korean). X-ports News. Archived from the original on November 6, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023 – via Naver.