Aespa

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aespa
aespa's logo
Background information
OriginSeoul, South Korea
GenresK-pop
Years active2020 (2020)–present
LabelsSM
Members
  • Karina
  • Giselle
  • Winter
  • Ningning
Websiteaespa.com

aespa (Korean: 에스파; RR: eseupa, commonly stylized as æspa) is a South Korean girl group formed by SM Entertainment, consisting of members Karina, Giselle, Winter and Ningning. The group will debut on November 17, 2020, with the release of their single, "Black Mamba".[1][2]

Name

The group's name, aespa, is a combination of "ae" composed of the English initials of Avatar and Experience (Avatar X Experience), plus the English word "aspect" meaning "two sides", which symbolizes "meeting another self and experiencing the new world".[2]

History

2016-2019: Pre-debut activities

Ningning was introduced as a member of SM Rookies on September 19, 2016. As part of the pre-debut team, she appeared on the Rookies Princess: Who's the Best? segment of the program My SMT in 2016 as well as having recorded several cover songs for the Korean animated TV program Shining Star in 2017.[3]

Karina appeared in labelmate Taemin's music video for the song "Want" in February 2019 and performed with him on several music programs in the weeks following.

2020: Introduction and debut with "Black Mamba"

The group was first teased at the end of SuperM's music video for "One (Monster & Infinity)", whereupon the letter æ appeared on member Taemin's phone screen. During the group's reaction to the video, he remarked that the scene was a "big spoiler" and a clue about the "next story".

On October 26, SM announced that it would be debuting a new girl group, the first since Red Velvet in 2014[4] and the first overall idol group since NCT in 2016. The members were revealed individually from October 27 to 30 (in order: Winter, Karina, Ningning, and Giselle) as well as the name aespa, which was created by combining 'ae' which expresses 'Avatar X Experience' and 'aspect' meaning both sides.[5] SM Entertainment founder Lee Soo-man further explained about aespa's concept in the 2020 World Cultural Industry Forum that was held online on October 28. A video trailer with all four members was revealed on November 2. On the same day, the agency announced that aespa will release their debut single "Black Mamba" on November 17.[6]

Members

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

Discography

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released, sales and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Certifications Album
KOR KOR
Hot 		US World
"Black Mamba" 2020 To be released
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory

References

  1. ^ "SM 신인 걸그룹 에스파, 17일 데뷔 확정…독특 세계관". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). November 2, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ a b 이정운 (2020-11-02). "SM新女团aespa将于17日出道 | 韩联社". 韩联社 (韩国联合通讯社) (Yoonhap News Agency) (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-11-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "SM루키즈, 중국 출신 새 멤버 2인 공개 '기대'". mtvdaily.asiae.co.kr. Retrieved November 5, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "SM 새 걸그룹 '에스파' 내달 데뷔…레드벨벳 이후 6년만". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). October 24, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "유지민, SM 신인 걸그룹 '에스파' 멤버 카리나로 데뷔". naver (in Korean). October 28, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  6. ^ "'SM 신인 걸그룹' 에스파, 17일 데뷔확정…싱글 '블랙맘바' 전격공개". naver (in Korean). November 2, 2020. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
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