aespa confronts NewJeans, Karina shows attitude, recalls the "trampled" text message drama

Once wanted to "step on" by HYBE president Bang Shi Hyuk, aespa had a strong "counterattack", causing a storm in the Kpop music industry. Besides, the current relationship between "SM girls" and NewJeans is a hot topic of discussion on forums.

On May 27, SM Entertainment announced that aespa's album titled "Armageddon" had surpassed 1.02 million pre-orders. After "Girls", "MY WORLD" and "Drama", this is the group's 4th album marking million-copy sales since their debut.

"Armageddon" is considered a new milestone for aespa in the past 4 years. With this comeback, the group will continue to express their own identity with unique concepts and worldviews. The album includes 10 songs of many different genres, including two title songs, "Supernova" and "Armageddon".

Product quality has been upgraded, aespa is proving the appeal of SM's current most potential girl group. Right in the middle of a time when HYBE was facing a storm due to the civil war with Min Hee Jin, Aespa's release of epic music also made Kpop more exciting than ever.

Fans were both excited and proud, commenting that if Aespa continued this form, it would be difficult for Bang Si Hyuk to "step on". Previously, Min Hee Jin revealed Bang Si Hyuk's goal of "trampling" aespa, making many fans angry.

At the press conference on the afternoon of May 27, the reporter asked a number of questions related to the above message. The reporter asked aespa: "After the recent problems that have emerged, is preparing for the comeback a burden?".

Karina, the group's representative, shared that aespa mainly focuses on practicing, instead of paying too much attention to other issues.

"We are clearly aware of the problems surrounding us. Since this is our first full-length album, we have devoted all our efforts to practicing. Thanks to the love and support of the audience, we are able to work hard." practice. I feel very grateful to the audience because "Supernova" had a good start, and also thank the SM members and family for their hard work" - Karina said.

Meanwhile, Winter expressed, "Instead of thinking too much about those things, we think about whether our first full-length album will be successful or not."

NewJeans is a girl group led by producer Min Hee Jin. The reporter said that this incident has formed a rivalry between aespa and NewJeans.

However, Karina talked about NewJeans with a relaxed attitude: "Recently, we also met the group (NewJeans) and exchanged hearts in the waiting room, they were so cute. There's nothing to worry about ( told NewJeans) We get along like good colleagues.

This is an issue that we are aware of. But we just want to focus on dedicating ourselves to our activities. Thank you everyone so much for loving the song Supernova."

Previously, when it aired, Supernova immediately became a topic of interest to many Kpop fans. aespa returned to the original concept, opening a new worldview in the parallel universe that the group opened since their debut. At the same time, the mix is catchy and maintains the "signature" of not pursuing market music, so after being broadcast, the product immediately attracted a lot of attention on social networks.

After a series of promotional stages, aespa has achieved overwhelming results. After 12 days, the group's song achieved a "perfect all-kill", topping all digital music charts in Korea such as Melon, Bugs, Genie, Flo and Vibe.

"Supernova" also surpassed 31 million cumulative streams on Spotify, winning 3 weekly music show trophies. Although it does not follow the usual formula, the song's unique point has attracted listeners. International indicators are also extremely positive for the upcoming global direction. aespa successfully raised awareness and attracted more fans with this standard comeback.

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