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K-pop girl group aespa have made a comeback with their new mini-album and its lead single ‘Whiplash’.The new ‘Whiplash’ visual features the members strutting and posing confidently on a simple white film set, later breaking into the song’s sleek choreography. “Why at last, know I did that / Day 1 know I been bad / Don’t stop still shook / Goin’ too hard, yet Can’t touch that (Can’t touch that),” they chant on the chorus.‘Whiplash’ also includes the songs ‘Kill It’, ‘Flights, Not Feelings’, ‘Pink Hoodie’, ‘Flowers’ and ‘Just Another Girl’.

G-Dragon has made his long-awaited comeback with the album ‘Übermensch’, which dropped alongside a music video for the single ‘Too Bad’, starring aespa’s Karina and featuring Anderson .Paak. ‘Übermensch’ is G-Dragon’s third studio album overall and his first body of work in seven years, since the 2017 EP ‘Kwon Ji -Yong’.

BLACKPINK‘s Jennie and aespa have been honoured at this year’s Billboard Women in Music Awards.On February 13, Billboard announced the list of honourees for the highly anticipated 2025 iteration of the Billboard Women in Music Awards. Hosted by Emmy-nominated actress Laverne Cox, the awards ceremony is scheduled to take place on March 29 at the YouTube Theater in Los Angeles.Among the 10 honourees announced ahead of the ceremony, K-pop girl group aespa have been named Group Of The Year for “their groundbreaking achievements in music and international recognition”.

aespa have announced their upcoming ‘SYNK: Parallel Line’ EP, which is set to include solo tracks from their ongoing world tour of the same name.The release was announced today (October 7), according toKorea JoongAng Daily, and will be released on October 9. aespa’s EP will include four solo songs, one from each of the members, all of which were first previewed and performed at their ongoing 2024 to 2025 ‘SYNK: Parallel Line’ world tour.‘SYNK: Parallel Line’ will include Karina’s ‘Up’, which was co-written by the singer, according to SM Entertainment.

Jay Park has unveiled the tracklist for his upcoming album ‘The One You Wanted’, which will feature collaborations with Ty Dolla $ign, Chung Ha and more.Earlier today (September 26), Jay Park shared the 20-song tracklist for his upcoming record, titled ‘The One You Wanted’, which drops on October 8. While the musician has already released some of the listed tracks over the past two years, it also includes several new collaborations.Among them are upcoming singles ‘Mayday’ featuring American rapper Ty Dolla $ign and ‘Gimme A Minute’ featuring K-pop singer Chung Ha, who is also signed to Park’s label More Vision.

K-pop girl group aespa have announced their upcoming new mini-album ‘Whiplash’ with the release of a teaser.On September 23, aespa dropped a cyberpunk-inspired graphic trailer for their fifth mini-album ‘Whiplash’, out October 21. According to SM Entertainment per Korea JoongAng Daily, the record will include six new songs.

K-pop girl group aespa have tapped Canadian musician Grimes for a remix of their hit single ‘Supernova’.On September 20, aespa and SM Entertainment unveiled their ‘Supernova / Armageddon’ remixes under the agency’s iScream project, through which DJs and producers around the world remix songs by its artists. Leading the project is a new remix of their hit track ‘Supernova’ by Grimes.In a string of posts on X earlier this week, Grimes shared that K-pop had gotten her into producing music again.

aespa singer and rapper Karina – real name Yoo Ji-min – as its latest global brand ambassador.Today (August 28), the Italian luxury brand announced in a statement to Women’s Wear Daily that aespa’s Karina has become is its newest global brand ambassador. The K-pop idol notably attended the Prada’s Menswear Fall/Winter 2024-2025 during Milan Fashion Week this January.The singer has also been wearing Prada for magazine shoots over the last few months, and frequently features the brand on her official Instagram account, as shared by Esquire Korea.A post shared by 에스콰이어 코리아 (@esquire.korea)This comes over a year after Prada announced K-pop boy band ENHYPEN – comprising members Ni-ki, Jungwon, Sunghoon, Heeseung, Sunoo, Jay and Jake – as global brand ambassadors.

aespa have debuted brand-new solo songs at the opening nights of their 2024 ‘SYNK: Parallel Line’ tour.On June 29 and 30, the four-member act kicked off their ‘SYNK: Parallel Line’ tour at the Jamsil Indoor Stadium in Seoul, South Korea. In addition to performing songs from their latest album ‘Armageddon’, the girl group surprised fans by debuting brand-new solo tracks for the first time.Leader Karina performed a hip-hop-inspired song called ‘Up’, while Giselle showcased the R&B-tinged ‘Dopamine’.

aespa have dropped a new music video for ‘Live My Life’, a cut from their new album ‘Armageddon’.‘Live My Life’ originally appeared on aespa’s first-ever studio album, ‘Armageddon’, which was released late last month. The record was led by the single of the same name, and also includes the smash hit ‘Supernova’.“I live my life / Break out from the box that defined me / Your obvious way of thinking / I live my life / Now it truly begins, this life I’ve chosen / And I, as a main character,” the quartet sing on the pop-rock track.

aespa have added new dates their upcoming 2024 ‘SYNK: Parallel Line’ world tour, featuring concerts in Asia, Australia and more.aespa’s new 2024 ‘SYNK: Parallel Line’ world tour currently features 27 concerts across 14 different cities in Asia and Australia from June to September 2024. The tour will kick off at the end of June with a two-night concert in Seoul, South Korea.In July, the girl group will head on the Japanese leg of the tour, with multiple concerts each in the cities of Fukuoka, Nagoya, Saitama and Osaka.

aespa singer NingNing recently covered songs by Tori Kelly, Beyoncé and more during her guest appearance on Lee Mu-jin Service. aespa’s NingNing made an appearance on the May 28 episode of the popular YouTube talk show, Lee Mu-jin Service.

Agents of Mystery, starring aespa‘s Karina. Read on for everything you need to know about the show’s plot, cast, premiere date and more.According to a press release by Netflix, the series will follow “six personalities [as they] find themselves as agents transported to secretive sites to investigate cases and complete missions with their combined intellect.

M Countdown.On May 16, TV music channel Mnet announced that a small fire broke out on set earlier that day after “a spark flew into the set located at the corner of the stage” while girl group aespa were recording a performance.According to the channel per MBC, the fire was quickly detected and extinguished, and all artists and audience members were safely evacuated with no reported injuries.“The recording of aespa’s comeback stage was completed today and will be broadcast with no issues. No additional recording was carried out after the fire,” it said, adding that it is treating all M Countdown sets with flame retardant and examining its maintenance to prevent future issues.Shortly after, aespa’s label SM Entertainment released its own statement addressing the incident and sharing that member Winter will not be present during the show’s live broadcast due to her “poor condition”.

aespa singer Winter recently underwent what is being described as a “preventive” surgery for a collapsed lung.In a statement today (April 12), the Winter’s label SM Entertainment confirmed reports that the aespa singer recently underwent surgery for a pneumothorax, which is also commonly known as collapsed lung.Speaking to South Korean news outlet Newsen, the K-pop agency said that because the condition is “prone to recurrence”, the surgery was “carried out as a preventive measure in accordance with her doctor’s opinion, and the decision was made after plenty of discussion”, per Soompi.SM Entertainment added said that Winter is “currently recovering”, adding that the aespa singer’s recovery is their “top priority moving forward” when touching on how the surgery would affect the group’s scheduled activities.aespa are expected to drop new music in the second quarter of 2024, according to a preview of upcoming music release SM Entertainment released in February. It is currently unclear how Winter’s surgery will affect these plans.The K-pop group have also announced their upcoming 2024 ‘SYNK: Parallel Line’ world tour, featuring concerts in Asia, Australia and more.

aespa have teamed up with Korean-American DJ TOKiMONSTA on a new song titled ‘Die Trying’.aespa and TOKiMONSTA’s new song ‘Die Trying’ is for the soundtrack of Netflix’s upcoming original movie Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver, due out on April 19. The film is the sequel to 2023’s Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child Of Fire, written and directed by Zack Snyder.“See me goin’ psycho / Someone tell me what’s it gonna take / Coming out the gate, I’m a rockstar / I eliminate the imposters / We the last ones on the roster / Never wave a white flag out die trying,” aespa sing on the chorus of the new song, which was produced by TOKiMONSTA.Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child Of Fire was released on Netflix in December 2023.

aespa singer Karina and South Korean actor Lee Jae-wook have broken up, their agencies have confirmed.Today (April 2), South Korean news outlet TenAsia reported that aespa’s Karina and Lee Jae-wook have broken up, just a little over a month after the pair went public with their relationship in late-February 2024.In response to the report, a representative from Lee’s agency C-JeS Studios confirmed that the pair have “decided on the breakup in order to focus on the project he is currently filming”, per Newsen via Soompi.“The two decided to remain as colleagues who support each other,” the entertainment agency added. “They will each greet [fans] through good activities from their respective positions going forward.

aespa have announced their new concert film, aespa: World Tour in Cinemas.aespa’s upcoming concert film will bring audiences back to their first world tour, ‘SYNK: Hyper Line’, which run from February to September in 2023 for 31 shows. The new movie is reportedly based on footage from the London date of that tour at the O2 Arena.According to Billboard, the concert movie will be a 125-minute feature that will include behind-the-scenes interviews with the girl group, solo performances by the members and more.“Since this is our first world tour, it will always hold a special place in our hearts as it gave us the opportunity to see MYs from all over the world,” aespa said in a statement.

aespa have teased a brand-new song titled ‘Get Goin”, for the upcoming second season of Apple TV+’s Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock.The upcoming aespa song is described as “Fraggle-pop” by the official Apple TV account on X (formerly Twitter). In its post, the streaming platform also release a teaser video for the song, feature members of the K-pop girl group singing the new track with Fraggle Rock character Uncle Traveling Matt.aespa’s ‘Get Goin” will be released on March 29, alongside season two of Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock.

aespa have announced their upcoming 2024 ‘SYNK: Parallel Line’ world tour, featuring concerts in Asia, Australia and more.Today (February 19), the K-pop girl group announced their new tour, titled ‘SYNK: Parallel Line’, on their official Weverse artist page. aespa’s 2024 tour currently features 19 concerts across 13 different cities in Asia and Australia from June to September 2024.The tour will kick off at the end of June with a two-night concert in Seoul, South Korea.

K-pop girl group aespa made a recent appearance on an episode of Anderson .Paak’s Apple Music series, .Paak’s House.In a new promotional clip released by Apple Music, the girl group were tasked by Paak’s son, Soul, with putting together a drum set. “I’ll give you five minutes,” he instructed in Korean, as the members commented that it was too short a time.After struggling for some time, the .Paak joined them in the studio.