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aespa is the New Black Pink: 5 Things You Need to Know About The Fiercest New Girl Group In The Game
Tara Finley April 1, 2021
There's nothing we love more than a fierce group of female artists. aespa has taken the world by storm for their strong message of girl power and even stronger vocals. With their debut music video Black Mamba? recently surpassing a staggering 100 million views, aespa is on every music lover's radar. New to the band? Here are five fast facts you should know:?They've already broken records
Their debut music video for recent single Black Mamba? surpassed 21 million views in the first 24 hours of its release, making the most-viewed debut music video by a K-pop group in that period of time. It soon broke another record as the fastest debut music video to surpass 100 million views in the history of K-pop.There is a deeper meaning behind their artist name: aespa
The ae? is derived from the words avatar and experience? and combined with the word aspect? (meaning two sides) to get aespa. This symbolizes meeting another self and experiencing the new world.
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Each member has a virtual avatar counterpart
The girls all have their own digital avatars, which they call ae, created from each member's personal data in the virtual world and that can be REKALLED? into the real world. The group consists of four members: KARINA, WINTER, GISELLE and NINGNING, and their four respective avatars (referred to as ae-KARINA, ae-WINTER, ae-GISELLE and ae-NINGNING).They have been climbing the global music charts
Black Mamba? charted in 95 countries around the world, reaching No. 5 on Billboard's World Digital Song Sales chart and No. 1 on China's QQ Music Charts?a testimony to the group's international influence.They have dipped their toes into the fashion world
Earlier this year, the group became the first K-pop artist to be named brand ambassadors for Givenchy. This honor also marks the first time an entire group, not an individual, has been chosen as brand ambassadors for a fashion label.Check them out on: Instagram | Twitter | Youtube | Facebook
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