Update: SM's New Girl Group aespa Showcases Their Avatar Counterparts æ-aespa In Debut Teaser

Oct 25, 2020

Updated November 14 KST:

SM Entertainment’s new girl group aespa revealed a photo that showcases æ-aespa, their virtual avatar counterparts!

Updated November 13 KST:

SM Entertainment has shared details about aespa’s debut performance of “Black Mamba.”

aespa’s debut stage will take place on November 19 at 6 p.m. on the group’s YouTube channel. This will feature the first performance of their debut track, “Black Mamba,” and it will include AR (augmented reality) elements and high-level camerawork to make the stage into a fantasy-like set to showcase aespa’s dynamic and powerful performance.

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Updated November 13 KST:

aespa shared new group photos, including one with their avatar counterparts, as they get ready to debut with “Black Mamba”!

Updated November 12 KST:

aespa revealed teaser images of Karina for the group’s debut with “Black Mamba”!

Updated November 12 KST:

SM Entertainment has shared some details about “Black Mamba,” the debut track for the upcoming girl group aespa.

According to a statement, “Black Mamba” is a powerful dance song with a signature synth sound and a strong bass. It has a catchy hook that resembles the chanting of a spell. The song’s lyrics create the world of aespa by introducing a storyline in which “Black Mamba” is the villain that is threatening the world and blocking the connection between the aespa members and their “æ” avatars.

“Black Mamba” will be released on November 17 at 6 p.m. KST.

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Updated November 11 KST:

aespa shared a video and image starring Karina and æ-Karina!

Updated November 10 KST:

aespa has released new teaser photos of Ningning for their debut with “Black Mamba”!

Updated November 9 KST:

SM Entertainment’s new girl group aespa has dropped teasers of Ningning singing and posing with her avatar counterpart!

Updated November 7 KST:

SM Entertainment’s new girl group aespa has released a colorful set of teasers starring Giselle for their upcoming debut with “Black Mamba”!

Updated November 6 KST:

aespa released a new teaser video for their debut, this time with Giselle and æ-Giselle rapping! A tweet from the group’s official account says, “Rap by GISELLE & æ-GISELLE.” An image of the pair has also been shared.

Check out the teasers below!

Updated November 5 KST:

Teaser photos of Winter have been unveiled for aespa’s “Black Mamba”!

Updated November 4 KST:

SM Entertainment’s new girl group aespa shared a video titled “SYNK, WINTER” that stars member Winter as well as features her avatar counterpart æ-Winter! An image was also shared of the pair.

Updated November 2 KST:

SM Entertainment’s upcoming girl group aespa has revealed the date of their highly-anticipated debut!

The agency has officially announced that aespa will be debuting on November 17 with their first single “Black Mamba,” which will be released at 6 p.m. that day.

Stay tuned for further details!

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Updated November 2 KST:

SM Entertainment’s new girl group aespa has now unveiled their very first teaser video ahead of their upcoming debut!

The new clip, entitled “SYNK, æspa,” offers a sneak peek of each of the four members’ unique charms—as well as a brief glimpse of some of their talents.

Check out the video below!

Updated October 31 KST:

aespa has now released their first ever group photos as they get ready to debut!

Updated October 30 KST:

According to SM Entertainment’s official press release, fourth aespa member Giselle is 20 years old (by international reckoning). She is Japanese and has strong rap skills, as well as being fluent in Korean, Japanese, and English.

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Updated October 30 KST:

SM Entertainment’s upcoming girl group aespa has unveiled its fourth member Giselle through a stunning set of photos!

Updated October 29 KST:

SM Entertainment has shared profile information about third aespa member Ningning!

Ningning is an 18-year-old (by international reckoning) Chinese member with strong vocal skills.

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Updated October 29 KST:

SM Entertainment’s new girl group aespa has introduced their third member Ningning with photos!

Updated October 28 KST:

SM Entertainment has shared a video called “MY, KARINA” where aespa member Karina introduces the avatar member æ-Karina.

At the 2020 World Cultural Industry Forum being held this day, Lee Soo Man briefly introduced the concept behind aespa. He explained that there are artist members of aespa who exist in the real world as well as avatar members who exist in the virtual world. The two types of members interact through the digital world, which brings them together as shown in the newly released video. Lee Soo Man explains that the avatars had existed all along in a world of their own, and one day, they met the real world members of aespa.

Check out the video below to get an idea of aespa’s universe!

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Updated October 28 KST:

SM Entertainment has shared more information about their second aespa member Karina!

Karina is 20 years old (in international reckoning) and Korean. She has various skills including vocals, rap, and dance.

SM Entertainment also announced that a special teaser video introducing aespa’s universe will be released at noon KST this day.

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Updated October 28 KST:

SM Entertainment’s new girl group aespa has shared teaser images for their second member to be revealed, named Karina!

Updated October 27 KST:

After revealing teaser images of Winter, the first member of the agency’s new girl group aespa, SM Entertainment shared basic information about her!

SM Entertainment explained, “Winter is a 19-year-old (in international reckoning) Korean member with outstanding vocal and dance skills. Please look forward to her in aespa.”

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Updated October 27 KST:

SM Entertainment shared teaser photos for the debut of new girl group aespa, and the photos were released with the hashtag “Winter”!

Updated October 26 KST:

SM Entertainment has announced that they will be debuting new girl group aespa next month!

After SM Entertainment released a mysterious teaser and a logo for aespa at 1 a.m. KST, fans began speculating that the agency was teasing the debut of their highly-anticipated upcoming girl group.

Later that morning, SM Entertainment officially confirmed that aespa was the name of their new girl group and revealed that the group would be making their debut in November.

The agency also explained that the name “aespa” came from the words “avatar,” “experience,” and “aspect,” with the meaning of “being able to experience a new world through another avatar of yourself.” The word “aspect” also means that the group has many different sides.

aespa will mark SM Entertainment’s first new girl group since Red Velvet‘s debut in 2014—and the agency’s first new group overall since NCT‘s debut in 2016.

SM Entertainment will be revealing more information about the group and its members in the weeks to come. Stay tuned for further updates!

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Original Article:

SM Entertainment has just set the internet abuzz with a mysterious new teaser!

On October 26 KST, SM Entertainment’s official Twitter account retweeted two posts from a brand-new Twitter account for something called “aespa.” In addition to a stylish new logo for aespa, SM Entertainment unveiled a dramatic “aespa: INTRO” teaser clip, prompting a flurry of speculation about what the agency has in store.

Eagle-eyed fans also recognized the logo from the ending shot of SuperM’s recent “One (Monster & Infinity)” music video, which Taemin teased in their reaction video was a “big spoiler.”

The agency is definitely gearing up for something big: SM Entertainment has already changed their official YouTube channel’s header to the aespa logo, and they shared the new logo and video clip on their official Instagram account as well.

Many fans are currently speculating that aespa may be the name of SM Entertainment’s highly-anticipated new girl group, which the agency stated last year would be debuting sometime in 2020.