aespa: Up Next Film Preview, Apple Music

When Kpop girl group aespa debuted in 2020, the whole world was watching: Not only were they fierce performers in their own right, but they also had AI avatars, opening up a vast and promising digital future for the group. (Their name is derived from the words avatar, experience, and But in the years since, aespa (members Giselle, Karina, Winter, and Ningning) has only seemed that much more real, with their hugely successful 2020 single Black Mamba and their 2021 debut miniLP Savage landing them on Coachellas mainstage earlier this year. We have challenged ourselves with new genres of music, Karina tells Apple Music of their forthcoming release Girls The 2nd Mini Album, out July 8. We pay special attention to the vocal details to fit many different genres. Explore aespas metaverse by preadding Girls (which includes lead single Illusion, the summertime 90sgirlgroup throwback Lifes Too Short, and the Wild West trap production of Lingo),