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aespa

aespa is a 4-member girl group (Karina, Giselle, Winter, Ningning) from SM Entertainment that debuted on Nov 17th, 2020 with "Black Mamba."

Largely thought to be one of the groups that “started the 4th gen of K-Pop,” aespa is recognized for their theme of AIs and virtual reality. Throughout their album art, lyrics, music videos, and concept films, aespa has established unique lore of their own, drawing inspiration from sub-culture genres such as cyberpunk and frutiger aero, reminiscent of the Y2K trend.

aespa’s discography spans a variety of genres - including electronica, synthpop, hyperpop, trap, hiphop, R&B, and more.

aespa’s most notable hits include "Next Level," "Savage," "Spicy," and "Drama."

  • Read about aespa’s notable achievements and collective abilities at aespa: STATS
  • Read other miscellaneous TMI about aespa at aespa: TMI

aespa PROFILE

Be MY ae! Hello, We are aespa!
From Left to Right: Karina, Giselle, Winter, Ningning
OFFICIAL LOGO
OFFICIAL COLOR
AURORA
GROUP NAME
ENG aespa (e-seu-pa)
KOR 에스파
JAP エスパ
DEBUT
DATE 2020-11-17
DEBUT RELEASE Digital Single Black Mamba
COMPANY
MANAGEMENT SM Entertainment
AGENCY Creative Artists Agency

MEMBERS

click to view individual member page

KARINA 🇰🇷 GISELLE 🇯🇵 WINTER 🇰🇷 NINGNING 🇨🇳
(2000.04.11) (2000.10.30) (2001.01.01) (2002.10.23)

MEANING OF GROUP NAME

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aespa (pronounced e-seu-pa), is a combination of æ, which is short for ‘Avatar X Experience’ and the English word ‘aspect’ (as in, double aspects of a single element). 
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æ (pronounced aye) is also the in-universe term for calling digital/virtual representations of oneself in the real world. Each member of aespa has an æ of their own. (æ-KARINA, æ-GISELLE, æ-WINTER, æ-NINGNING)

The group name may also be stylized as æspa.

OFFICIAL WEBSITES

🇰🇷 aespa.com
🇯🇵 aespa-official.jp
🇺🇸 aespa-officialus.com

OFFICIAL SOCIALS

YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/@aespa
X https://twitter.com/aespa_official
FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/aespa.official
INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/aespa_official
TIKTOK https://www.tiktok.com/@aespa_official