This collab of (G)IDLE‘s Soyeon, aespa‘s Winter, and IVE‘s Liz comes together thanks to Korea’s desire for Busan to get the 2030 World Expo host bid. Unfortunately, it’s a lot …
Read More »aespa’s “Drama” was Lee Soo Man’s ‘planting trees’ song that allegedly made them cry
Remember at the beginning of this year when SM Entertainment was having their internal war and Lee Sung Soo accused Lee Soo Man of delaying aespa‘s comeback and wanting a …
Read More »Quick Reviews: aespa don’t bring as much “Drama” as they probably should’ve
After successful melody-centered releases for media properties like Tetris and Pokemon, aespa are now back following an extended rollout for “Drama“. The teasers for this essentially doubled as an acting …
Read More »Quick Reviews: aespa and “Better Things” to do with my time, indeed
After the quality aespa delivered in English with “Hold On Tight”, expectations were ramped up a bit for the release of “Better Things“, though the result here was a bit …
Read More »aespa’s Giselle forgets where she is for a second, appears to flip off friends during Tokyo Dome concert
aespa have completed a couple of concert dates at the Tokyo Dome recently, but the most important thing to come from it is Giselle supposedly seeing a group of friends …
Read More »Quick Reviews: aespa’s “Spicy” could’ve used a bit more seasoning
Those who were looking forward to aespa‘s title track taking a similar tack to recent releases “Hold On Tight” and “Welcome To MY World” won’t get what they were looking …
Read More »Quick Reviews: aespa’s “Welcome To MY World” sorta works as an introductory pre-release
Honestly not sure if it’s the fact that “Welcome To MY World” could be an extension of aespa‘s Epic Seven collab in terms of tone, but it definitely feels like …
Read More »[Review] aespa’s Korobeiniki-sampling “Hold On Tight” for the ‘Tetris’ OST is one of their best
When I heard that aespa were going to be on the soundtrack for a movie about Tetris, my brain just sorta instinctually glossed over it, as these types of things …
Read More »Debut of aespa’s Naevis at SXSW never happened, now feared to be scrapped #SMERespectNaevis #JusticeForNaevis #NaevisCherish #NaevisPrecious
The debut of Naevis, who hails from from aespa lore and SM Entertainment‘s Kwangya, was supposed to happen in March with an unveiling of some sort happening at SXSW. Unfortunately …
Read More »SME CEO Lee Sung Soo accuses Lee Soo Man of delaying aespa’s comeback, megalomania, tax evasion, and wanting to create weed casino music cities
So I took some time off from covering the SM Entertainment internal and external mess to let the dust settle a bit as the next major move seemed like it …
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