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In 2024, “Whiplash” by ‘s will make its debut on Thursday, as announced by SM Entertainment.
The group of four will present this updated version for the initial time at
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In 2025, ‘s Women in Music event will occur in Los Angeles on Saturday. The ceremony aims to honor Aespa as the group of the year during this prestigious award show.
The English rendition of “Whiplash” will be featured in the band’s upcoming single album, alongside a techno house remix produced by DJ and music creator Steve Aoki.
In a shared Instagram post alongside aespa,
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praised the K-pop girl group for establishing fresh fashion trends.
Thanks to their bold style, [aespa] are establishing fresh trends while remaining authentic,
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It also cited Karina, who leads the team, stating that their objective was to achieve greater professionalism and authenticity.
“We’re genuine. Obviously, you should maintain professionalism and put forth your best image, but we also aim to reveal our less perfect aspects… We aren’t attempting to censor everything or overly disguise ourselves,” Karina stated.
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“Whiplash,” which serves as the lead single for aespa’s fifth extended play released last October, started at number 53 on Spotify’s global Top Songs Chart. This EP also marked the band’s fifth successive release to achieve over a million sales.
Recently, aespa concluded their global tour, which included 41 shows in 28 different cities, with a two-day performance in Seoul on March 16.