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But with Girls , the group faced a unique pressure: following up the colossal, culture-shifting success of Next Level and the addictive chant of Savage . So, did aespa stick the landing, or did the lore finally swallow the song?

On July 8, 2022, aespa finally dropped their highly anticipated second mini-album, Girls , alongside its hard-hitting title track of the same name. For nearly two years, the quartet—Karina, Giselle, Winter, and Ningning—had dominated the fourth-generation landscape with a futuristic “Metalverse” concept, complete with avatars, lore about the digital world of KWANGYA, and nemesis the Black Mamba. aespa - Girls

If Girls is the end of the beginning, we are ready for Act 2. But with Girls , the group faced a