aespa, a combination of “ae”, which stands for “Avatar and Experience” and “aspect” meaning “two-sidedness”, symbolizes “meeting of another self and experiencing a new world” and consists of four real members KARINA, WINTER, GISELLE, and NINGNING along with avatar members of each. The group debuted in November 2020 with a single ‘Black Mamba’. The song entered the Billboard Global Chart (excluding U.S.) at No. 100 within just 3 days, marking the highest ranking of any K-pop artist’s debut song. It charted across music charts in 95 countries, proving their explosive popularity immediately upon debut. aespa set monumental records with ‘Black Mamba’ surpassing 21 million views in the first 24 hours of its release, and became the fastest debut MV to surpass 100 million views in the history of K-pop, setting another new record. In May, aespa released a single ‘Next Level’, which received enthusiastic response immediately upon release. The MV surpassed 50 million views in just 3 days, breaking self-record. It debuted at No. 1 on Korean and international music charts in addition to reaching No. 3 on Billboard’s World Digital Song Sales chart, scoring another worldwide hit. Following their hit albums “Girls” and “MY WORLD”, asepa released an English single ‘Better Things’.