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aespa is the first K-pop girl group to be selected as TIME magazine’s “Next Generation Leaders”

Original title: aespa becomes the first K-pop girl group to be selected as the “Next Generation Leaders” of “TIME” magazine

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Sohu Korean Entertainment News “Metaverse girl group” aespa has become the first K-POP girl group to be selected as “Next Generation Leaders” by “TIME” magazine.

The well-known American media “TIME” published “2022 Next Generation Leaders” on May 12 (Beijing time), and aespa became the only K-POP artist on the list, once again proving their hot global popularity and topicality.

It is reported that “Next Generation Leaders” is a list of trendsetters and pioneers who are selected and published by “TIME” magazine every year for a brighter future. “TIME” magazine said to aespa that “although aespa is experimental, in music In the industry, as a new way to connect the virtual and the real, is the essential next new phase. So far, aespa has only released a few singles and an EP, but this EP ranks higher than any previous K -Billboard 200’s album chart is a high-ranking POP girl group, and the first MV ‘Black Mamba’ set a record for the fastest YouTube to reach 100 million views in the K-POP debut MV.” people’s sight.

In addition, aespa said in an interview with “TIME” magazine, “The ‘metaverse world view’ is also a new concept in SM Entertainment, and I was worried at first. But fans even made this world view into a ‘meme'”, talking about them Metaverse worldview.

aespa continued: “Our goal is to popularize the concept of the metaverse and make it more accessible to fans and the general public. Fans don’t just enjoy our songs, but videos and videos that include our worldview. content, it’s going to be a new journey.”

It is worth mentioning that on April 24 (Beijing time), the largest outdoor music festival “Coachella Music Festival” in the United States held in Coachella Valley, Indio Desert, California, USA, not only brought The hit songs “Black Mamba”, “Next Level”, “Savage”, and the English version of the unreleased new song “Life’s Too Short” specially prepared for this performance received a warm response.Return to Sohu, see more

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