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aespa

aespa is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Nylon Beat, Treasure, Ejae, Yoo Young-jin and S.E.S.. Those roots explain a lot about how aespa arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as GOT the beat, IVE, Itzy, Le Sserafim and Red Velvet, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Kai, TAEMIN, SuperM, NCT and GOT the beat, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 33 connections around aespa, reaching back through Nylon Beat and forward to Kai. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Aespa is a South Korean girl group formed by SM Entertainment. The group consists of four members: Karina, Giselle, Winter, and Ningning. The group is known for popularizing the metaverse concept and hyperpop music in K-pop. Aespa debuted on November 17, 2020, with the single "Black Mamba", which achieved the highest number of views in 24 hours for a K-pop group's debut video. Their third single, "Next Level", was released in May 2021 to widespread commercial and critical success, peaking at number two on the Circle Digital Chart and earning the daesang for Song of the Year at the 19th Korean Music Awards. In October of the same year, Aespa released their first extended play (EP) Savage, which became the highest-charting debut album by a K-pop girl group on the US Billboard 200 chart at number 20, while its lead single peaked at number two in South Korea.

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aespaNylon BeatTreasureEjaeYoo Young-jinS.E.S.BoARed VelvetKaiTAEMINSuperMNCTGOT the beatBlackpinkGOT the beatIVEItzyLe SserafimRed VelvetNMIXXi-dleILLIT

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aespa connections

aespa grew out of Nylon Beat, Treasure, Ejae and Yoo Young-jin, shares an orbit with GOT the beat, IVE, Itzy and Le Sserafim, went on to shape Kai, TAEMIN, SuperM and NCT. 33 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced aespa

Roots7

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