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aespa GISELLE explained the connection between the group\u2019s worldview, which has continued since its debut song.<\/p>\n
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aespa held a press conference for the release of its second full-length album \u2018LEMONADE\u2019 at the Grand Ballroom of Sofitel Ambassador Seoul on the 28th. On this day, GISELLE revealed, \u201cThe lyrics of \u2018Next Level\u2019 are all connected to this new song, \u2018LEMONADE.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
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GISELLE said, \u201cA while ago, NINGNING and I watched our music video track video, and it was fun because we watched it one step back not as aespa GISELLE and NINGNING, but as AERI and NINGYIZHUO,\u201d adding, \u201cIf you listen to \u2018Next Level,\u2019 there are rules such as \u2018Don\u2019t look back\u2019 and \u2018Don\u2019t covet the things of Kwangya,\u2019 and all of those connect directly to \u2018LEMONADE.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
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It was KARINA who explained the story of the new chapter in aespa\u2019s worldview. \u201cWe originally had a worldview where we traveled between the virtual world and the real world through something called P.O.S., and in the second chapter that expanded into a multiverse,\u201d she explained. \u201cThis time, because we\u2019ve gone back and forth so much, a crack has formed.\u201d<\/p>\n
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She continued, \u201cA crack has appeared in the real world, so everyone is confused and in a panic, but for us, it\u2019s nothing because we already caught Black Mamba in Kwangya and met Naevis,\u201d adding, \u201cThe third chapter is about turning that crisis into an opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n
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When asked about performing at Gocheok Sky Dome, WINTER said, \u201cI had only ever watched concerts at Gocheok Dome before, and even then I thought it was amazing to fill such a large venue and hoped we could become artists like that one day. So it\u2019s hard to believe that we\u2019re entering it while releasing our second full-length album,\u201d adding, \u201cI think it\u2019s thanks to our fans that we\u2019ve been able to gain that level of influence, and it has given me a renewed determination to deliver good energy to them.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Regarding the comeback, KARINA said, \u201cOur first full-length album received so much love that there was pressure, and because of that, this album was created after a lot of discussion and consideration with the company,\u201d adding, \u201cWe\u2019ll show an even more grown side of ourselves, so please look forward to it.\u201d NINGNING shared, \u201cYou\u2019ll be able to feel aespa\u2019s powerful charm, but also a more relaxed and cool energy at the same time,\u201d adding, \u201cWe prepared this confidently, so please give it lots of love.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Since the title track also delivers an empowering message, the members were asked what being \u201cself-driven\u201d means to them. WINTER responded, \u201cIt means knowing yourself well and living without worrying about what others think while embracing what you like and love,\u201d adding, \u201cI want to give people the energy to exist as themselves.\u201d KARINA added, \u201cWe refer to the various trials and crises that come your way as lemons, and we made our comeback with the motto of turning them into delicious lemonade and drinking it,\u201d adding, \u201cOur ultimate goal is for many people to gain energy from this song.\u201d<\/p>\n
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When asked to give a spoiler for their upcoming Lollapalooza performance, NINGNING said, \u201cWe\u2019re still preparing because of the comeback, so we\u2019re very excited too,\u201d adding, \u201cWe\u2019ll probably perform a lot of new songs, and they\u2019ll likely be stages that Chicago fans have never seen before.\u201d KARINA added, \u201cSince it\u2019s a festival, I think there will be a lot of stages where we can run around and have fun together with the audience.\u201d<\/p>\n
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aespa, which debuted in November 2020, has led the K-pop scene with its unique worldview and musical spectrum. After winning the Bonsang at the Hanteo Music Awards for four consecutive years from 2022, the group also took home the Grand Prize in 2024, establishing itself as a true representative K-pop artist. With its third mini album \u2018MY WORLD\u2019 in 2023, aespa recorded 1,698,784 copies in initial chodong sales, the highest initial chodong sales for a girl group at the time, and with its first full-length album \u2018Armageddon\u2019 in 2024, the group also achieved 1,154,742 copies in initial chodong sales, confirming the strong support of its global fandom.<\/p>\n
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aespa\u2019s second full-length album \u2018LEMONADE\u2019 is an album that opens a new season of the group\u2019s worldview, and contains a total of 11 tracks across diverse genres, including the title track \u2018LEMONADE,\u2019 the pre-release track \u2018WDA (Whole Different Animal),\u2019 and \u2018Switchblade,\u2019 featuring global hip-hop artist Ty Dolla $ign.<\/p>\n
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aespa\u2019s second full-length album \u2018LEMONADE\u2019 will be released through various online music platforms at 1 p.m. on the 29th. Attention is focused on what new chapter aespa, which aims to turn any trial into an opportunity, will open with this album.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Photo = SM Entertainment \u00a0 aespa GISELLE explained the connection between the group\u2019s worldview, which has continued since…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":36473,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[2256,11094,11095,195,11261,20424],"class_list":["post-36472","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-korea","tag-aespa","tag-artist","tag-hanteo-news","tag-k-pop","tag-scene","tag-20424"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36472","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36472"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36472\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36473"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36472"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}