aespa Comeback 2022: SM Girl Group to Return With New Mini-Album

aespa is set to make a comeback with their second mini-album! Keep on reading to know when they will drop their much-anticipated EP.

aespa Comeback 2022: SM Girl Group to Drop New Mini-Album

On June 1 at midnight KST, aespa took to their official social media accounts to announce their upcoming return with a mini-album titled "Girls."

Their posts say they will release the EP in July, specifically on July 8.

Their announcement came with a teaser video that shows 3D dark mountains and the words "Girls," "aespa" and "THE 2nd MINI ALBUM." So far, the 15-second clip has reached 1.7 million views.

aespa's most recent music release came in December 2021 when they dropped remake of "Dreams Come True," S.E.S's hit song from 1998. The track was produced by their labelmate and K-pop icon BoA. "Girls" will be the SM girl group's first official comeback in almost nine months since they released their first mini-album "Savage" in October 2021.

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According to a media outlet, aespa's second mini-album "Girls" will drop in Korea and the United States at the same time on July 8. But prior to the album's release, the quartet will officially release their first English song "Life's Too Short" on June 24 and will later include it in their upcoming EP.

aespa first revealed "Life's Too Short" through a performance at their historic Coachella appearance this past April 23. Unlike their previous songs like "Black Mamba" and "Savage," "Life's Too Short" doesn't appear to be related to their sci-fi storyline, instead it addresses their carefree attitude and the hate they get online.

Meanwhile, pre-orders for aespa's "Girls" will start on various online and offline music stores on the 2nd.

What kind of concept do you want aespa's comeback on July 8 with "Girls" look like? Tell us in the comments section below!

SM Entertainment Signs Distribution Partnership With Warner Records for aespa's Global Promotions

On the same day of their comeback announcement, SM Entertainment revealed that the company had signed a global partnership with Warner Records for the distribution and marketing promotion of aespa's music content.

Warner Records is an American record label that is a subsidiary of the Warner Music Group.

Warner Records' co-chairs Tom Corson and Aaron Bay-Schuck said, "aespa has already made an impact around the world under the leadership of SM founder Lee Soo Man. aespa is proud to be part of the Warner Records family as our first K-pop group, and we look forward to achieving unprecedented success together."

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SM Entertainment's Co-CEOs Lee Seong Soo and Tak Young Jun also said, "SM is well aware of the long history of success of Warner Records with global artists, and we are grateful for Warner's trust in aespa's future."

They added, "We will continue to present aespa's unique innovative music, and we will work together with Warner to make aespa grow into a world-class group."

Meanwhile, aespa said, "We are very happy to be part of the Warner Records family, and we are grateful to be with them to start the next chapter of aespa. Please look forward to what news awaits you, including a new album to be released this summer."

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Written by Maria Scott