The number of times that aespa performed "Girls" on Korean music shows garnered lots of attention online. Want to know why? Continue reading to know why people are talking about it.
aespa's "Girls" Music Show Promotions Gain Attention- Here's the Reason
Like any K-pop artist, aespa also appears on Korean music shows to promote their new song and album. The quartet recently dropped their second EP, "Girls," which features the title track of the same name.
aespa's "Girls" was released on July 8, and in the following two weeks, they appeared on various Korean music shows such as Mnet's "M Countdown," MBC's "Show! Music Core," KBS's "Music Bank," and "SBS's "Inkigayo."
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Most K-pop groups and soloists typically promote their new tracks on a Korean music show twice or thrice. But unlike them, aespa performed "Girls" only once in the four programs above.
On July 25, one netizen took to the online forum TheQoo to point this out, and the post immediately gained thousands of views. It has more than 58,000 views as of this writing.
In the post, the netizen shared screenshots of another TheQoo post, where several online community users discussed aespa's music show appearances.
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The original TheQoo post says, "aespa's music show promotion isn't only the first time for SM artists but in the entire industry. There were conflicts, or their schedules were based on a one-time appearance. It's my first time seeing [a group] barely perform in music shows."
In the comments section of the first TheQoo post, one netizen said, "They only appear on, let's say, Thursday and Saturday this week, and the next week would be on Friday and Sunday. They only attend the four public shows."
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Another netizen said that aespa has been performing only once on the four Korean music shows since "Next Level." The other netizens criticized SM Entertainment for letting the girls appear only a few times on those programs.
Under the second TheQoo post, more online community users expressed their disappointment. Below are some of the comments:
"Aren't they acting like BLACKPINK and trying to bring up their exclusivity image? It's about spending less and lasting longer."
"Nowadays, I want to watch Karina's fancams. Give us more stages."
"I personally think aespa is good at performing on music shows, so it's a bit of a shame."
"The fans must be annoyed. Don't they know how fun it is to watch music shows?"
"Why is SM like that?"
"Serious, this is annoying. Why don't they attend any music shows properly?"
What are your thoughts on aespa's number of music show appearances? Do you think they should perform multiple times on one program? Share your opinions in the comment box below!
aespa Secures 2nd Music Show Trophy for "Girls"
In related news, aespa recently won their second music show trophy for "Girls."
On the July 21 episode of Mnet's "M Countdown," aespa's "Girls" was a nominee for first place, along with TWICE Nayeon's "POP!." "Girls" was announced as the winner after gaining a total of 7,741 points.
aespa took their first win for "Girls" on the July 20 broadcast of MBC M's "Show Champion." The other candidates for first place on that day were ITZY's "SNEAKERS," Chungha's "Sparkling," SF9's "SCREAM," and 10cm's "Gradation."
Check out aespa's "Girls" music video here to celebrate!
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Written by Maria Scott
