Aespa, a double hit with ‘Armageddon’ following ‘Supernova’

Group aespa is hitting another global mega hit with its first full-length album 'Armageddon'.

Espa ranked first on Social Chart 2.0 in the Circle weekly chart released on the 6th. They won a total of 5 awards, including No. 1 on the digital and streaming charts on the global K-pop chart with the double title song 'Supernova' from their first full-length album, and No. 1 on the retail album chart with their first full-length album 'Armageddon'.

In addition, Aespa will be performing with 'Supernova' on Mnet's 'M Countdown' on May 23rd and 30th, and MBC's 'Show!' on May 25th and June 1st. Following winning 5 trophies on 'Music Core' and SBS' 'Inkigayo' on the 26th, they won MBC M and MBC every1 'Show!' on June 5th with another title song 'Armageddon'. They recorded their first No. 1 on 'Champion' and showed their unstoppable progress by winning a total of 6 music shows so far with this album.

In addition, Espa's 'Supernova' not only broke its own highest ranking by ranking 6th on the US Billboard's global chart (excluding the US) and 17th on the Global 200 chart, but 'Armageddon' also ranked 29th and 55th, respectively, making it a double title song. Both songs succeeded in charting and are continuing to be a global success.

In addition, Espa is an integrated ranking system that combines the streaming index, digital album sales index, and recommendation index of five music platforms, including QQ Music, Kugou Music, Kuwo Music, Bodien Music, and JOOX, under Tencent Music, China's largest music platform. It was the first time since the chart ‘K-POP Chart’ was established that it ranked first for four consecutive weeks, demonstrating its strong popularity even in China.

Aespa will be holding its second world tour, '2024 aespa LIVE TOUR 'SYNK: PARALLEL LINE', starting at Jamsil Indoor Stadium in Seoul on the 29th and 30th, and stopping in Fukuoka, Nagoya, and Tokyo next month. They will perform in a total of 14 regions in Asia and Australia, including Saitama, Singapore, and Osaka, Hong Kong, Taipei, Tokyo, Jakarta, and Sydney in August, and Melbourne, Macau, and Bangkok in September, and will expand the tour to the Americas and Europe early next year.

Reporter Lee Min-kyung, Ten Asia 2min_ror@tenasia.co.kr