MUSIC
Espa's 'Spicy' syndrome sets a new record for first-week sales for a K-pop girl group
Aespa's third mini-album 'MY WORLD', released on May 8, surpassed 16,987,840,000 copies in the first week (sales in the first week after release) based on Hanteo Chart, an album sales statistics site, the highest record among SM artists (based on Hanteo Chart). The group once again took the title of No. 1 in the first week of release for a girl group, which was recorded by Aespa's previous album 'Girls', released in July of last year, with 1,126,068 copies sold in the first week.
In particular, with this album, Aespa not only broke its own record with a total of 1.8 million pre-orders, but also ranked first in first-day sales for any K-pop girl group of all time with 1.37 million copies sold on the first day of release, making it the best-selling K-pop girl group of all time. It once again proved its strong power by achieving a new record for initial sales.
Espa's third mini-album 'MY WORLD' is the album that opens season 2 of the SMCU Espa worldview. You can meet Espa's new music world, performance, and fashion from KWANGYA to REAL WORLD, and the title. It consists of a total of 6 songs of various genres, including the song 'Spicy', and is receiving a lot of love, sweeping not only domestic but also global charts.
Reporter Junho Yoon, Ten Asia delo410@tenasia.co.kr
