The girl group aespa is making new history for K-pop girl groups, with all five of their consecutive albums, including two released this year, achieving million-seller status. According to SM Entertainment, aespa’s fifth mini-album, ‘Whiplash,’ released on the 21st of last month, surpassed cumulative sales of 1.02 million copies on the Circle Chart as of November 7. This achievement follows the success of their second mini-album ‘Girls,’ ‘MY WORLD,’ ‘Drama,’ and their first full-length album ‘Armageddon,’ all of which sold over a million copies.
Notably, both albums released this year, ‘Armageddon’ and ‘Whiplash,’ have become million-sellers, solidifying aespa’s position as the top girl group in the country alongside the mega-hit ‘Supernova.’ ‘Whiplash’ debuted at 53rd on Spotify on its release day, marking the highest entry position for a K-pop girl group song in 2024, and made notable appearances on global charts, including Billboard’s World Albums, Global 200 (excluding the U.S.), and Billboard 200 charts.
The album includes six songs of various genres, such as the title track ‘Whiplash,’ ‘Kill It,’ ‘Flights, Not Feelings,’ ‘Pink Hoodie,’ ‘Flowers,’ and ‘Just Another Girl.’ Aespa’s recent achievements once again prove the potential of K-pop girl groups and heighten expectations for their future activities. There is growing interest in the next story aespa will unfold.
