Aespa surprises fans with new song ‘Illusion’ before announcing comeback album
K-pop girl group Aespa dropped a surprise new song “Illusion” as part of a comeback announcement for their upcoming mini-album “Girls.”
Set for release on July 8, “Girls” will feature nine tracks in total, six of which are new. Aside from “Illusion” and the title track “Girls,” the new songs include the tracks “Lingo,” “ICU” and both a Korean- and English-language version of “Life’s Too Short.” The group performed the English version of “Life’s Too Short” during their set at Coachella’s main stage earlier this year and will drop it as a single on June 24.
SM Entertainment also announced today ahead of the comeback news that Aespa signed a partnership deal with Warner Records. The label remarked, “The deal with the world-class recording company covers Aespa’s global music content distribution and marketing promotions, SM is well aware of Warner Records’ glorious history with global artists, and we are grateful for Warner’s trust in the future of Aespa. We will continue to show Aespa’s unique innovative music and work together with Warner to make Aespa grow into a world-class group.”
Co-chairs of Warner Records Tom Corson and Aaron Bay-Schuck expressed their excitement about working with the group, saying, “Aespa has already made a huge impact around the world under the leadership of SM’s founder Lee Soo-man. We are honored to have Aepsa be part of the Warner Records family and look forward to achieving unprecedented successes together.”
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