SM Entertainment girl groups Red Velvet and aespa joined forces for the first time for some holiday cheer with their new collaboration single “Beautiful Christmas.”
The track was teased on social media on Saturday with images of Red Velvet and aespa members in festive outfits overlooking a balcony. Another post features the idols surrounded by presents.
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Red Velvet and aespa’s collaboration, which was released on Wednesday, is the first in a series of forthcoming songs that are part of SM Entertainment’s annual holiday project.
This year’s album is titled “2022 Winter SMTOWN: SMCU PALACE” and will feature the agency’s roster of idols – 58 in total, according to reports – including BoA, Girls’ Generation, EXO, Super Junior, TVXQ, WayV, Kangta, SHINee and NCT.
The album will be released on Dec. 26, coinciding with a free online concert on Jan. 1, 2023, on the SMTOWN YouTube channel.
This is the first time Red Velvet and aespa have officially worked together on a music project, but Red Velvet members Seulgi and Wendy have previously collaborated with aespa members Karina and Winter as members of “female Avengers of K-pop” supergroup GOT (Girls on Top) the Beat.
Last month, Red Velvet released their comeback title track “Birthday,” a follow-up to their album “The Reve Festival 2022 – Feel My Rhythm” which was released in March. In July, aespa released their second mini-album “Girls.”
