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K-pop group Aespa has announced a 25-city world tour, while fellow K-pop group I-dle has canceled the North American leg of their own 10-city world tour. The news highlights contrasting developments in K-pop global concert schedules.
Aespa will return in May with a new album, according to a local media report on Friday. The group’s last album was the sixth EP “Rich Man,” which sold over 1 million copies. It joined Asespa's five EPs and first LP, “Armageddon,” which have also reached 1-million seller status. Five of them achieved the feat in a week, starting from the second EP “Girls,” a first-ever for a K-pop girl group. Focus track of the same title from the sixth mini album earned the group first place on domestic televisi
On Friday, Aespa set fans abuzz by dropping “Attitude,” the opening theme song for Japanese TV anime “Kill Blue.” The Japanese-language digital single is about how nothing can keep the singer from being “me,” mixing upbeat thumping and a catchy melody with the voices of its members. The single precedes the group’s pending first dome shows in Japan, as the Kyocera Dome in Osaka on April 11-12 and Tokyo Dome on April 25-26. The dome gigs are part of Aespa’s ongoing international tour “Synk: aeXis
K-pop sensation BTS has announced 'The City' project, an immersive festival experience set to transform Las Vegas and Busan into cultural hubs. The initiative aims to engage fans and celebrate the group's music and influence in these cities.
This week also brought new releases from R&B singer Yebba and Mexican rock band The Warning.
Aespa is dropping a single Friday for which it joined forces with US singer and songwriter Anderson Paak, said label SM Entertainment. Their collaboration “Keychain” is a hip-hop, R&B and funk tune mixing Paak’s soulful vibe with Aespa’s edgy sophistication. It will be part of the soundtrack of movie “K-Pops!” a comedy film directed and produced by Paak. The film will come to cinemas in North America on Friday and will be the directorial debut of the Grammy-winning musician. Separately, the quar
K-pop group Aespa's physical single "Dirty Work" received a Red Dot award in the product design category at the 2026 Red Dot Design Award, one of the world's top design competitions.
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The new collaboration, produced by Dem Jointz, will arrive on the soundtrack to .Paak’s feature directorial debut.