K-Pop 2021: What happened to our Aespa and Enhypen rookies?

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What happened to the Aespa and Enhypen rookies? A year after their debut both groups managed to get a great reputation among K-Pop fans. We will look at their activity since their debut in 2020, but also if they have managed to meet our expectations.   Presentation


Let's start with Aespa: 

This girl quartet debuted on November 17, 2020 with the release of their very first single "Black Mamba". This beginning was expected, see eagerly awaited by fans given the great reputation of the company to which they belong, " SM Entertainment", company where great artists or groups like EXO, Red Velvet, Taeyeon … Following their very first single " Black Mamba ", the girl band delights a large number of people thanks to their innovative concept. They also have the honor of receiving their first award in a Korean TV show "SBS Inkigayo" on January 17, 2021, just 2 months after their debut. In addition, the MV (music video) of "Black Mamba", recorded 100 million views on YouTube, 51 days after its launch, something never seen before. In February, Aespa released their second single named " Forever", a very sweet ride reminiscent of winter. A song and a very different universe from "Black Mamba" that impresses fans enormously. The quartet does not stop there, on May 17, 2021 the song " Next Level " is released, it will mark the second comeback of the group. The song is a remake of Aston, soundtrack to the movie Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw. The girls embark on an even more futuristic concept than their first single. In addition, in the MV we can better see the avatars of the girls. This single allows the girl band to accentuate their popularity but also to be at the first place of the "24Hits" ranking of MelOn.

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Does Aespa's popularity stop here?

On October 4, 2021, the women of Aespa return with the new single " Savage " but also with their first mini album that you can listen to on platforms such as Spofity, YouTube… The album contains 6 exclusive tracks including their main track "Savage" which will be another success for the band. Karina, Giselle, Winter and Ningning had the honor of performing their new single "Savage" on NBC by The Kelly Clarkson Afficher on October 16; An American TV show well known around the world. Recently, the quartet released a new song called " Dreams Come True " which is actually a remake of an old K-Pop group named "S.E.S", belonging to their same company " SM Entertainment ". A highly anticipated song, which delighted most fans with beautiful fairytale and 90s decorations of the clip. But also the visuals of the girls that stand out once again in the MV.


Nowlet's move on to Enhypen:

Enhypen debuted on November 30, 2020 with the single " Given-Taken " as well as their first mini album named "Border: Day One". Just after December 20, the second MV and promotional track of the album, Let me in (20 cubes), was released. After the survival show I-land from which the 7 members of the group emerged, they became icons of K-Pop in the space of a year. Enhypen has distinguished itself from their big musical brothers such as BTS or TXT thanks to their musical identity, their stage presence, their personality but especially thanks to the talents of these young seven boys. Enhypen drunk dazed Following their debut, Enhypen made their first comeback with their second mini album "Border: Carnival" whose main song is " Drunk-Dazed " broadcast on April 26, 2021 on the YouTube channel " Hybe Labels ". The title "Drunk-Dazed" will allow the 7 boys to win their first prize on a musical show on May 4, 2021. This second mini-album contains 6 songs, "Fever" and "Mixed Up" are songs that both have MVs. The song " Fever " will be a big hit on Tik Tok.

How do the boys of Enhypen pursue their musical path?

After this victory, the band is back in force with their second comeback " Tamed-Dashed " as well as their very first album containing 8 songs. The album is quite complete because it even contains a featuring with Yeonjun of TXT, the song in question is called " Blockbuster ". The main title of the album "Tamed-Dashed" allows Enhypen to win 3 awards in musical shows. Enhypen 1 K-Pop 2021: What happened to our Aespa and Enhypen rookies? Just like Aespa the 7 boys: Heesung, Jungwoo, Sunoo, Ni-ki, Jay, Jake and Sunghoon won grand prizes. As for example in the major ceremonies of the Asian Artist Awards, but also at the Melon Music Awards.


In conclusion, we can say that thanks to all their work done during this year 2021, our two rookies of the fourth generation of K-Pop have been able to grow and evolve as artists. They managed to conquer the fans by exceeding their expectations. We invite you to know them more!If you want to know a little more about their universes, we invite you to read this article