AESPA FIRST REACTION/ GG MARATHON EP 10- BLACK MAMBA,SAVAGE,NEXT LEVEL AND DREAMS COME TRUE MV

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[@SilverArrowsMP]

"I've heard this too... These guys are really famous." They weren't rookie of the year for no reason 😁

[@viclusiv]

FACT.

[@ivanmedina516]

And they going to perform in coachella on 23

[@warmth9649]

@Lola .f also... Visionary Award~

[@elys-anne8066]

dreams come true is actually a remake of a first gen song! which is probably why it was giving you 3rd gen vibes. The original is by S.E.S and I recommend checking it out, it's still good after 20+ years :)

[@mightygdog2225]

the original is a finnish song :)

[@thanstay99]

@@mightygdog2225 yup This is so wonderful that generations sing it again in their style

[@sr2158]

Original is from Nylon Beat

[@ericsohn5084]

@@mightygdog2225 wow, never knew this.

[@alohajinnypark186]

but why 3rd gen. vibes. should be 1st gen. vibes. :)

[@zapunaru]

aespa stands for “Avatar X Experience” and “aspect”. It’s supposed to mean “experiencing different aspects of a new world through the avatar or other self” The group makes their debut alongside their own “ae” avatars, a concept serving as the label’s first project in its SMCU (SM CULTURE UNIVERSE) vision for the future of entertainment, aespa will project a future world centered on celebrities and avatars, and will be born into a group of completely new and innovative concepts that transcend the boundaries between the real world and the virtual world. There's a story MV : 1. Black Mamba : Introducing the villain 2. SM Culture Universe EP.1 "Black Mamba" : for an explanation in their lore and concept. 3. Next Level : Aespa prepares to go to KWANGYA to defeat the black mamba 4. Savage : The Battle You should definitely react to 'SM Culture Universe Ep:1 “Black Mamba” (10 minutes video)' to understand aespa's concept and lore. DREAMS COME TRUE is not an official comeback, it an SM's project for remastering. This is a remake from S.E.S. who did Dreams Come True in 1998. You probably haven't heard of S.E.S., the first ever kpop girl group and they are from SM too. Fun fact: The SM Culture Universe concept is inspired by Marvel, so SMCU is not only for AESPA but for all SM artists and groups who will be connected later, such as EXO, NCT, Red Velvet. I suggest searching for the important words/acronyms in their storyline. FLAT - where AEs Reside / Digital World Kwangya - is described as an unruled and infinite place located beyond FLAT with no rule or form. Kosmo - The Higher form of Universe / Higher or more surreal than Kwangya. Naevis - The One who opens the P.O.S and the portal to Kwangya. P.O.S - Port of Soul/ connects the real world and digital world . SYNK - Humans Connecting with AEs. REKALL - AEs crossing the Real World. Black Mamba - The evil entity in KWANGYA that disconnects aespa and æ-aespa’s SYNK.

[@rachreacts964]

Thank you for taking time to explain it to me!! It’s really interesting I’m going to watch the mv’s again knowing that! It’s a really good concept

[@terrydavis2887]

Ty for explaining this to her. Most people just let it go. Thanks!

[@fizaa1128]

You explained very well✨️

[@snsdgivemetwicetogfriendfr9137]

@@rachreacts964 And Black Mamba also means name for haters ÆSPA and called "Black Mamba" 🐍 Because haters is just like snake evil.

[@zauber_]

Aespa is probably the biggest latest gen girl group right now alongside stayc. Both of them are phenomenal vocally.

[@alex.7937]

cuz they hit success as soon as they debuted and when u become successful and popular ppl tend to hate and jealous haters comes with it too but Aespa is still killing it

[@bimichuwa]

No they got a lot of hate and it was corona time so they barely saw any fans cause everything was live . Moreover the hate from other SM fans. They went through alot until savage was released. Savage was the reason people started taking Aespa seriously.

[@bimichuwa]

Funny how even after all the hate train all them songs were famous

[@esdrasmedina6096]

2:22 black mamba 7:40 next level 12:44 savage 17:50 dreams come true

[@Matheusu-hi5xc]

well, the words meaning æ - an another self in a virtual world who thinks and lives in its own way. even though humans are sometimes unaware of their own æ, there are cases when they interact. ænergy - aespa’s energy potential. black mamba - an existence who interferes with SYNK between humans and æ. ether - a subconscious world. FLAT - a world where æ live. KOSMO - a transcendent space beyond KWANGYA not even aespa have yet reached. KWANGYA - an undefined, irregular, amorphous and infinite realm past FLAT which was created from ether. MY - the most precious friends from KWANGYA. nævis - a mysterious being who acts as a reliable guide supporting aespa and æ. P.O.S (port of soul) - an energy which connects FLAT with the real world. before æ was well known, traces of P.O.S were considered sinkholes. it hasn’t been yet revealed what opens it. REKALL - a phenomenon of æ ascending the real world. SYNK - a connection between humans and æ. the more thoughts and feelings are shared, the higher the SYNK level goes. when it is at its peak, æ are able to REKALL. SYNK DIVE - a state in which humans and æ’s consciousnesses are synchronized. SYNK OUT - a situation when SYNK between humans and æ gets cut off by force.

[@zerenityzerene4410]

Omg thanks so much for this. I have been listening to them since their debut, but I didn't know half of these explanations lol

[@CaptainBoat]

고마워요~ 대충 컨셉은 알고 있었는데 좀 더 정리된 느낌이네요 😂

[@alex.7937]

Aespa concept is so unique u will not find it in any other groups but sometimes it's hard to understand it what I know kwangya is a place or another world dimension and There's a villain Blackmamba and naevis is helping aespa to defeat this villain it's confusing TBh but super interesting and I heard a theory that other SM groups are all connected in it especially (RV)

[@LolaplaysRobloxx11]

Can't believe they are performing at coachella tommorow. They are amazing.

[@viclusiv]

the last song is the SM entertainment project which remake their first girl group S.E.S with the same tittle, and the robot rap part is from S.E.S too haha They are now very popular especially in Korea, all kpop stan know singing "im on the next level".. it's very viral, even many other idols sing it haha. (The song had to be repeated several times to get addicted to me) They got a lot of awards and broke records while they were still rookie.

[@1975shivaji]

Your point on the last song was spot on! “Dreams come true” is a remake of the first original kpop girl group S.E.S from late 90’s

[@bookwormer9130]

'Like A Fool' - Nylon Beat (1996)

[@1975shivaji]

@@bookwormer9130I stand corrected. looks like SM has been buying songs from the west since the beginning. Aespa's "NEXT LEVEL" was from "Fast and furious Hobbs & Shaw" which really surprised me..🙀

[@bookwormer9130]

@@1975shivaji wow, I never knew that. You learn things every day ig😂

[@minowillow]

KWANGYA is a planet where the black mamba (the enemy) lives, and aespa and her avatars (the animated girls) are trying to defeat the black mamba, in next level they go to kwangya to fight the black mamba, and in savage they are in an hallucination created by the black mamba and NAEVIS (the other animated character with black short hair, the leader) sacrifices herself to help aespa. you can also hear kwangya in other SM songs, like NCT and EXO, the universe of all sm groups are connected. You should also watch "aespa ep1: black mamba - SM culture universe" if you want to understand more about their storyline. "Dreams come true" is a cover/remake of an existing song from 1998 called "dreams come true" by the group s.e.s by the same company SM. You should also listen to "FOREVER" by aespa if you want to hear their beautiful voices, is a ballad kinda song, but is really good.

[@alex.7937]

U just summarize it rlly good now i have better idea how their concept work thx cuz i stan Aespa but don’t rlly know how their concept is

[@adityadutt2806]

I'm glad that you have finally reacted to aespa 😃💜

[@fatemehjafari2616]

Me too🥰

[@valekvf]

You really need to check out their savage album b-sides, they’re top tier!

[@ok-jl5ww]

LUCID DREAM ESPECIALLY

[@valekvf]

@@ok-jl5ww YES AND ILL MAKE YOU CRY

[@bekistayc]

@@valekvf AND YEPPI YEPPI 🤭

[@metaiicc]

I'll make you cry, iconic and ESPECIALLY yeppi yeppi are still my favorite songs, lets hope they finally perform at least one of those songs in coachella.

[@shineinstars]

@@valekvf BEST SONG EVER

[@srizuafah630]

aespa is another level

[@richelfabroa9031]

watch them this coming Apr.23, at COACHELLA Aespa is really 👏👏👏

[@miyeonisaqueen3328]

The girl you kept saying has strong vocals was ningning! She was the red haired in next level

[@sahudisadano9303]

Thank you for reacting to Aespa..they are the future of kpop...So lucky to be alive when you can listen to Aespa vocals..you should try their savage mini album..thats the best debut album ever !

[@tiktoktik5226]

Dreams Come True is actual 1st gen kpop song by S.E.S, Aespa made a remix version.

[@susantoarismunandar]

I like when you noticed that Aespa is a bad ass girl group with bright colors.

[@greciacastro9020]

“It’s usually really negative” yeah because they got a lot of dedicated antis, they even go opening fan accounts to manipulative their fandom and make mean comments so that aespa can get more hate by other fandoms. I don’t think aespa fans have even noticed because their fandom seems to be naive. There was even this account that pretended to be an aespa fan just to collect a whole bunch of aespa fans and then they switch to another groups fanbase account..like when I say these antis are so manipulative..

[@rachreacts964]

That’s how you know that aespa is a threat for them

[@fionanamimars6354]

We really arent that big from the start until now. We are still a small fandom. All kind. Then I dont know what happened because a lot are token stanning aespa now because of the success that theyre getting and that makes this antis do a lot of manipulative stuff. Up until now .

[@baekbae8543]

Her: What is Kwangya? An SM stan: Well...

[@pasakornton991]

You should listen to their first mini-album every song in it it's so good

[@sorellabby]

Their lore is literally like a movie, the ai characters are their ae vers. of them from kwangya. Black mamba is the enemy. I recommend watching Synk Giselle, Synk winter, Synk Karina and Synk ningning and also smcu black mamba ep1. It's really good as it's kinda like a short movie about the whole lore.

[@aj_8641]

Red Velvet and Twice did a live cover of "Dreams Come True" and its stunning!! If you ever want to check it out :))

[@nommmmmmmm]

Their name is a combination of "æ", which means 'Avatar X Experience', and "aspect", which means double-sided. Together it means that you would being able to experience a new world through an avatar of yourself.

[@steves1048]

I couldn't breathe the first time I watched dreams come true ... Truly a masterpiece ...

[@aese4622]

Stanning aespa is never disappoint you about their talents they are real real good and totally unique concept, vocal, rap, dance and stage presence. The online hated about them cause they are good at everything made me listened and stan them more.

[@yushi0405]

I highly recommend you watch SMCU Ep1 of aespa, it is really really good

[@pigletcams4087]

thank you for reacting to aespa

[@skyjupiter8214]

Kwangya in real life is the SM ent building 😂 But in aespa lore, Kwangya is a place where the members' avatar live.

[@melodies_memoryofexy1006]

Black mamba seriously one of the best debut song this era/4th gen

[@yujiminmylove]

dreams come true is actually not a "comeback", but it is for SMSTATION, SMSTATION is kind of special single by SM artists, and yeah dreams come true is a remake from S.E.S. (THE FIRST KPOP GIRL GROUP), and they're from SM too

[@sabrinazhu1697]

Omg!!!! Finally an Aespa reaction!!! Thank you 😊

[@peduliindonesia6638]

They have their own universe thats why theres a lot of things that people didnt know like kwangya, naevis and etc... They group have universe that describe about in other world we have alterego caled ae who live depends our data so thats why theres like avatar of each of them and the place where ae can live is caled kwangya. and back mamba is one of the vilain in their story who will ruin the connection between two worlds thats why they made song next level to telk that they will fight and finding the vilain cause they are brave and not scared of it. and after that, after they landed on kwangya they ready to fight and kilk black mamba thats why they release a song savage which is describe tjeir bition to kill the vilain.. but theres something wrong that didnt know about kwangya so their journey is not the end and just begun... i recomende you to watch " SMCU EP.1 BLACK MAMBA" that is a short movie who they made in their universe. i dare u will mind blowing with all the story of their universe. a next level girlgroup concept ever

[@kurokami9428]

Omg finally I’ve been waiting for this aespa is my top 5 girl group!! but you still need to react to stayc, gfriend, and iz*one (2 of these groups have disbanded)

[@latterdei4357]

Kwangya roughly translates to “wilderness” or “the wilderness”. It references some transcendent plane thingy (others have explained it better in other comments) and it particularly fits AESPA’s Virtual counterpart thingy (sorry forgot what they are called). Idky but SM is obsessed with it, and all their artists use it, some more than others tho. I think it’s appeared in most of AESPA’s title tracks. There’s video compilations of it.

[@avarrrr2944]

yesss i’ve been waiting for this, i literally love aespa sm They are vocal queens

[@Cc-fx8xc]

Boy groups you need to react to: -Treasure -seventeen -Nct And more… 2.Girl groups: -Ive -Red velvet - Stayc And more…. 3. Love yours videos! Keep going

[@kurokami9428]

she’s already reacted to red velvet and I’ve but she definitely needs to react to stayc and treasure! I’m still trying to Stan Seventeen and idk about nct

[@Streetlight08]

Absolutely nct

[@bibimybibi694]

Fromis_9

[@kurokami9428]

@@bibimybibi694yess and weki meki too

[@VincentDyas]

you sould react to aespa forever, that song is amazing🔥

[@jessieang5534]

Asepa will be performaning in California for Coachella perforamnce on 23 Apr 2022.

[@loutfy_v]

Girl, you should react to StayC one of my ult GGs with Red Velvet and Twice, they have impressive vocals and an AMAZING discography like NO SKIPS AT ALL!!!!

[@gaabrieI]

Yessssss j’attendais la partie 10 depuis si longtemps :D

[@melodies_memoryofexy1006]

Hope to see more aespa next time if possible..anw thx for reacting to aespa

[@bagleybadger2867]

Thanks for doing this series!

[@bambibam5009]

Sm or the founder of sm (Lee soo man) is actually the founder of Kpop. Sm has the longest and biggest history in Kpop and they always kept their reputation. Many of The biggest artists come from sm. A lot of other company’s take notes from sm cuz they always set new trends, are very unique and come up with most impressive music videos, music and much more. They take everything into the future no one does it like them.

[@VincentDyas]

thankyouu for reacting to them💖💖

[@ely-qx2gi]

so gladdd that you reacted to them

[@rosy7852]

OMGGG thank you gurlll for the aespa reaction I'm so happy! maybe there will be a reaction when that is EXO I will be waiting for you! for the song I will recommend - Tempo - Love shot - Kokobob - Obbsesion I will wait for you and aespa sorry for my bad english :(

[@user-mk5zg4qm9t]

Thank for reaction❤️❤️❤️🙏🏻

[@user-dg9fi5hp1g]

Love your reaction ❤️❤️❤️

[@forspa8272]

Aespa will perform at Coachella this 23rd y'all whewww

[@user-zh6wk1wr2j]

Loved your reaction!

[@fariyasab]

Red hair girl is ningning. The main vocalist and the youngest of the group. She’s my bias and amazing

[@yougotnojams5276]

I really liked your comments. It felt good, as did you. I would like to see more reactions from you, good luck.

[@little_lost_stay4371]

Yas girl ! Tu m'avais manqué de fous !

[@rachreacts964]

❤️❤️

[@mattxmendi]

love this so much!! hope u can do STAYC next

[@jopetvillarino4470]

Love your reactions and by the way, you're beautiful too ☺️

[@rachreacts964]

Thank you !!

[@priscilamisiti3212]

the last part of savage sounds weird because it also has the sounds of the music video of glass breaking etc

[@A.J_096]

Thanks for reacting to SME artists.

[@aespafanboi]

QUEENS

[@rayane_.i602]

I love themmmmm

[@truedxsaster]

OMG FINALLY AESPA!!!

[@fatemehjafari2616]

Mys hands up...legends coming soon at coachella 😍 aespa at 23th apr will perform there ... uohoooooo

[@milindawilson9175]

As others may have mentioned, aespa's "Dreams Come True" is the remake of a classic hit from SM's very first Kpop girl group S.E.S. from the '90s. This whole Station project was produced by BoA -- who is an SM solo artist that has been in the industry for more than two decades -- in collaboration with Bada -- who is a member of S.E.S. Everything from the rewriting and restyling of the song, to the choice of choreography and MV concept was orchestrated by BoA, and she specifically did it all with aespa in mind because she thinks aespa is becoming the S.E.S. for the new generation. aespa debuted in November 2020 and they are SM's first 4th generation group. If you haven't already, you should check out S.E.S.'s original version MV in order to really understand aespa's song and MV concept. The English lines are the same lines from the original version. And the fairy wings and a lot of those dance moves are an iconic part of the original MV and choreography, it's all part of a homage to S.E.S.'s version. It was BoA's idea to give the vocalists rap lines and to showcase the power vocals of the rappers. Hence why Karina -- who is the leader, main dancer and lead rapper of the group -- was given a main vocal part. It just goes to show you, yet again, why they are an SM group, because even the rappers are amazing singers. Fun fact: Yoo YoungJin, who is an SM singer, songwriter, main producer and vocal coach, etc., is the one that does the alien rap voice in S.E.S.'s original version of "Dreams Come True." Plus, if you want to see how this whole project came about and the behind the scenes of them making everything, you should check out all the episodes of SM's "Re:MASTERPIECE" project, which is a sort of a documentary look at everything that went into remastering this classic hit. It was really interesting to see BoA use her years of experience and expertise to mentor aespa and to put everything she has learned in her 21+ years in the industry as one of the best female singers and dancers, into creating this project.

[@fatemehjafari2616]

And they will perform at coachella 2022😍😍as first kpop group that perform on main stage at there ... they re legends

[@LittleLightIsaOnce]

Next LvL and Dream come true are so good imo

[@user-hi4yd1sc3g]

I really love aespa

[@dianne7513]

you should check out their b-sides. they are bangers too!!

[@jhenielynm.angeles9944]

thank you for complimenting the girls and their MVs! I suggest you watch episode 1. black mamba to better understand about kwangya and their lore. happy to see you enjoy their music!!

[@zishana_ash]

You will never understand Aespa' s song if you do not know their lore. Basically all the lyrics of their main title track was based on their lore, so hearing words like Kwangya, synk, black mamba, kosmo and such are very normal. You will hear more like that in the future. Aespa is the first group that have this concept about digital world which is very timely and relevant. They are coming back this July with their 2nd mini album called Girls. Today, they dropped SMCU ep 2. SMCU is like a movie series video where they talk and explained their lore in a more detailed manner. You will be able to understand their lore from that. I am recommending you to watch SMCU ep 1 and 2 to fully enjoy Aespa's music. Meanwhile, you can also react to Savage Album, their bsides are top tier. There are pre released songs too like Illusion and Life is too short from their new album Girls which you can check out. Life is too short was first perform on their Coachella performance.

[@angelcwooah6481]

Even though they aren't a big group, but woo!ah! may be a good one to check out, idk your musical taste though, this is my first time seeing your video

[@vincetroym.mahaguay3938]

The chorus part is look like a dance break though i even try to do it so hard to dance💀

[@Taylor-jj5ob]

Aespa are an SM group, back in 2020 the CEO of SM produced a song for the girl group LOONA where he was inspired to create a group with a similar concept (having a storyline and multiple universes) If you watch some aespa videos in order, combined they will make a storyline. There are a lot of KZbin videos you can watch that explain it better than I can. There are some words in aespa songs that are exclusive to sm and the 'SMCU' Like KWANGYA etc

[@zishana_ash]

I do not think Aespa was inspired by Loona's concept because the word Kwangya was even registered under SM since 1990+ . There were also a lot of hints to other SM artist about the whole kwangya universe

[@fatemehjafari2616]

Aespa😍🤩i love them too much

[@fionanamimars6354]

Im new to your channel. Thank you for checking them out. :-)

[@nestorsantiago5290]

Please react to step back got(girls on top) And INVU/taeyeon

[@algeriank-popreaction2226]

Aespa & NCT MV's makes us confusing no one can expect how the song & the MV are going to be you have to check NCT by it units too jusþ à note:TXT comeback is in 9th may so be ready...

[@mysoneluvie3139]

Once again, Forever is that middle child

[@slanis]

Dreams come true (GEN. 1 song) was rearanged and produced by the queen of K-pop BoA (GEN. 1.5 artist) and is now performed by Aespa (GEN. 4 idols).

[@jorgesantana1089]

Yes! To figure out what's going on watch AESPA SMCU EP1 AND EP2. It will explain everything.

[@milindawilson9175]

As with all the groups under SM Entertainment, their storylines and concepts are all part of SM's Universe, including aespa's storyline. aespa's story, so far, primarily connects to EXO's and SuperM's storylines. I think SM has set it up so that at least all of their third generation groups -- and now even fourth gen. groups, with the introduction of aespa -- have storylines that connect, link together and intertwine. Each group has their own individual storyline and concept, but when you put them all together there are threads of connections between the groups. To help you start to understand aespa better as a group and to explain a little more about what is happening in their MVs, if you haven't already, you should watch aespa's "aespa 'ep1. Black Mamba' - SM Culture Universe" video that was released right before their MV for "Next Level" was released. It's the first episode of aespa's drama and it explains in more detail about aespa's storyline. As with everything that SM does, aespa is much more than just a singing group. They have a whole story that is more like a movie or an epic novel and all their MVs and everything they do is connected. aespa is a four member girl group whose concept revolves around the fact that their name means "avatar experience" and each of the girls has an avatar character -- as you see with their animated characters and scenes -- so they also are superhero-like beings, just like EXO and the members of SuperM. Their avatars aren't exactly "virtual members," but they are virtual characters that represent each of the members in the digital realm. As part of aespa's concept, it is thought that anyone who does anything online has a virtual character that lives online that represents them -- everytime we do anything online we leave a piece of digital DNA which is what is used to create our digital selves or avatar. If you watch the video I suggested above, this will all become more clear and aespa's concept should make more sense. And just like EXO, the members of aespa all have their own powers and symbols that represent them: 💓Karina (Yoo JiMin) is the leader of the group, she is a main dancer and lead rapper: her symbol is a heart and her spirit animal is a whale. She is Korean. 🌕Giselle (Uchinaga Aeri) is the main rapper and a vocalist: her symbol is the moon and her spirit animal is a unicorn. She is Japanese. ⭐Winter (Kim MinJeong) is a lead dancer, lead vocalist and the visual of the group: her symbol is a star and her spirit animal is a Siberian Husky dog. She is Korean 🦋NingNing (Níng Yìzhuo) is the maknae and the main vocalist: her symbol is a butterfly and her spirit animal is a tiger. She is Chinese. In order to understand aespa's storyline, you really have to pay attention to the lyrics of their songs, because the lyrics help to explain aespa's concept and what is happening in their MVs. The Black Mamba (represented by the snake) they refer to in their songs is a dark force that stops them from connecting to their avatars. As the "Black Mamba" lyrics say, they "synk out," etc. and you see all the glitches happening. The aespa members are trying to overcome the Black Mamba and connect with their avatars again. The way I see it is, there are two dimensions: aespa in the real world and their avatars (Kwangya) world. Aespa are connected to their avatars and everything the aespa members do in real life gives power to their avatars. However, because of the Black Mamba's temptation, aespa and their avatars cannot connect through the SYNK app anymore, so their avatars become lost. In "Black Mamba" you see Ningning as she is searching through the Kwangya world on her computer trying to find their avatars. Ningning and the other members are lured into the Kwangya realm by the Black Mamba. But there seems to be some sort of crossover between realms as well. For example, in the train scene in "Black Mamba", aespa in the real world is also being overcome by the Black Mamba. Their world seems to be in ruins or being destroyed. In the last scene of "Black Mamba", the avatars seem to be drawn into aespa's real world and I think this is really the start of aespa's whole story. This is where they establish the fact that aspea, from now on, probably, will be spending a majority of their storyline fighting the Black Mamba alongside their avatars. I also see the train scene in "Black Mamba" as possibly being connected to the train scenes in SM's Universe storyline. I think that the train theme is somehow connected to SuperM's/EXO's storyline, however, I am not sure how yet. All I know is that, we see SuperM in a subway train in their "100" MV, we see SHINee in an old train station in their recent comeback with their "Don't Call Me" MV and Baekhyun from EXO is on an old train in his most recent solo "Bambi" MV. We even see Kai on train tracks in his "Film: Kai" solo debut teaser video during his "Amnesia" section of the video and people on a subway train platform as it transitions to his song "Mmmh." And before that we saw Key from SHINee in a subway train in his solo debut song "One of Those Nights." And if we go back even further, you see EXO on train tracks in their "Love Me Right" MV and EXO-CBX (which Baekhyun is also a member of) on train tracks in their "Horololo" MV, etc. From what I know about how SM is constantly designing the story to connect between the groups, I am pretty sure this means that they are all connected. The MV for "Next Level" tells aespa's backstory and explains a lot of what we saw happening in their "Black Mamba," MV. I think in "Next Level" aespa is on a mission to try and stop the Black Mamba hacker and find their avatars in order to re-establish a connection. Fun fact: The song intentionally switches up in "Next Level" at that specific moment because, if you pay attention to the lyrics, it says "Naevis calling" which is referring to the fact that their avatars are summoning them to their Kwangya realm, so they teleport to the virtual realm (where everything is different) and then when the beat switches back to "Next Level" they are shown going back to the real world. Everything SM does, even the most minute detail, such as the structure of the song is done for a very specific reason. However, this is far from the first time SM has ever done mashups and had songs where it switches up the beat to a completely different song in the middle of the song. It started with songs like Girls' Generations "I Got A Boy," and they have done it with SHINee's "Sherlock (Clue & Note)", F(X) and Red Velvet and NCT/WayV songs, and even SuperM's song "One (Monster & Infinity)." It's a very signature SM style. The 5th animated character you see in "Savage" is Naevis who is the creator and designer of the Kwangya world -- kind of like the site administrator -- so that is why you see aespa say, "My naevis we love you" several times in the "Savage" lyrics, because they are thanking naevis for looking out for them, protecting them and doing all they can to prevent and eliminate the Black Mamba hacker. Which is why in the lyrics of "Next Level" they say, " My Naevis ... where you lead we follow," etc., because they trust Naevis to protect them from the Black Mamba and protect the virtual word, etc. I think in "Savage" aespa is under the Black Mamba hacker's control and they are gearing up to fight the Black Mamba in order to gain back control and to connect with their avatars once again. Often, when characters within SM MVs have blue eyes or different eye colors this usually is an indication that that person isn't themselves, i.e. they aren't who we think they are. It is thought to be used to show that they are a clone or alter ego, etc., under the control of an evil force. I think the eye you see in "Savage" has something to do with the Black Mamba because it looks like a serpent's eye. I think it might be what the Black Mamba hacker uses to spy on everything and to keep in control, which is why Winter shoots the eye in order to destroy it. And I also think it's connected to the eye we see in other SM MVs, such as EXO Lay's solo "Namanana" MV and EXO Kai's "Mmmh" MV, and maybe even the eye symbol and closeup of the dragon's eye in Lay's solo "Lit" MV. The eyes all look slightly different, but I think they are supposed to be a symbol that connects something within the larger storyline of SM's SM Culture Universe. (Maybe a metaphor for how "big brother" government is always watching us, and is always in control behind the scenes, etc.) To learn more about SM's Universe and how aespa is connected, please see the rest of my comment attached in the replay.

[@milindawilson9175]

To understand how all of SM's groups are connected, you need to be aware that it all began with EXO's debut in 2012. As you may know, EXO's concept is that they are aliens from Planet Exo who have been sent to Earth on a mission to find and protect the Tree of Life from the Red Force, while also trying to fix all the things that are going wrong in the world, which are believed to be caused by the Red Force. The Red Force is thought to be here on Earth inflicting their evil agenda -- corrupting humanity and causing all the bad things that are happening in the world, such as war, hate and destruction of the environment, etc. And because EXO is trying to undo and prevent the Red Force from accomplishing their goals, the Red Force is also trying to take down EXO by capturing them, corrupting them and standing in their way, etc. Some theories even believe that Red Velvet is connected to EXO's storyline. Some think that Red Velvet, EXO's sister group, could be the Red Force. And SuperM is the Kpop industry's very first supergroup which debuted in October 2019. Their concept and storyline is centered around the fact that they are Avenger-like superheros, so SuperM is the group that pretty much connects everything together. As part of EXO's story, Baekhyun and Kai -- who are members of EXO -- have recruited members from SM Entertainment's other male Kpop groups -- Taemin from SHINee, Taeyong and Mark from NCT and Ten and Lucas from WayV -- and formed SuperM, to help them battle the Red Force. It is said that the concept for SuperM is supposed to be like the Avengers, so, I see it as each of the members are a different kind of superhero that make up the larger "Avengers" group, just like how the Marvel Avenger members come together from all walks of life with all different abilities and powers, etc. to make up one big supergroup. Also, just like how the Marvel Avengers come together to combine their strengths and powers to help fight Thanos, I see parallels with what SM is doing with SuperM's storyline. SuperM is taking members from each group and joining forces to take down the Red Force. And just like how the movies "Avengers Identity War" and "Avengers Endgame" eventually had each of the Marvel Avengers members recruiting their whole crew to help in the fight, I think SM is setting it up so that all of its groups' members will eventually be brought into the fight. Theories have also speculated that NCT's/WayV's dream concept and storyline also connects to EXO's storyline. As with everything NCT does, it all has to do with dreams, dreaming or something to do with being in a dream state, which could very easily connect to EXO's other world and other dimension theories. Now, to explain how aespa is connected to the story. aespa debuted in November 2020, and so far they have 3 MVs that are connected to their storyline. I am also starting to wonder if maybe aespa has something to do with the Tree of Life from EXO's storyline, because, in "Next Level," you see aespa and their avatars with what looks like the mother tree from the Hollywood movie "Avatar," so I wonder if maybe aespa were made the guardians of the Tree of Life, tasked with hiding the two halves of the tree. So, maybe the Tree of Life is what the Black Mamba is after. I think the Black Mamba maybe working with the Red Force, or it could be a separate evil being who also wants to find the Tree of Life and prevent peace from being restored in the Universe. As we are told in the intro of EXO's debut "Mama" MV, the Tree of Life was split in half in order to prevent the Red Force from gaining control of the heart of the Tree of Life. However, things on Earth have gotten out of hand, so now EXO needs to reunite the two halves of the tree in order to restore peace. So, I think part of EXO's mission is they are on a quest to find aespa in order to reveal where the tree was hidden. aespa was first introduced to the world in a teaser at the end of SuperM's "One (Monster & Infinity)" MV in 2020 -- about a week or so before aespa's debut. In the last scene of the "One (Monster & Infinity)" MV, we see Taemin with an LG phone and on the phone screen there is a symbol that appears. At the time, when that MV was released, we had no idea what that meant. However, soon after that, we discovered that the symbol you see on Taemin's phone -- ae -- is the logo/symbol for aespa. So, on top of being a teaser for aespa's debut, I think by making aespa a part of SuperM's MV, this was SM's way of establishing aespa's connection to SuperM's/EXO's storyline. Will aespa eventually join forces with EXO to defeat evil or will the Black Mamba gain control and cause aespa to team up with (Red Velvet?) and become members of the Red Force? We will just have to wait to see how SM connects the dots and draws the storylines together. But I have a feeling that, eventually, aespa's story will connect to SuperM's story, and, along the way, also EXO, NCT and Red Velvet's storyline, and maybe Taemin's solo work, and possibly even SHINee. (Even though SHINee is part of the second generation in Kpop, the members are the same age as third generation group members, so they sort of bridge that gap between second and third generation.) aespa's story is just another one of SM's epic concepts and mysteries that we will have to wait and see where it takes us.

[@landonperry9371]

You gotta check out their savage album. I loved lucid dream and make you cry on there.

[@dee4738]

I think u should check out the original version of "Dreams come true" by s.e.s (one of the first kpop girl groups) this is only a remake

[@itsme-pu3ue]

If u don't mind, I would love you to check their "SYNK" video.. and also their bside songs is really cool

[@pedrovictorsantos6658]

Ningning GODDESS 🛐 🦋💖

[@michelt.7210]

aespa also has a ballad called ''Forever'', it was their second song chronologically speaking. If you want to get to know the 4 aespa girls better, I recommend that you watch their individual presentation videos. aespa synk Winter (1'35''), aespa synk Giselle (1'32''), aespa synk Karina (1'53''), aespa synk Ningning (1'55''). Winter and Karina are Korean, Giselle is Japanese, and Ningning is Chinese.

[@chaosdanger679]

And forever is crying again in the corner

[@taengoonim]

You can also check out their smcu episode 1 black mamba, it's a mini episode for better context of their concept, their 3 title tracks are like mini episodes of their lore, you can see it from the visual of mvs and lyrics, they also have other songs in their mini album that aren't connected to the lore you might like them as well 😊

[@k-pop6953]

Reaction to aespa sm culture universe ep 1.

[@jinbodyguard]

FINALLY AESPA

[@elishanobleza1263]

PLEASE REACT ON THEIR SAVAGE B-SIDE TRACKS 😍 IT'S WORTH IT TO LISTEN TOO😍♥️

[@eclecticqueenbutnotthatmuch]

Great reaction! Gonna wait for you to react to Blackpink :)))

[@michailakatimugan5334]

Stan aespa anyway I miss your red velvet reaction video :(

[@Albireo20]

And they actually will perform at this years Cochella on the Main stage and also with a completely unreleased new song, so get excited :D

[@lamhoang4476]

I hope you can listen aespa's mini album. It's so good

[@its.not.myrto.]

NCT, AESPA and stray kids that you mentioned at the start of your video have negative comments because they have experimental and noise music (which I hate the word noise cause any sound can make noise) but let's say EDM music (which I personally love) and in my opinion the fact that it's completely different- unique sound and style, people can't easily accept something new-different-futuristic-ahead of its time and adjust to it. That's why I think their music is hard to listen to. And it actually makes me sad that they don't give them a chance they make SUCH GREAT MUSIC and their B-sides are amazing too. They're full of talent

[@dean4712]

they will perform at coachella main stage on April 24th

[@bambibam5009]

KWANGYA is used by every sm artists music lyrics cuz everyone is connected to the lore they created. It’s only an SM thing. But can’t explain the full meaning tho. It is a planet that’s for sure

[@bimichuwa]

I hope you react to the following for knowing aespa lore more. 1.Illusion 2.Girls 3.Salty and Sweet 4.Thirsty 5.I’ll make u cry 6.Lucid dreams