Aespa - Girls ; era (Second mini Album)
Girls is the second mini album by aespa. It was released on July 8, 2022 with "Girls" serving as the album's title track.
"Illusion" was pre-released on June 1, 2022 while "Life's Too Short" was released as their first English single on June 24, 2022.
The physical album comes in 8 versions, including 4 individual versions of each member: Kwangya, Real World, Girls (Digipack), Target Exclusive, Rocket Puncher (Karina digipack ver.), Armamenter (Winter digipack ver.), Xenoglossy (Giselle digipack ver.) and E.d Hacker (Ningning digipack ver.).
Girls
Type
Mini
Artist
aespa
Released
July 8, 2022
Format(s)
CD, download, streaming
Recorded
2020–2022
Genre
Hip hop, dance, pop, ballad
Length
19:28 (physical)
30:44 (digital)
Label(s)
SM Entertainment
Distributor(s)
Dreamus (South Korea)
Warner Records (International)
Track list
"Girls" - 4:00
"Illusion (도깨비불)" - 3:15
"Lingo" - 2:36
"Life's Too Short" - 2:58
"ICU (쉬어가도 돼)" 3:41
"Life's Too Short (English Ver.)" - 2:58
"Black Mamba" (Digital only) - 2:54
"Forever (약속)" (Digital only) - 4:58
"Dreams Come True" (Digital only) - 3:24
The title track "Girls" is described as a dance song with a strong bass and rough synth sound. The song's lyrics will show a real battle with Black Mamba, and will tell a new story with nævis, in a more mature way.
"Lingo" is described as a dance song with an unexpected development, like energetic drums and a country sound that contradicts the bass sound. The lyrics contain the unique charms of the aespa members, who "create their own language" away from the public eye and prejudice, and "ICU" as a mid-tempo ballad that combines the sweet sound of an acoustic guitar with a beautiful melody on the piano.
Promotions
The group began the promotions for the album on the same day as its release on ABC's Good Morning America as part of the 2022 Summer Concert Series where they performed the title track "Girls", "Life's Too Short" and the already established hits "Next Level" and "Savage".
They also performed the title track "Girls" and the b-side "Illusion" on several music shows such as M Countdown and Show! Music Core.
Commercial performance
On June 8, 2022, it was reported that the album has surpassed 1 million physical pre-orders, making aespa only the second girl group in history to achieve this feat. By July 7, pre-orders for the album reached over 1.6 million copies, the highest pre-order number ever recorded for a K-pop girl group.
Hanteo reported that Girls sold a total of 806,891 copies in its first day of release, making it the highest first-day album sales by a female artist on Hanteo. With only first day sales, the album already has the highest first week sales for a female artist.
The album made its debut at #1 on the Circle Album Chart with 1,426,487 copies sold for the week of July 3 to July 9. Aespa is now the second girl group to have an album surpassed 1 million copies.
Hanteo reported that Girls sold 1,126,068 copies in the first week of release. It is the best selling album by a girl group on Hanteo and the first album by a female artist to surpass 1 million copies sold in a week.
Girls debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200. It also debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart with 56,000 equivalent album units sold. Girls has spent three weeks on the Billboard 200 chart, making it aespa's first album to do so.
Circle Chart reported that Girls sold 1.645,255 copies, making it the best selling girl group album on Circle.
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aespa 에스파 'Girls' MV
aespa Lyrics
"Girls"
[Romanized:]
Ireonara geudaeyeo
Deo chimyeongjeogin jeonjaeng soge
Duballo beotyeo jeoge Hook!
Black Mamba
Duryeopji ana nega Hoot!
Busheojulkke
Dallajeosseo uriga
Gwangyareul neomeo doraol ttae
Ilgeureojeo beoryeotteon æ
Deo nadapge machi hanacheoreom boil
Michin jonjaegame hyeonshin
Dashi namgyeojin bulsshiga
Geodaehan akeuro jaranaseo
Mugireokage neol goripshikyeo dul ttae
Reunite urin dashi hamkke
Whoo whoo
Deopcheo Beat it yah
Neon honjaga aniya
Binnatteon Sacrifice
Gieok chajattamyeon
Boyeojullae? natanajullae?
Jigeum yeogi
Ttarawa (Bow down)
Jikyeobwa (My skill)
Nollalgeol (Say wow)
We coming
Soricheo (Get loud)
Deureobwa (My sound)
Bulleobwa (Upgrade)
We coming
Hondon sogeseo pieona
(We them girls)
Duryeoume masseol geureon yonggi
(Ah yeah)
Eonjerado urin Together
We them girls
We them girls
We them girls
Meta Universe gongjonhae
Jigeum Parallel world
Modeun jonjaega euimireul gajeo
Part of my heart
Urin gonggame eoneoreul sseo
Cheoneul nanweo jweo
Gyeolguk seonhan euijimane
Gachireul chuguhae
Ganghaejeosseo deudieo nan
Hwidulligeona danghaji ana
Waegogi dwaebeoryeo tto da
Shijakdwaesseo pyeoneul galla
Neowa nal goripshikyeo ap mot boge
Mottwen yogmange ilgeureojeo beorideon
Algorithm-deuri
Jonjaereul mugiro pagwero
Jibeosamkyeo Ah
Geu sungan ageun shijakdwaesseo
Whoo whoo
Bikyeo Flip yah
Nan honjaga aniya
Jikyeojugo shipeo
Cheoeum mannan ne REKALL
Anajulge neukkil su itge
Without SYNK DIVE
Ttarawa (Bow down)
Jikyeobwa (My skill)
Nollalgeol (Say wow)
We coming
Soricheo (Get loud)
Deureobwa (My sound)
Bulleobwa (Upgrade)
We coming
Hondon sogeseo pieona
(We them girls)
Duryeoume masseol geureon yonggi
(Ah yeah)
Eonjerado urin Together
We them girls
We them girls
Pyeonghwaroun nareul majihae
Urin FLAT geu aneseo
Hamkke utgo saranghae
With my friends
Ije deo nævis-wa hamkke
Yeoreo gal miraega gunggeumhae
Gyeolguk mannage dwel geol
Nævis on the REAL MY WORLD
Hold up!
REAL MY WORLD
Neon geoure bichin na
Geuboda binnal jonjae
Malhae jullae?
Eonjekkajina hamkkeran geol (Yeah)
Ttarawa (Bow down)
Jikyeobwa (My skill)
Nollalgeol (Say wow)
We coming
Soricheo (Get loud)
Deureobwa (My sound)
Bulleobwa (Upgrade)
We coming
Hondon sogeseo pieona
(We them girls)
Duryeoume masseol geureon yonggi
(Ah yeah)
Eonjerado urin Together
We them girls
We them girls
We them girls
Girls!
[Korean:]
일어나라 그대여
더 치명적인 전쟁 속에
두발로 버텨 적의 Hook!
Black Mamba
두렵지 않아 네가 Hoot!
부셔줄게
달라졌어 우리가
광야를 넘어 돌아올 때
일그러져 버렸던 æ
더 나답게 마치 하나처럼 보일
미친 존재감의 현신
다시 남겨진 불씨가
거대한 악으로 자라나서
무기력하게 널 고립시켜 둘 때
Reunite 우린 다시 함께
Whoo whoo
덮쳐 Beat it yah
넌 혼자가 아니야
빛났던 Sacrifice
기억 찾았다면
보여줄래? 나타나줄래?
지금 여기
따라와 (Bow down)
지켜봐 (My skill)
놀랄걸 (Say wow)
We coming
소리쳐 (Get loud)
들어봐 (My sound)
불러봐 (Upgrade)
We coming
혼돈 속에서 피어나
(We them girls)
두려움에 맞설 그런 용기
(Ah yeah)
언제라도 우린 Together
We them girls
We them girls
We them girls
Meta Universe 공존해
지금 Parallel world
모든 존재가 의미를 가져
Part of my heart
우린 공감의 언어를 써
체온을 나눠 줘
결국 선한 의지만의
가치를 추구해
강해졌어 드디어 난
휘둘리거나 당하지 않아
왜곡이 돼버려 또 다
시작됐어 편을 갈라
너와 날 고립시켜 앞 못 보게
못된 욕망에 일그러져 버리던
Algorithm들이
존재를 무기로 파괴로
집어삼켜 Ah
그 순간 악은 시작됐어
Whoo whoo
비켜 Flip yah
난 혼자가 아니야
지켜주고 싶어
처음 만난 네 REKALL
안아줄게 느낄 수 있게
Without SYNK DIVE
따라와 (Bow down)
지켜봐 (My skill)
놀랄걸 (Say wow)
We coming
소리쳐 (Get loud)
들어봐 (My sound)
불러봐 (Upgrade)
We coming
혼돈 속에서 피어나
(We them girls)
두려움에 맞설 그런 용기
(Ah yeah)
언제라도 우린 Together
We them girls
We them girls
평화로운 날을 맞이해
우린 FLAT 그 안에서
함께 웃고 사랑해
With my friends
이제 더 nævis와 함께
열어 갈 미래가 궁금해
결국 만나게 될 걸
Nævis on the REAL MY WORLD
Hold up!
REAL MY WORLD
넌 거울에 비친 나
그보다 빛날 존재
말해 줄래?
언제까지나 함께란 걸 (Yeah)
따라와 (Bow down)
지켜봐 (My skill)
놀랄걸 (Say wow)
We coming
소리쳐 (Get loud)
들어봐 (My sound)
불러봐 (Upgrade)
We coming
혼돈 속에서 피어나
(We them girls)
두려움에 맞설 그런 용기
(Ah yeah)
언제라도 우린 Together
We them girls
We them girls
We them girls
Girls!
[English translation:]
Wake up!
In a deadlier war
Hold on with your feet Hook!
Black Mamba
I am not afraid of you Hoot!
I'll break you
It has changed
When we entered KWANGYA
Distorted æ
More like me, like one
A crazy presence that shows
The ember that was left behind
Grew into a great evil
When I helplessly isolate you
Reunite we're together again
Whoo Whoo
Attack Beat it Yah
You're not alone
Shined sacrifice
If you found the memory
Can you show us? Can you show up?
Right now, right here
Follow me (Bow down)
Watch me (My skill)
You will get surprised (Say wow)
We coming
Scream (Get loud)
Listen (My sound)
Call it (Upgrade)
We coming
Blooming in chaos
(We them girls)
And confronting fear, that courage
(Ah yeah)
Whenever we are together
We them girls
We them girls
We them girls
Meta universe exists
Now Parallel world
All beings have meaning
Part of my heart
We use sympathetic words
And share the body temperatures
In the end, we only pursue
The value of goodwill
I finally became stronger
I don't get swindled or hurt
It's distorted
It has started again Make sides
Isolate you and me so that we can't see ahead
The algorithms that have been
Distorted by bad desires
Use existence as the weapon
And swallow with destruction Ah
Evil was started at that moment
Whoo Whoo
Move out flip yah
I'm not alone
I want to protect
First encountering REKALL
I will hug you so that you can feel
Without SYNK DIVE
Follow me (Bow down)
Watch me (My skill)
You will get surprised (Say wow)
We coming
Scream (Get loud)
Listen (My sound)
Call it (Upgrade)
We coming
Blooming in chaos
(We them girls)
And confronting fear, that courage
(Ah yeah)
Whenever we are together
We them girls
We them girls
To face a peaceful day
Inside the FLAT
We laugh and love together
With my friends
Now I'm more curious about
The future together with nævis
Eventually we will probably meet
Nævis on the REAL MY WORLD
Hold up!
REAL MY WORLD
Your existence is brighter
Than my reflection in the mirror
Can you tell me?
Until when, will we be together?
Follow me (Bow down)
Watch me (My skill)
You will get surprised (Say wow)
We coming
Scream (Get loud)
Listen (My sound)
Call it (Upgrade)
We coming
Blooming in chaos
(We them girls)
And confronting fear, that courage
(Ah yeah)
Whenever we are together
We them girls
We them girls
We them girls
Girls!
Writer(s): Dennis Deko Kordnejad, Hanif Hitmanic Sabzevar, Pontus Pj Ljung, Rodnae, Ryan Jhun, Yoo Young Jin
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