Aespa Announce Debut Album ‘Armageddon’, Share Trailer: Watch
Aespa have revealed that their debut album Armageddon will be released on 27 May with a teaser video, watch below. A single, Supernova, will precede the album and is set for release on 13 May.
SM Entertainment have described Armageddon as an album “filled with aespa’s deeper musical world and message” and also includes “the narrative of the second season of aespa’s worldview that expands into the multiverse, beyond the real and digital worlds”.
It was also recently revealed that there will a limited run of their live film aespa: WORLD TOUR, which will take fans inside the group’s U.K. live debut at London’s O2 Arena during their 2023 Synk: Hyper Line world tour. The 125-minute film directed by Yoon Dong Oh (NCT Nation: To the World) and Hamin Kim will hit cinemas worldwide on 24 and 27 April and includes behind-the-scenes interviews alongside performance footage. Tickets are on sale now and fans can find screening details and participating countries at aespaworldtourincinemas.com.
The group’s label, SM Entertainment, recently revealed that member WINTER, 23, underwent preventive surgery to treat a collapsed lung. In a statement, SM said that the procedure was intended to treat a pneumorthorax, a condition in which air accumulates in the chest, applying pressure on the lungs and possibly leading to collapse. “Winter is recovering from recent pneumothorax surgery. As the disease is prone to recurrence, the decision was made as a preemptive measure based on the opinions of the medical staff after sufficient discussion,” read a statement from the label.
The statement noted that WINTER’s recovery is a priority and that “future schedules will be made with Winter’s recovery status as the top priority.”
To date, aespa have released four mini albums, including their 2021 debut, Savage, as well as Girls (2022), My World (2023) and Drama (2023). Aespa will kick off a run of SYNK: Parallel Lines tour dates on June 29-30 with two nights in their native Seoul, South Korea.