Preen.ph
  • Home
  • Profiles
  • Fashion
  • Culture
  • Beauty
  • Food
  • Space
  • Events
Social Accounts
82K
14K
5K
4K
  • Home
  • Contact
  • About
82K Likes
14K Followers
5K Followers
4K Subscribers
Subscribe
Preen.ph
Preen.ph
  • Home
  • Profiles
  • Fashion
  • Culture
  • Beauty
  • Food
  • Space
  • Events
  • Culture
  • Music

Aespa got K-pop stans swerving with their debut single ‘Black Mamba’

  • Posted on November 17, 2020November 17, 2020
  • 2 minute read
  • Nadine Halili
Total
8
Shares
Share 8
Tweet 0

Sound the alarms! SM Entertainment’s new girl group Aespa is finally here.

The entertainment giant’s first artificial intelligence (AI) avatar concept, the four-member group made its debut today with the song “Black Mamba.” Aespa is composed of Karina, Winter, Ningning and Giselle, each of whom have their own respective avatars. The member system is similar to League of Legends’ virtual girl group K/DA where performers are characters, but not exactly. Aespa’s avatars represent each of the members in the group, but are considered separate members at the same time—they have AI minds of their own and could interact with the human members through technology.

Be MY ae! Chilling all together💗 #KARINA #카리나 #æ_KARINA #아이_카리나#GISELLE #지젤 #æ_GISELLE #아이_지젤#WINTER #윈터 #æ_WINTER #아이_윈터#NINGNING #닝닝 #æ_NINGNING #아이_닝닝#aespa #æspa #에스파 pic.twitter.com/p44e7crxfe

— aespa (@aespa_official) November 12, 2020

The company’s founder Lee Soo Man explained the concept in the World Cultural Industry Forum on Oct. 28. Now that the COVID-19 pandemic has prevented performers from meeting their fans in person, Soo Man said that these avatars will allow the idols to co-exist with their fans “like a living person, like a friend.” 

Several K-pop stans expressed concern over how this idea may only reinforce the industry’s toxic culture of obsession and sexualization. The K-pop industry has been notorious for rigorously training their idols with strict rules monitoring their appearances, behavior and skills before and even after their debut. The launch of an AI avatar concept poses the threat of reinforcing unrealistic body and performance standards that could be both harmful to the idols and the people who look up to them. These artists are not commodities, but humans with their own artistry and personal lives. We’re still hoping that SM’s future plans with the concept will not reinforce this culture and that the idea would be a fun experience for both the idols and their fans.

Get ready#aespa is coming!
Click the link to follow & stay tuned for more!

🎧Spotify https://t.co/pu65qy16Np
🎧Melon https://t.co/ahaLZ8RImO
🎧FLO https://t.co/kEU4GVscxt
🎧Genie https://t.co/1B7YG1g1Fh#KARINA #카리나#GISELLE #지젤#WINTER #윈터#NINGNING #닝닝#æspa #에스파 pic.twitter.com/AYJuSzJ2nR

— aespa (@aespa_official) November 12, 2020

Aespa’s debut featured vibrant and colorful teasers introducing the members one by one and highlighting each of their skills. However, fans were shook when the group dropped the single’s dark intro video on Nov. 14 featuring Karina in a snake-themed outfit, with jewels from head to toe and a woman creeping up behind her. The duality of their teasers only excited fans to see what the group had in store.

Now that Aespa’s debut song is finally here, have you picked your bias? Check out the music video for “Black Mamba” here:

 

Photo screengrabbed from the “Black Mamba” music video

Follow Preen on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and Viber

Related Stories:

Exo’s Kai finally releases teasers for his solo debut
Get TWICE the love today with their new album and music video
Knock, knock—Stray Kids and CL both released new music videos
Watch BLACKPINK recollect their trainee days in the ‘Light Up the Sky’ trailer

Action Required!

We embed Facebook Comments plugin to allow you to leave comment at our website using your Facebook account. It may collects your IP address, your web browser User Agent, store and retrieve cookies on your browser, embed additional tracking, and monitor your interaction with the commenting interface, including correlating your Facebook account with whatever action you take within the interface (such as “liking” someone’s comment, replying to other comments), if you are logged into Facebook. For more information about how this data may be used, please see Facebook’s data privacy policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/update.

Accept    Decline

Total
8
Shares
Share 8
Tweet 0
Share 0
Related Topics
  • Aespa
  • Black Mamba
  • culture
  • Culture News
  • debut
  • giselle
  • K-Pop
  • Karina
  • KDA
  • music
  • Ningning
  • Preen
  • Preen.ph
  • sm entertainment
  • Winter
Previous Article
  • Culture
  • Music

Taylor Swift’s old masters aren’t Scooter Braun’s anymore, but he still gets to profit from them?

  • Posted on November 17, 2020November 17, 2020
  • Nadine Halili
View Post
Next Article
preen bts life goes on teaser
  • Culture
  • Music

BTS’ ‘Life Goes On’ teases director Jungkook and the group’s dorm

  • Posted on November 18, 2020November 18, 2020
  • Amrie Cruz
View Post
You May Also Like
preen nct ten best dance videos
View Post
  • Culture
  • Music

NCT Ten’s top 5 dance videos that prove he’s one of K-Pop’s bests

  • Posted on February 25, 2021February 25, 2021
  • Amrie Cruz
preen filipino spotify podcasts
View Post
  • Culture
  • Podcasts

7 ultrapersonal Filipino podcasts for your weekday senti moments

  • Posted on February 24, 2021February 24, 2021
  • Amrie Cruz
preen budjang documantary
View Post
  • Culture
  • LGBT
  • Movies

How a docu on a Muslim trans official helped lobby for anti-discrimination

  • Posted on February 23, 2021February 23, 2021
  • Amrie Cruz
View Post
  • Culture
  • Music

Monsta X’s I.M leaves fans in awe in his solo debut MV

  • Posted on February 19, 2021February 19, 2021
  • Nadine Halili
Editors’ Picks
  • Time’s Up Ateneo wants schools to be survivor-centered when dealing with sexual harassment
    • Posted on February 15, 2021February 19, 2021
    • 8 minute read
  • 4 online adult toy stores to hit up because LBR you need it, sis
    • Posted on February 12, 2021February 19, 2021
    • 6 minute read
  • preen horny for feelings videos
    Binge these videos if you’re touch starved and horny for feelings
    • Posted on February 11, 2021February 19, 2021
    • 4 minute read
  • 6 trans and nonbinary professionals on navigating the working world
    • Posted on February 8, 2021February 9, 2021
    • 18 minute read
  • ‘True Beauty’ should come with a trigger warning
    • Posted on February 2, 2021February 9, 2021
    • 3 minute read
Social Accounts
82K
14K
5K
4K
Like us on facebook
Subscribe to our Newsletter
about
Preen.ph © 2020. Hinge Inquirer Publications, Inc.
Social Accounts

Input your search keywords and press Enter.