aespa’s debut full album, Armageddon, was a total cultural reset when it came out in 2024, and Karina, Giselle, Winter, and Ningning are ready to shake up the music world yet again! They’re dropping their second studio album, LEMONADE, on May 29th and we are sooooo ready to see what these 10 new songs have in store for us. Just a few months after the album release, they’ll be performing around the world on their SYNK : COMPLæXITY Tour to bring their new music to life. MYs, are we prepared to be totally spoiled this year?!
The new Complæxity trailer for the album seems to tease that we’ll be returning to the sci-fi KWANGYA storylines – it starts with the girls in some kind of alternate world before we find out it was a film set, then ends with them finding a portal in the woods, which reminds us of them finding Nævis in the woods in ‘Welcome To MY World.’ There are also quite a few Easter eggs and references to their past work in the film set scenes, including Karina falling onto a car like she did in ‘Supernova,’ the return of ‘Whiplash’ Pinkselle (we’re blessed), Winter wielding a sword like in the ‘Girls’ video, and Ningning with a motorcycle like she had in her trailer for Drama.
To get hyped for the LEMONADE era, we sorted aespa’s existing OT4 discography into two playlists: Sweet and Sour! The Sweet playlist showcases the softer side of their work, often with themes like love and friendship, while the Sour playlist includes their edgier, confident songs that often incorporate their KWANGYA lore. Press play on both below and get ready to refresh your music library!
The Sweet Playlist
- ‘Forever’
- ‘Next Level’
- ‘aenergy’
- ‘YEPPI YEPPI’
- ‘Lucid Dream’
- ‘Dreams Come True’
- ‘Life’s Too Short’
- ‘Lingo’
- ‘ICU’
- ‘Welcome To MY World’
- ‘Thirsty’
- ‘I’m Unhappy’
- ‘’Til We Meet Again’
- ‘We Go’
- ‘Better Things’
- ‘Hot Air Balloon’
- ‘YOLO’
- ‘You’
- ‘BAHAMA’
- ‘Long Chat (#<3)’
- ‘Prologue’
- ‘Live My Life’
- ‘Melody’
- ‘Sun and Moon’
- ‘Flights, Not Feelings’
- ‘Flowers’
- ‘Just Another Girl’
- ‘Count On Me’
- ‘Angel #48’
- ‘To The Girls’
- ‘Keychain’ (with Anderson .Paak)
The Sour Playlist
- ‘Black Mamba’
- ‘Savage’
- ‘I’ll Make You Cry’
- ‘ICONIC’
- ‘Illusion’
- ‘Girls’
- ‘Hold On Tight’
- ‘Spicy’
- ‘Salty & Sweet’
- ‘ZOOM ZOOM’
- ‘Drama’
- ‘Trick or Trick’
- ‘Don’t Blink’
- ‘Regret of the Times’
- ‘Die Trying’ (with TOKiMONSTA)
- ‘Supernova’
- ‘Armageddon’
- ‘Set The Tone’
- ‘Mine’
- ‘Licorice’
- ‘Hot Mess’
- ‘Whiplash’
- ‘Kill It’
- ‘Pink Hoodie’
- ‘Dirty Work’
- ‘Dark Arts’
- ‘Rich Man’
- ‘Drift’
- ‘Bubble’
- ‘ATTITUDE’
Which of our two aespa playlists did you enjoy more? Do you have any predictions for aespa’s LEMONADE album and era? Let us know in the comments below or hit us up on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! You can also buzz on over to our Reddit community to chat with us.
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