Currently on their second world tour, 'SYNK: Parallel Line', K-Pop group aespa recently played to a sold out crowd at Los Angeles' Kia Forum -announcing a portion of proceeds from the Los Angeles show will be donated to the LAFD Foundation in light of the recent fires that devastated the city. After kicking off the tour in Seoul on June 29th, aespa took to cities Osaka, Hong Kong, Sydney, Macau, Bangkok and more before heading off to eight cities in North America. The quartet will then travel to London, Paris, and Madrid beginning in March. On February 1st, MYs - aespa fandom - and even some notable figures like EXO’s Suho, Tori Kelly and LiSA gathered at the LA arena where they were ready to enter a new world with the aespa.
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Launching into energetic numbers “Drama”, “Salty and Sweet”, and debut single “Black Mamba”, the four members appeared on stage in all white corsets, tulle skirts and knee high boots. aespa, a combination of the words “avatar”, “experience” and “aspect” brought their signature storytelling, metaverse-style concepts and hard hitting performance, pulling us right into their universe.
Members Karina (카리나), Giselle (지젤), Winter (윈터) and NingNing (닝닝) shined with solo numbers, but not before performing hits like “Mine” and “Supernova”- the crowds voices echoing through the arena as they sang along to the tracks from 2024 full length album Armageddon. Appearing first was Giselle as she gave us a high with feel good track “Dopamine”. Karina then hit the stage with edgy hip hop dance track “Up”, followed by Ningning’s smooth pop/RnB track “Bored”. Winter's EDM dance number “Spark” closed out the solos.
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Stepping back on stage as a group, the members performed highly popular “Spicy”, their title track off third 2023 EP Welcome To My World, with the crowd bursting out of their seats as the song began to play. While fittingly wearing matching denim pants and pink hoodies, aespa headed into "Pink Hoodie" and "Hold On Tight". Taking some time to interact with the crowd during “Live My Life”, fans waved to the idols and happily displayed their hand made signs.
Among many outfit changes were all black leather outfits embellished with chains and buckles, an edgier look fit to perform powerhouse tracks “Whiplash”, “Next Level” and “Armageddon”, which closed out the show with a bang. But, of course, no concert is complete without an encore and aespa popped back on stage for a heartfelt farewell to MY, serenading the crowd with more relaxed tracks "Just Another Girl" and "Life's Too Short" to wrap up the night.
The group continues to garner success, even recently being awarded 'Song of the Year' and 'Best Female Group' at the 2024 MAMA Awards. After debuting in 2020, aespa, with SM Entertainment, has continued to excite fans with their catchy lyrics, hyper-pop sound and expanding multiverse. 'SYNK: Parallel Line', showcasing many facets of the group, brings a collection of aespa's most popular hits, tracks from most recent album Armageddon and past favorites from various singles and EP's. Bringing all the drama, aespa delivers MY an experience to remember.
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