['Let's live kindly' aespa] Actually, we chant bad words.
When the four of you gather?
- Then let's actually hear it. - We'll censor the bad words.
[(Reading the atmosphere)] Really?
- If we're doing this, we should do it all together! - Don't chicken out.
Don't look embarrassed!
[aespa's chant is about to reveal its true form] We're really doing it, okay?
[Captivating MY's attention all over the world] Fans would love to know such scene.
[They gather closely as always]
[Pre-orders of 1.8 million copies for aespa's 3rd mini album / New record for the group] Pre-orders of 1.7 million copies. A new record!
[Long hiatus before this album] Your hiatus was a bit long.
During that long hiatus,
[Other girl groups were active during that time] Many other girl groups became amazingly popular.
Was there no sense of crisis during the break?
Rather than feeling insecure,
We just wanted to go out there, perform on stage, and show ourselves.
We had to redo our album four times.
[The latest 'MY WORLD' album was born after many trials and errors] We recorded as many as four different songs.
So the result of that is 'SPICY'.
[After long preparation, they made a dazzling comeback!]
[Record-breaking initial sales, ranked 1st among girl groups]
They call it a concrete chart.
[Concrete chart: Firmly established on the music chart rankings] - You just broke through those established rankings! - Oh, because the chart is too solid to get in.
[Breaking through the concrete to claim the top spot] We immediately secured the first place.
What did you do when you reached the 1st place? Did you eat chicken?
We heard about the news when we were shooting for a music show.
And on that very day, we also secured the first place on the music show.
We were really happy.
1st place!
'SPICY' took 1st place. Thank you very much!
[So happy] - Thank you very much. - Thank you very much.
Honestly, you looked at the chart more than 10 times a day to check where you were, right?
Actually, I did.
I kept refreshing the chart.
[Joy multiplied tenfold] It's been so long since we've experienced being in first place.
Because the chart rarely changes,
And it has become too solid and sturdy, they call it a concrete chart.
The record is not broken just like Seo Jang-hoon's.
You made a valid...
- It's broken now? - It's not.
It's still not broken?
You made a really valid point that you rarely make.
So you still keep the record?
It can never be broken.
[The unbreakable record!]
For how long do you think you will hold the record?
Koreans won't be able to break it.
For good?
I'm not sure.
It's not like it matters.
You're saying it doesn't matter, but you looked so satisfied.
You looked so happy when he mentioned that!
Is there a significant gap between your record and 2nd place?
I think aespa's song reaching the 1st place is more important.
- My record doesn't matter. - Jang-hoon is the past, but aespa is in the present.
Did you cry on the day when you broke the highest record?
I never broke any record.
Because I had always been in first place.
[It's not like it matters]
Well, when you release your new album,
You do this thing called 'challenge'.
[Many stars have participated in 'SPICY' dance challenge]
[(Kyung Hoon also participated in (G)I-DLE's challenge)] - Idols often do each other's challenge. - Kyung Hoon also did that with (G)I-DLE, right?
Why didn't you do aespa's challenge, Kyung Hoon?
Why did you skip ours?
[We didn't know each other, so how could I?] Because I didn't know them...
[Kyung Hoon and Mi-yeon go to the same salon] I did their challenge because I met her in person at the salon.
And aespa goes to a different salon.
What salon does aespa go?
Bl**club.
Let's do the challenge there.
[Challenge reserved at Bl**club]
It's been a long time since I last heard 'Bl**club'.
Let's talk about the chorus part in 'SPICY'.
For the chorus part,
Each of them sang the chorus separately.
They sing the chorus separately.
But their voice colors are all different.
- Have you listened to 'SPICY'? - Hodong, one, two, three, four!
I won't let you know.
I won't let you know this time.
'Spicy'...
That's not the song.
They were saying what you are doing.
[Relentless]
His face is getting redder and redder.
'Spicy'...
He always does that after he orders Spicy Chicken burger.
It's spicy!
- Can you just show it yourselves? - Show us just a little bit.
I'm getting nervous.
Okay, I'll do it.
I forgot the lyrics.
I was so nervous.
It's okay, okay.
I get nervous when people pay attention to me.
You're like aespa's Min Kyung Hoon.
Please don't look at me, anyone.
[Staring somewhere else] Karina is a professional.
['SPICY' Karina ver.]
I'll cut it here.
['SPICY' Ningning Ver.]
[Same part, different charm] - See? They're all different. - Voices are all different.
['SPICY' Winter Ver.]
[What is the evaluation of the music god?] Music god, tell us how you listened to their singing.
[Lee Sang-min / Music god] You sang the same chorus part in each of your own style.
It's not easy to design your voice,
In a way fans can recognize your voice.
aespa has come to that stage.
That's an obvious statement, isn't it?
I mean, what do you think of their singing?
[Why are you not answering the question?] You don't get the question? What did you think of their singing?
Kyung Hoon sounds really frustrated.
[His irrelevant answer made even the kind-hearted Kyung Hoon angry] - Kyung Hoon rarely gets angry. - Kyung Hoon rarely gets angry at him.
I really enjoyed it.
It was so good.
- Thank you. - But, as for the 'for you' at the end,
[(Karina's part)] Was it that you were paying homage to me?
I never did.
[Homage /Quoting key scenes or lines from other works as a sign of respect] - Homage? - I've never seen Karina put on a serious look all of a sudden!
I never did.
So it wasn't a nod to Roo'ra's 'Lover'? Music and lyrics by Lee Sang-min?
Let us hear 'for you' once.
At the end of 'SPICY',
Oh, they're same.
[Compare it / 'SPICY']
[Compare it / 'Lover']
You don't know the song called 'Lover(1997)' by Roo'ra?
[(Born in 2000) (in 2002) (in 2001)] - I don't know. - How should they know?
Do you know who Roo'ra is?
[Classing song] '3! 4!'
She only knows because we mentioned them.
Winter didn't know who they are, right?
A singer in the old days....
[Sang-min, who once represented Korea] He is a singer-songwriter who once represented our country.
[Singer-songwriter] He wrote songs and sang them sometimes.
But now only '(w)lighter' is left for him.
His moneylenders took all of his 'singer-song'.
[Only a small flame is his friend] So only the 'lighter' is left for him.
Let's move on to the activity history of the club 'Let's live kindly'.
Firstly, you have an overseas tour in the list.
[Debut during the pandemic / aespa dreamed of meeting audience in person] You said your dream is to perform in front of the audience.
You must have fulfilled your dream this time to the fullest, right?
We performed at Coachella.
[aespa performed on the stage of the largest music festival in the US, 'Coachella Festival']
[the first girl group to have performed on the main stage]
[aespa successfully concludes their first Japan tour, more excitement for their Tokyo Dome concerts in August]
Probably starting from the month after next,
[aespa, from August, tours in 14 cities over America and Europe] We'll have a tour over America and Europe.
How did it feel to meet fans in person?
Our fans are really energetic.
Surely performing in front of the audience gives you energy and strength.
[First solo concert filled with cheers from 10,000 fans]
[An exhilarating stage fueled by the energy of fans] They poured their energy, so the stage became more enjoyable for us.
Do you have chant you shout right before performing?
aespa!
[That guy who only knows basketball] That's basketball.
We have one.
But we never mentioned it in front of a camera.
[aespa frequently witnessed, gathering closely together] There's always a picture or video where the four us of gather like this.
[First disclosure then?] Then this is a first disclosure, right?
[Look at how close they are as a team] They often say 'aespa with great teamwork!'
Actually, we chant bad words.
[First public reveal / aespa's intense team chant before the stage?!] The four us of gather and whisper...
[Like this?] If only you do well, we're going to be amazing.
[Let's all do well together!] If only you do well, we're going to be amazing.
[Our members are already so perfect!] - Winter, you should be better than that. - Pull yourself together!
It's a bit close to that.
- She said it's close! - She said it's close!
- Then let's actually hear it. - We'll censor the bad words.
- Can we really do it? - Are we really doing it?
Don't mind us!
You don't have to mind us!
[(Reading the atmosphere)] Really?
- If we're doing this, we should do it all together! - Don't chicken out!
Don't look embarrassed!
[aespa's chant is about to reveal its true form] We're really doing it, okay?
[Captivating MY's attention all over the world] Fans would love to know such scene.
[They gather closely as always] - Let's go, aespa chant! - So only we can hear, right?
[Go action!]
[(Some nice, kind, adorable words)]
[aespa & Audio Director / An unspeakable secret] What? Only the audio director heard it!
What were you chanting about?
Let's have some real fun today.
We chant something like that.
[Mental preparation for a perfect stage] We go on a stage with elevated spirit.
The chants before a concert are usually strong.
We used to chant something like 'kill them all!'
That's because such strong words,
Can produce energy for the stage.
That's how we are united.
It's like, 'we are truly one!'
'Next-Le' is still the top contender for the 1st place, right?
That's right. It's called 'Next-Le'.
[Next-Le hype] Did you expect it to be so?
We didn't expect it at first.
But one time in a music show,
[Both top contenders were aespa's songs] 'Next Level' and 'Savage' were both top contenders.
- I couldn't believe it! - So it was aespa versus aespa.
[Sang-min's history lesson / 'when Roo'ra was a top contender'] Along with Seotaji and Boys in 90s,
[1995 music chart] Roo'ra's 'There's No Secret' and 'Lost Wings of an Angel' were all top contenders.
[aespa vs aespa] - So aespa's rival is aespa. - That's right.
[aespa becomes two]
They compete against themselves.
I kind of expected 'Next Level' to be a success.
- How so? - Because I had an auspicious dream.
[When she enjoyed watching nature and science documentaries] That was when I loved watching National Geographic,
I feel asleep while watching a video of a hippo eating watermelon.
So I had a dream where Giselle and I were riding a hippo together.
So I got up and let my fans know,
That I had a dream of Giselle and me riding a hippo.
And they said it's an auspicious dream.
That could've been hippotentially a big problem.
What a witty wordplay.
[Striking Gen Z reaction] What is that reaction? I'm sorry.
I don't know about anything else,
[The truth of hippo dream will be revealed today] The truth of Karina's dream will be revealed today.
You're going to ride a hippo in reality.
Really? Are you serious?
[Here it is!] - A hippo. - We have a hippo here.
That's awesome!
[The eating hippo] Come here.
Can I come?
Really?
It's an honor!
[Slip]
[Hee-rina without hesitation]
[Hippotentially fazed] It's me! Don't get shocked!
- Karina, gently ride on a hippo. - It's such an honor.
[(Ready to ride)] Give her a ride.
[Dream becomes reality]
Everyone,
That's awesome.
It was a foresight dream!
[Hippo choo-choo!]
I don't want to drink water.
- No, you have to drink water. - Water-driking hippo in the closet. - This hippo have been drinking nonstop!