Summer is slowly approaching and the atmosphere is getting hotter and hotter as many of the
leading 4th-gen girlgroups mark their return with new music products, promising to shake
up the music charts.
The Kpop track this summer is predicted to be an extremely exciting and thrilling battle
of the 4th generation as a series of popular girlgroups like Aespa, IVE, Le Sserafim, etc.
are preparing their comebacks Are you excited and are you curious about who will lead the
race and assert the top position of the 4th-generation?
Aespa
In the current context of power struggles between the big agencies in the entertainment
industry, the actions of SM Entertainment, especially the artists under the agency, are
receiving more attention than ever.
According to SM's recent 2023 Concert and Comeback Plan report, this May, Aespa will
make a comeback with their first full-album.
For Aespa fans, since the release of their second mini album "Girls" in July 2022, which
was accompanied by a series of impressive achievements, the news of the group’s comeback
is the thing they have been eagerly anticipating.
Soon after their debut, Aespa was noticed as a group from one of the big 4 entertainment
agencies, SM.
Thanks to their debut single "Black Mamba" reaching over 21.4 million views, the group
excellently became the rookie with the highest-viewed debut MV in K-pop.
Following that success, "Next Level" officially made a name for the group.
Not letting the heat cool down yet, Aespa returned with the super hit "Savage," which
helped them become the first Gen4 group to achieve a Perfect All-Kill.
The group's album "Girl" sold over 1.6 million copies, setting a record for the highest-selling
album in the history of Kpop girlgroups, even surpassing the previous record of “The album”
of their senior BlackPink.
Thus, Aespa’s comeback this time is holding high expectations from the media and fans
alike.
According to CEO Lee Sung Soo, Aespa could have returned earlier but it was delayed due
to involvement with former CEO Lee Soo Man.
The reason is that Mr. Lee Soo Man wanted the four girls to sing a song with lyrics
related to planting trees.
The board of directors felt that it was not suitable for the group, so they decided to
delete the comeback plan to prepare a different song to substitute for it.
Recently, Aespa member Winter had an Instagram live of the short dance practice.
Fans speculate that this could be the choreography for a song from the upcoming album.
According to the members, the song will be called "Thirsty".
IVE
IVE has long been dubbed as the "rookie monster" with a series of remarkable achievements despite
debuting in 2021.
The group has won a total of 37 music show trophies and received 69 awards, including
4 rookie awards and a prestigious Daesang award.
Their songs are still performing well on Korean music charts.
IVE also successfully held their very first concert, The Prom Queens, at the Olympic Hall,
Olympic Park, Seoul on the 11th and 12th of February.
According to news reported by the Korean press, Xsport News IVE will release a new album in
early April.
This is the comeback of the 6 girls after about 8 months of silence since the release
of the song "After Like" in their 3rd single in August 2022.
Last year, the group won the Rookie of the Year award and the prestigious Daesang award
at many award ceremonies, so the attention of netizens is focused on whether this comeback
will achieve explosive success like the previous ones.
DIVEs are also quite worried because the achievements of the two previous songs were too great,
and afraid that the upcoming one might not perform as well as them.
According to exclusive news from Xsport News, it is expected to be the first full album
of the group which will include the 2 songs that were previously spoiled at The Prom Queens
concert.
Are you looking forward to the comeback of IVE?
Le Sserafim
The Kpop race this summer is becoming way more exciting with the upcoming comeback of
the talented girls from Le Sserafim.
Debuting with the mini album "Fearless," Le Sserafim has affirmed their talent with admirable
achievements.
Not only have they achieved success regarding digital charts including Spotify's Global
Top 200, Bugs, and Line Music in Japan, but their album sales are also noteworthy, with
over 300,000 copies sold in the first week of release.
Back to the Kpop track with a lineup of five members for the first time after member Kim
Garam left the group, Le Sserafim became the fastest Gen4 girlgroup to reach one million
albums sold with just two albums FEARLESS (415,000 copies), and ANTIFRAGILE (630,000
copies) on the Circle Chart.
The group also officially peaked at No. 14 on the Billboard 200 chart, becoming the quickest
Kpop girlgroup in history to enter the Billboard 200 chart in just six months after their debut.
According to Korean media, Le Sserafim will drop a comeback in May with an album consisting
of two title tracks.
Specifically, the group has finished filming one MV and will continue with another MV produced
by a famous American producer.
The first and second title tracks will be available in 2 months.
Although Source Music has not yet confirmed this information, the group’s fans are all
on cloud nine now.
Other Kpop fandoms are also eagerly awaiting this comeback as they want to witness the
fiery competition among the popular gen4 girlgroups.
KEP1ER
As a group that emerged from Mnet's survival show, KEP1ER may not have the same reputation
as the three above girlgroups, but the nine girls have obtained certain accomplishments.
KEP1ER has continuously shown impressive growth rates by breaking their own records.
Their debut album "FIRST IMPACT" sold over 200,000 copies in the first week of release,
setting a new record for the first-week sales for a girlgroup's debut album at that time.
In addition, their debut song "WA DA DA" has accumulated over 100 million online streams
and was certified "Platinum" by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.
The attention drawn to the group has increased significantly as they have achieved impressive
accomplishments like surpassing the 1 million cumulative sales mark within just 10 months
since their debut.
According to what Wake One Entertainment reported on March 2nd, Kep1er will make a comeback
with a new album next month on April 10th.
The group will release the new album in Korea after about 6 months after the release of
"TROUBLESHOOTER" in October 2022.
Apart from that, April is also the time when numerous popular groups from the 2nd and 3rd
generation, such as SNSD leader Taeyeon returns with a solo release.
Her 5th mini-album is expected to be unveiled soon, featuring high-quality tracks performed
by the vocal prowess of the main vocalist of Girls' Generation.
According to the plan announced by SM, a unit of NCT will also release their first album.
Notably, there is also a return of Apink after the departure of former member Naeun.
IST Entertainment has confirmed that the lineup of 5 members will make a comeback with a new
musical product in April, marking their return after 1 year and 2 months since their 10th-anniversary
debut album.
With the fierce competition among gen4 girlgroups and the strong comeback of the popular gen2
and gen3 seniors, which gen4 female act will be dominant?
And will they be able to overcome the strength and reputation of their seniors?
Let's wait for this battle this summer!
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