New K-pop girl group aespa to debut in November

SM said it will release more information on the girl group in due course. PHOTO: AESPA_OFFICIAL/INSTAGRAM

The K-pop scene is going to get more crowded with the addition of a new girl group.

South Korea's SM Entertainment, which is behind popular girl groups Girls' Generation and Red Velvet, announced on Monday (Oct 26) it is launching a new girl group in November.

The K-pop powerhouse whetted fans' appetite early on Monday when it posted a teaser video and a black photo with the white logo "aespa" on its social-media accounts.

A few hours later, SM wrote on social media that it is the name of a new girl group, with their name "aespa" a combination of the words "avatar", "experience" and "aspect".

The entertainment group said the girl group would hope to experience a new world by meeting another "avatar" of themselves. The word "aspect" also hints that there are many sides to the girl group.

SM said it will release more information on the girl group in due course.

An official Instagram of the new girl group has also been set up, although it has only a picture of the "aespa" logo so far.

Aespa will be SM's first band since it launched the boy group NCT in 2016, and its first girl group since the launch of Red Velvet in 2014.

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