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Promotional photo for K-pop group aespa's first full-length album 'Armageddon.' Photo: @aespa_official/X


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K-pop group aespa returns with 1st album 'Armageddon'

Jaehwa Bernardo

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:900px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1716801173092240527 aespa.jpg" style="width:900px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Promotional photo for K-pop group aespa&#x27;s first full-length album &#x27;Armageddon.&#x27; <em>Photo: @aespa_official/X</em></span></span></span>K-pop girl group aespa unveiled Monday its first full-length album &quot;Armageddon,&quot; along with the music video for the title track.</div><p>The record is composed of 10 tracks, led by the hip-hop single &quot;Armageddon,&quot; which member Karina described as a song about &quot;finding myself in the multiverse.&quot; </p><p>&quot;[The song is also about] realizing infinite possibilities and it is about how only I can define myself,&quot; she said in a YouTube livestream held hours before the album&#x27;s release.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFYwcndNuOY?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div><p>Ahead of the album, aespa has been appearing on Korean music shows to promote the pre-release song &quot;Supernova.&quot;</p><p>SM Entertainment said early Monday that pre-orders for &quot;Armageddon&quot; had reached more than a million copies, K-pop news website Soompi reported.</p><p>The quartet had previously sold over a million copies with its extended plays &quot;Girls,&quot; &quot;My World&quot; and &quot;Drama.&quot;</p><p>Also consisting of Giselle, Winter and Ningning, aespa debuted in November 2020 under SM Entertainment, home to other popular K-pop acts such as Girls&#x27; Generation and Red Velvet.</p><p>The quartet is known for its metaverse concept, with each member possessing a virtual counterpart. Its notable past singles include &quot;Next Level,&quot; &quot;Savage&quot; and &quot;Spicy.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/28/21/watch-aespa-talks-about-mini-album-savage"><strong>READ: aespa talks about first mini album ‘Savage’<br/></strong></a></div><div><em>For more news and features on K-pop, K-drama, and K-stars, visit the </em><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/kcontents"><em>Hallyu Corner</em></a><em> microsite.</em></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gFzULe2sBFU?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><strong></strong><em></em></div>

<p>Aespa's Karina said the single 'Armageddon' is about finding one's self in the multiverse.</p>

Aespa's Karina said the single 'Armageddon' is about finding one's self in the multiverse.