New girl groups confirmed for November debuts from SM & MAJOR9

[waves-of-light.livejournal.com]

A new girlgroup called aespa from SM Entertainment has been confirmed to debut in November

Source: https://t.co/nUlgPVc8fJ pic.twitter.com/DmFnVY9ybE

— The Seoul Story (@theseoulstory) October 25, 2020

[#블링블링]#BlingBling DEBUT

2020.11.17
COMING SOON#블링블링 #BlingBling #ブリンブリン#COMING_SOON pic.twitter.com/zSxP90QZsG

— 메이저나인[MAJOR9] (@major9_official) October 25, 2020

The debut trailer for aespa can be found in this post


source: theseoulstory via naver & major9_offical

Comments

[aeromi.livejournal.com]

lmaoooo like fucking clockwork rip red velvet

[ohmylol.livejournal.com]

Lmaoo , I've seen some reveluvs saying that they are the face of SM so that it's not going to happen, the good old denial

[ohmylol.livejournal.com]

RIP Red Velvet

What kind of name is Aespa?

[aures.livejournal.com]

i keep thinking about a vespa when i read it lol

[myrrhcat.livejournal.com]

i mean... calling this the death of RV is very hasty imo. SM's track record with girl groups is 50/50 so far - SNSD continued well beyond the debut of other SM GGs, f(x) didn't. it could go either way

i'm looking forward to aespa's debut, i've loved all of SM's GGs so far.

[sethelaezekiel.livejournal.com]

yh their core fanbase is still supportive and they're digital monsters with good albums sales i just don't see all of that being abandoned

[blck-ink.livejournal.com]

i get sm wants to bury this scandal asap but damn at least give it a bit time before making it obvious that they’re trying to shelf red velvet. i feel bad for both groups but i’m looking forward to their debut.

i do wonder if they’ll actually continue with what they had taemin doing at the end of superm’s video (the phone with aespa) ? cause that part just didn’t make any sense lol

[dior-chic.livejournal.com]

I’m very curious who will debut in aespa as so many SM Rookies that were hyped for this group left the company one by one. I think the only known one is that girl caught in rumors already (known not as confirmed but as in that SM must be invested in her to protect her). Also they may want to stress to their idols since they’re so image focused that maybe they shouldn’t treat staff like crap

But I’m still going to check out the debut and give the girls a fair chance.

[dior-chic.livejournal.com]

Also I hope whatever music they put out is not in the similar vein to what Loona’s putting out with LSM’s involvement this year. That would be a way for me to not get interested in a group lol.

[chaincombo.livejournal.com]

Thats what i think they're going for

[aleksu7.livejournal.com]

They are definitely going for that. With luck Lee Sooman leaves Loona alone and they can comeback with Monotree. Obviously this GG will be more famous than Loona cause big company but idc I just want my old Loona back

[uledy.livejournal.com]

Maybe I'm just being overly sensitive since I really love RV, but I don't think this is funny. These young women are about to be discarded and thrown out garage because their company (and general public) don't consider them valuable primarily bc they are women. I mean I hope I'm wrong bc they're a bit different than f(x) in terms of profitability so maybe they'll keep rv for that reason but I just don't know.....

[ondubu08.livejournal.com]

I don’t think it’s funny either and feel like it’s a slap in the face to the other members who have done nothing wrong. Genuine question though, why do you feel Red Velvet is different than f(x) in terms of profitability? Concerts? Because concerts aside, which was mismanagement on SM’s side, I was always under the impression that f(x) was likely on par with RV taking into account their album sales (4 Walls - 2nd highest first week sales for a girl group at the time), endorsements (Krystal, Sulli were both it girls who had cosmetic endorsements etc since the beginning of their careers. Vic also had a good number), and so forth. The metrics have obviously shifted so much from 2nd to 3rd gen so was just curious!

[sethelaezekiel.livejournal.com]

sm truly dgaf lol

rv will get a cb when the scandal; dies down so their fans can stop acting like holding a 30 year old woman accountable for verbally abusing 3 different staff members is a detriment to feminism

also #SEULO2K21

[goshipgurl.livejournal.com]

SMNGG has been rumored for what, 1-2 years now? And now they finally get to debut... a few days after a big scandal.
Poor girls.

[mad-nux.livejournal.com]

i hope the new gg won't have similar concepts to rv. i hated before when ppl keep comparing rv to fx

[myrrhcat.livejournal.com]

SM artists always have that SM sound. i don't think i've ever heard a song from any of them that sounds completely unique to that artist, but they set themselves apart more with image

[formisscaulker.livejournal.com]

looking forward to it since as much as sm sucks i love their girl groups to death ;;

[vintage-boom.livejournal.com]

ah so it is the GG! 4-6 years between groups is normal for most agencies I think some people are forgetting that but the teaser drop rn is definitely to try and get people off Irene and also try and take a bit of the social chatter off twice's comeback.

[dior-chic.livejournal.com]

Yea it’s completely normal, like Dreamcatcher’s main company is going to debut a new girl group sometime soon (idk about November but maybe in December or sometime next year) which I initially surprised but DC debuted as Minx in 2014, so it makes sense

It’s more so the timing with Irene’s scandal than anything else. If that wasn’t revealed, there would just be more ‘it’s about time SM’s new gg debuted’ comments

Since you brought up Twice I’m so excited for Twice tomorrow lol

[dior-chic.livejournal.com]

Since Bling Bling is pretty much ignored here I’ll say I’ll check out their debut too

Though the name is pretty cringe already

[frequency.livejournal.com]

it is really cringe but also not the worst i've ever heard so i'll take it lol

[ggumd.livejournal.com]

hmm ngl I’m side eyeing all the excitement about RV’s supposed downfall, the girls got fucked over by a sexist company.

Like why is RV’s profitability even being discussed in relation to if SM will throw them in the dungeon when the new gg debuts whereas no one bats an eye at suju getting another group comeback, like who asked for another suju comeback tbh

This reminds me of how suju get their own sub label under SM but SM threatened SNSD during their last group contract renewal because the girls tried negotiating better terms. You’re telling me that suju is more profitable than SNSD?? especially after all those stunts those men pulled over the years? Its not just about profits for SM, they are sexist

[pratzfic.livejournal.com]

Man chill. As you said, SJ have their own label, and they have the power to back it up. Their fans even formed a union to buy SM stocks AND had their request to put a member in the back burner granted. And now those fans are in the working world, meaning more buying power than RV fans, who are markedly younger. Even a SJ unit alone can do an Asian tour. Gendered market and society aside, you can't seriously compare the demands for a senior bg like SJ to RV.

[pratzfic.livejournal.com]

This how Bostonians pronounce Esper, yes?

[em-cavey.livejournal.com]

Lived in the Boston area for 4 years, can confirm

[aeries-amethyst.livejournal.com]

I don't think this is the end of RV, but it will be a while before they have a CB - which sucks because I think they were rumoured to be gearing up for a CB at the end of the year. As I said in the last post, whilst the timing of the new GG is unfortunate, we also have to remembered that their debut was delayed by like 1 or 2 years. They should have debuted earlier this year but of course the pandemic created a setback but they were rumoured to debut in October or November regardless. IIRC, RV debuted around the time of Jessicagate to divert from that whole scandal. This kind of coincidental timing is very on brand for SM. Whilst I'm sure RV will have a few more CBs, I do wonder if SM is really gonna wait until Soshi's 15th anniversary for them to have a reunion and drop a special track instead of promoting Oh!GG in the mean time.

[aleksu7.livejournal.com]

It's f(x) all over again! Not gonna lie I like some RV their discography is good, not as good as f(x) but good. But sorry, they are over, SMisogynistic doesn't want too many girls around.
Now with luck Lee Sooman can leave my Loona girls alone

[gathyou.livejournal.com]

Finally the new SMGG is confirmed XD They've been delayed for what, years now? I guess the trouble over Red Velvet was just the last push SM needed to finally make it happening, though I believe it would have happened soon-ish with or without scandals. Good luck to them! I'll check on their debut as I always do with SM girl groups (see icon) while ranting about SM. I'm a clown lol.

[kenziekinz09.livejournal.com]

Same tbh

[countthesaints.livejournal.com]

I mean, we all knew SM was planning on debuting a new girl group relatively soon, it's just a shame Irene had to make an ass out of herself in the process.

[horichansenpai.livejournal.com]

The poor SM girls for being used as a diversion right now. The poor Major9 girls for that weird group name.

On a side note I noticed that Bling Bling's YT channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAXFGTwb-sxKO9pJQ85jadQ) been up and running for a few months now with a bunch of covers and stuff.

[dior-chic.livejournal.com]

Ooh I’ll have to look at more of their covers!



I’ll definitely check out their debut now, she can sing!! I know nothing about her but I’m already rooting for her lol