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Aespa win 1st Daesang at AAA 2021, gear up for 1st US TV interview with Nick Cannon

The monster rookies aespa became the first fourth-gen group to win a Daesang and are now set to appear on 'The Nick Cannon Show'

Things have been going extremely well for SM Entertainment's monster rookies aespa, who have not only taken South Korea by storm but have ruled over the US as well. After becoming a global phenomenon as their first two singles as well as their first album, ‘Savage’ topped multiple charts, aespa has now started channeling their global dominance. The four-member group appeared on the ‘Macy’s Day (Thanksgiving Day) Parade’ in the US making it the group’s first live international performance since their debut last year in 2020. They also made their US TV debut this year, on October 15, on 'The Kelly Clarkson Show' with an epic performance of 'Savage.'  

When aespa’s returned to South Korea after their Thanksgiving gig, they bagged another first. The group got not one but three awards at the Asia Artist Awards ceremony that they attended as nominees. The girl group won three titles but one that stood out the most was the Daesang, their first grand prize after debuting. The group, aespa won the Daesang for ‘Stage of the Year’ for their performances of their hit singles, ‘Black Mamba’, ‘Next Level’, and ‘Savage’ at the 2021 Asia Artist Awards (2021 AAA). Since they were the first in line to win the grand prize among other fourth-gen winners like Stray Kids, NCT 127, and ITZY, the girl group aespa are now the first-ever fourth-generation group to win a Daesang and also the first girl group from among the fourth-generation of K-pop idols to win a Daesang.

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Aespa all set for first US TV interview

While they have appeared on 'The Kelly Clarkson Show,' they have never been guests on any US TV talk show as interview guests. But now, their label SM Entertainment has said they will be interviewed on ‘The Nick Cannon Show,’ hosted by the TV presenter and celebrity, Nick Cannon. On December 4, SM Entertainment announced that aespa will appear on the Fox Channel daytime show on December 9 which will be broadcast at 11 am ET (1 am KST on December 10). Aespa will be the first K-pop group to appear on the show, adding to the list of achievements from the four-member group this year. ‘The Nick Cannon Show’ is a talk show hosted by the MC (host) who has hosted other popular shows like ‘The Masked Singer’ and ‘American Got Talent’. It is also announced that aespa will appear on the show and present a performance of their hit single, ‘Savage’ during the broadcast.

The K-pop group aespa also appeared in a short video interview with the US magazine, Rolling Stone where the four members of the group, namely Giselle, Karina, Winter, and Ning Ning spoke to the magazine about their inspiration from fashion, Harry Styles, Grimes, Ariana Grande, and more in the magazines' regular section called, 'The First Time.' Watch the interview where aespa members get candid here,