Aespa Scores A Historic Grand Prize Win At The 2022 Korean Music Awards — Here Is What Makes It Special
SM Entertainment‘s “monster rookie group” aespa has once again made history, this time at this year’s Korean Music Awards. The four-member group has been collecting trophies left and right since their debut, and their latest win has allowed them to join Girls’ Generation as the only female group to have made one particularly special achievement at the prestigious Korean Music Awards.
After an incredible year that saw aespa win the “Rookie of the Year” category at all the major award shows…
aespa has swept the "Rookie of the Year" award on all 7 major music award shows in Korea
– Gaon Chart Music Awards
– Seoul Music Awards
– MelOn Music Awards
– Mnet Asian Music Awards
– Asia Artist Award
– Golden Disk Award
– Korean Music Award#aespa #에스파 @aespa_official pic.twitter.com/O9lQf8zQlg— AESPA STREAM (@AESPASTREAM) March 1, 2022
…the group has officially become the most decorated girl group of the fourth generation of K-Pop.
aespa is now the most awarded 4th gen girl group and the second over all.. let that sink in. they did that in a year and 4 months, they’re absolutely insane
— ❦ (@karinasprint) March 1, 2022
It was already impressive enough that they were the group with the most nominations at this year’s Korean Music Awards, but they ended up walking away with three big awards (out of four nominations). They won in the categories of “Best K-Pop Song,” “Rookie of the Year,” and “Song of the Year,” effectively cementing their status as one of the leaders of their generation.
KMA is the Korean equivalent of Grammy. aespa was this year's most nominated kpop group (4 nomination) & won the most awards (3 awards). THIS IS A HUGE DEAL!!
— karina pr manager (@ujiminphoria) March 1, 2022
But it was the third category, “Song of the Year,” that holds particular significance. Aespa won with their mega-hit “Next level”—meaning that they are only the second girl group to win in this category. The only other girl group in the history of the Korean Music Awards to earn this grand prize is Girls’ Generation, who won with “Gee” in 2010. Incidentally, Girls’ Generation are aespa’s seniors at SM Entertainment, and the members have been known to be incredibly supportive of aespa and the other younger groups.
#GirlsGeneration & #aespa are the only Girl Groups to win a Daesang (Grand Prize) in Korean Music Awards' history 👏🎉 pic.twitter.com/c34FShrDef
— Kpop Girls Charts (@kpopggsuperior) March 1, 2022
And though they may be only the second girl group to win a grand prize at the Korean Music Awards, aespa’s win has also made them the first fourth generation idol group to ever win a grand prize there!
Congratulations to #aespa for winning Song of the Year with "Next Level" at the 19th Korean Music Awards 👏🎉@aespa_official becomes the first 4th Generation Idol Group to win a Daesang at the award show. pic.twitter.com/84z1k3QSjy
— Kpop Girls Charts (@kpopggsuperior) March 1, 2022
Given all of aespa’s impressive achievements, fans are pointing out that SM Entertainment really hit the jackpot with this group…
SM really created a monster group and hit the jackpot with aespa pic.twitter.com/YDHlBUsQwm
— karina pr manager (@ujiminphoria) March 1, 2022
…and they’re not wrong! In the short time since they debuted, aespa have proven to be true trailblazers. It will be exciting to see what they accomplish next, as they still have their whole careers ahead of them! But in the meantime, congratulations to aespa on a well-deserved win.
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