aespa’s B-side “Switchblade” (feat. Ty Dolla $ign) (17,575,088) becomes the 7th most streamed 2026 song by an SM act on Spotify, surpassing EXO’s title track “Crown” (17,076,604)

.@aespa_official’s “Whiplash” (1,087,446,165) becomes the 4th most streamed song by an SM Entertainment act in audio on demand history, surpassing EXO’s most streamed song, “Love Shot” (1,055,904,636).

“LEMONADE - The 2nd Album” by aespa has surpassed 370 MILLION streams on YouTube Music.

It becomes the first 2026 album by a 4th generation group to reach this milestone.

“LEMONADE” by aespa (416K) reclaimed the title of the most streamed 4th gen girl group music video on YouTube yesterday, surpassing IVE’s “Looks Can Kill” (393K).

The music video returned to 400K daily views, recording a 50K increase.

#aespa #2026MAMAVOTE

.@aespa_official remains the FIRST and ONLY K-pop girl group in Hanteo history to surpass 1 million first week sales with five different albums.

.@aespa_official is now:

The most streamed 4th generation girl group on YouTube (10.7B).
The best selling 4th generation girl group in album sales (24.6M).
The 4th generation girl group and 2nd K-pop girl group with the highest pure album sales (12.8M).
The most streamed 4th on history.
The 4th generation girl group with the most Daesangs.
The first 4th generation group to hold a solo concert at Tokyo Dome.
The 4th generation girl group with the most sold out Tokyo Dome shows (6).
The first 4th generation group to achieve a RAK, CAK and PAK.
The first 4th generation act to win Song of the Year (SOTY).
The first 4th generation group to win a Daesang.
The first 4th generation girl group to enter the Billboard 200 Top 10.
The first 4th generation girl group to perform at Coachella.
The first girl group in history to sell 1 million copies in its first week on Hanteo.
The first and only K-pop girl group in Hanteo history to surpass 1 million first week sales with five different albums.

.@aespa_official is the most wanted artist at university festivals in South Korea.

According to the Korean University Newspaper, aespa ranked #1 with 18.2% of the votes when university students were asked which singer or group they would most like to invite to a university festival.

aespa’s “Dirty Work” has officially surpassed 100 MILLION views on YouTube.

It becomes their 11th music video to reach this milestone.

aespa’s “LEMONADE” is currently leading the Album of the Year (AOTY) category in the 2026 Melon Music Awards voting.

🔗:m2.melon.com/en/mma/2026/vo…

aespa’s “SYNK : COMPLÆXITY” was the HIGHEST GROSSING K-POP GIRL GROUP TOUR in September 2026, grossing $11.4 million across 10 shows with an attendance of 106K, according to Billboard Boxscore.

.@aespa_official (12.8M) is now the 2nd best selling K-pop girl group by pure sales, surpassing BLACKPINK (11.8M), according to Chartmasters.

SM acts with the biggest fanbases by country (based on sales, attendance, streams, and audience):

🇬🇧 United Kingdom — aespa
🇺🇸 United States — aespa
🇨🇦 Canada — aespa
🇩🇪 Germany — aespa
🇦🇺 Australia — aespa
🇩🇰 Denmark — aespa
🇸🇪 Sweden — aespa
🇮🇹 Italy — aespa
🇫🇷 France — aespa
🇪🇸 Spain — aespa
🇧🇪 Belgium — aespa
🇳🇴 Norway — aespa
🇫🇮 Finland — aespa
🇨🇳 China — aespa
🇳🇿 New Zealand — aespa
🇧🇷 Brazil — aespa
🇲🇽 Mexico — aespa
🇵🇪 Peru — aespa
🇨🇴 Colombia — aespa
🇯🇵 Japan — aespa
🇰🇷 South Korea — aespa
🇵🇭 Philippines — aespa
🇲🇾 Malaysia — aespa
🇸🇬 Singapore — aespa
🇹🇭 Thailand — aespa
🇨🇱 Chile — aespa
🇵🇱 Poland — aespa
🇳🇱 Netherlands — aespa

🌍 Overall globally — aespa

GISELLE’s “SKRR” has spent 583 consecutive days on Spotify South Korea’s Daily Top Songs chart.

#GISELLE @aespa_official

Best selling 4th gen girl group albums of each year, according to chartmasters:

2024: aespa — Armageddon (3.6M equivalent album sales)
2026: aespa — LEMONADE (2.0M equivalent album sales)

aespa’s “LEMONADE” on Spotify Counter:

Day 145 — 543,081 (+17,180)
Day 146 — 536,986
Day 147 — 554,761 (+17,775)

.@aespa_official (10.7B) is now the 5th most viewed female group of all time on YouTube, surpassing Fifth Harmony (9.6B).

“UP” BY KARINA has now sold an estimated 3.78 MILLION units globally.

KARINA’s “UP” has surpassed 500M on demand audio streams globally, (via Chartmasters).

She’s the first and only 4th gen soloist to achieve this milestone.

The ONLY K-pop girl group albums to chart consistently across the ARIA Albums Chart, Billboard 200, Billboard World Albums and Top Album Sales charts, as well as the German, French, Swedish, Spanish, Swiss, Portuguese and New Zealand Albums Charts:

1. aespa — LEMONADE (2026)
2. 2020)

.@aespa_official’s “LEMONADE” has now surpassed 120 million streams on Spotify.

It is the first and fastest 2026 song by a 4th generation group to reach this milestone.

“Armageddon” by aespa is their best selling album in the 🇺🇸 United States, (via @Noramusicinc).

“LEMONADE” by aespa is now their 5th best selling album in the 🇺🇸 United States, surpassing “My World” “Whiplash” and “Rich Man” despite being released just four months ago, (via @Noramusicinc).

aespa and BLACKPINK remain the only K-pop girl groups to surpass 11.3M daily streams on Spotify in 2026.

2 years ago today, aespa released ‘Whiplash.’

It entered the Canadian Hot 100, spent 49 weeks on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart, peaking at #5, and 31 weeks on the Billboard Global 200, peaking at #8. It also reached 2.5M streams on the Spotify Global chart and spent 155 bal, and more.

“LEMONADE” by aespa has surpassed 300 MILLION global on demand audio streams, becoming the FIRST and FASTEST 2026 4th gen group song to reach this milestone.

“LEMONADE” by aespa (2,189,172) #50 remains the BIGGEST 2026 debut by a 4th gen girl group on the Spotify Global chart, despite repeated failed attempts by others.

aespa has surpassed 6 BILLION streams on Spotify, becoming the first ever SM Entertainment act to achieve this milestone.

aespa (72.8M) has the biggest fanbase across all platforms among 4th gen girl groups, according to Soundcharts.

aespa’s “LEMONADE” is the HIGHEST charting 2026 song and album by a 4th gen girl group on the official charts in Australia, the USA, UK, France, Germany, New Zealand, Sweden, Portugal, Switzerland, Spain, Belgium and Netherlands.

this shows aespa’s growing market presence in US, europe and oceania.

Highest grossing and most attended 4th gen group shows at Gocheok Sky Dome, Seoul, according to Touring Data:

1. @aespa_official — 33,678 attendees (100% sold out) | $3,644,170 (2 shows)
2. Stray Kids — 31,267 attendees (100% sold out) | $3,304,605 (2 shows)
3. TXT — 30,599 ,111,067 (2 shows)
4. TXT — 25,043 attendees (75.66%) | $3,078,189 (2 shows)

Despite the allegations, aespa’s “SYNK : COMPLÆXITY” at Gocheok Sky Dome generated $3,644,170 in revenue, becoming the HIGHEST grossing show by a 4th gen group at the venue.

aespa’s “SYNK : COMPLÆXITY” in Seoul, South Korea, at Gocheok Sky Dome recorded 33,678 attendees (16,839 per show), generating $3,644,170 in revenue with a 100% SELL OUT rate, according to the official Touring Data report.

aespa’s “SYNK : COMPLÆXITY” is on track to become the MOST attended tour by a 4th gen girl group in Europe, with an estimated total capacity of 100K+ across 9 shows.

The tour will resume on January 14, 2027, in Manchester, England.

“KISS N TELL” by aespa debuts at #41 on the 🇫🇷 French Albums Chart, becoming their first ever Japanese album to enter the chart.

Their own “LEMONADE” (#13) remains the HIGHEST debut by a 4th gen girl group on the chart in 2026.

According to Talk of the Charts, aespa was the biggest hitmaker among 4th gen groups of 2024 with their mega hit song “Whiplash”.

“Whiplash” was also the biggest hit among 4th gen acts of 2024, earning nearly 1K points.