After building up anticipation worldwide, global pop sensation aespa proudly present their anxiously awaited new EP, “Drama – The 4th Mini Album”, out now via Warner Records. “Drama” is available on all digital streaming platforms and in various limited-edition physical configurations today. Check out the full tracklisting below.

To celebrate the release, the global girl group just served up the music video for the new single and title track ‘Drama’ – watch HERE. Hummable chimes give way to claps as aespa alternate between breathy vocals and bold rhymes laced with sass, spirit, and style. Against wailing guitar, the chantable chorus repeats, “I bring all the drama.”

The EP highlights aespa’s evolution from every angle as vocalists, performers, and storytellers. It also prominently displays their incredible aptitude for sonic versatility. Among many standouts, ‘Trick or Trick’ bobs and weaves between manic future-facing production and unpredictable cadences. A buoyant guitar riff and glitchy beat power up the sultry groove of ‘Don’t Blink’ while ‘Hot Air Balloon’ floats away on catchy hooks. The dance floor-ready ‘YOLO’ builds towards an ecstatic refrain. Then, there’s ‘You’. Acoustic guitar wraps around piano punctuated by finger-snaps and dreamy strings as towering vocals soar. These six tracks unlock another level altogether for aespa.

aespa has consistently elevated K-pop to new heights, and “Drama” will be no exception. It follows “MY WORLD – The 3rd Mini Album”, which bowed at #9 on the Billboard 200 and marked their second #1 debut on the Top Album Sales Chart. The EP earned praise from NME, CLASH, DORK and more, with NME praising the songs as “exciting additions to the aespa cannon, showing their versatility and helping the quartet make a bid for main pop girl status”. Its predecessor, “Girls – The 2nd Mini Album”, catapulted into the Top 3 of the Billboard 200 and clinched #1 on the Top Album Sales Chart.

The group just completed the ‘aespa LIVE TOUR 2023 ‘SYNK : HYPER LINE’ world tour, which included a 14-date trek through North America, Latin America and Europe – with a night at London’s O2 Arena, their first-ever UK show.

With their futuristic stage visuals, high-energy choreography and captivating vocals, they fiercely commanded the stage in every city, delivering fan favorites including ‘Next Level’, ‘Savage’, ‘Girls’, and ‘Black Mamba’, plus special solo performances and new song previews.

TRACKLISTING

Drama
Trick or Trick
Don’t Blink
Hot Air Balloon
YOLO
You