Girls (mini-album)

## Girls

* Digital
* International
* KWANGYA
* Real World
* Target
* Rocket Puncher
* Armamenter
* Xenoglossy
* E.d Hacker

***Girls*** is the second mini album by aespa. It was released on July 8, 2022 with "Girls" serving as the album's title track.

The physical album comes in seven versions: Kwangya, Real World, Digipack (four covers), and International.

## Background

On June 1, an intro video was posted on their social media accounts which revealed that aespa will be releasing their second mini album, *Girls*, on July 8. The track "Illusion" was then pre-released on the same day. Pre-orders for the album started on June 2. "Life's Too Short (English Ver.)" was pre-released on June 24.

## Composition

"Illusion" is described as a hip hop dance song that features a strong 808 bass and sounds that are able to catch the attention of listeners. In the song, the harmony and rap stands out. The lyrics show the group's color and talks about comparing wanting to devour an opponent in a goblin of fire to seducing.

"Life's Too Short" is described as a medium-tempo pop genre song. Throughout the song you will be able to hear the hopeful vocals and the guitar riffs. The lyrics talk about enjoying life as desired without having regrets. This is a message to all their haters.

"Girls" is described as a dance genre song that features a synth sound that's rough-textured and a strong wobble bass. The lyrics talk about the avatars and aespa fighting in a battle with Black Mamba. A new story emerges with their helper NAVIS.

"Lingo" is described as a dance genre song.The listener will be able hear energetic drums and a county sound that contradicts the bass. aespa's unique charms will show through the song. "ICU" is described as a medium tempo ballad genre song. The song features an acoustic guitar and piano. The lyrics talk about expressing yourself and healing.

## Promotions

aespa performed the song for the first time at Coachella on April 23, 2022.

aespa performed at Good Morning America for their summer concert series on July 8, 2022. They performed "Girls" for the first time along with "Life's Too Short" and "Black Mamba".

The girls held a comeback live through YouTube and Tik-Tok on July 11th at 8pm KST.

## Commercial performance

As of July 7th, according to SM Entertainment *Girls* had surpassed 1,610,517 pre-orders.

Hanteo reported that *Girls* sold 806,891 copies in its first day of release. In its first week, it sold 1,126,068 copies which makes aespa the first girl group to surpass 1 million copies in a week on Hanteo.

Circle Chart reported that *Girls* sold 1,426,487 copies during the week of July 3 to July 9. It debuted at #1 on the weekly chart. For the month of June, it sold 1,645,255 copies and debuted at #1 on the monthly chart. On September 8, it received a platinum certification for surpassing 1 million copies.

*Girls* debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200. It also debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart with 56,000 equivalent album units sold.

## Track list

1. "Girls" Title 4:00
2. "Illusion (도깨비불)" 3:15
3. "Lingo" 2:36
4. "Life's Too Short" 2:58
5. "ICU" 3:41
6. "Life's Too Short (English Ver.)" 2:58

**Digital bonus tracks**

1. "Black Mamba" 2:54
2. "Forever (약속)" 4:58
3. "Dreams Come True" 3:24

## Videos

Aespa 에스파 'Girls' INTROAespa 에스파 'Girls' KWANGYA Teaser Clip -1 - WINTERAespa 에스파 'Girls' KWANGYA Teaser Clip -2 - WINTERAespa 에스파 'Girls' KWANGYA Teaser Clip -1 - NINGNINGAespa 에스파 'Girls' KWANGYA Teaser Clip -2 - NINGNINGAespa 에스파 'Girls' KWANGYA Teaser Clip -1 - KARINAAespa 에스파 'Girls' KWANGYA Teaser Clip -2 - KARINAAespa 에스파 'Girls' KWANGYA Teaser Clip -1 - GISELLEAespa 에스파 'Girls' KWANGYA Teaser Clip -2 - GISELLEAespa 에스파 'Girls' MV TeaserAespa 에스파 'Girls' MVAespa 에스파 'Girls' MV Behind The Scenes-BE ORIGINAL- aespa(에스파) 'Girls' (4K)Aespa 에스파 'Girls' The Performance Stage -1Aespa 에스파 'Girls' The Performance Stage -2Aespa 에스파 'Girls' Jacket Behind The ScenesOfficial Unboxing of aespa "Girls - The 2nd Mini Album" Deluxe Box-REPLAY- aespa 에스파 'Girls' Comeback Live
## References

1. ↑ @aespa\_official on Twitter (June 1, 2022)
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 (KR) Newsen: 에스파, 美 시장 본격 진출..SMX워너 레코드 손잡았다 공식
3. ↑ (KR) Genie: *Girls* Album Information
4. ↑ (KR) MBN: 에스파, 첫 영어 싱글 ‘Life’s Too Short’ 티저 이미지 공개
5. ↑ (KR) Osen: '컴백' 에스파 카리나, 비현실적 비주얼..'Girls'
6. ↑ (KR) Naver: 에스파, 두 번째 미니앨범 '걸스'로 에너제틱 매력+따뜻한 보컬 선사
7. ↑ Bllboard: aespa Share Details on Coachella Debut & ‘New Music That Will Wow the World’: Exclusive
8. ↑ Billboard: Aespa Kicks Off ‘Good Morning America’ Summer Concert Series With Performance of ‘Black Mamba’ & ‘Girls’ Tracks
9. ↑ (KR) Newsen: SM 측 “에스파 선주문량 161만 장 돌파” K팝 걸그룹 신기록
10. ↑ Soompi: aespa Takes Just One Day To Break Record For Highest 1st-Week Sales By Any Female Artist In History
11. ↑ Soompi: aespa Becomes Artist With 6th-Highest 1st-Week Sales In Hanteo History, Quadrupling Their Previous Record
12. ↑ (KR) Circle Chart: Album Chart 2022 Weeks 28
13. ↑ (KR) Circle Chart: Album Chart 2022.07 Month
14. ↑ (KR) Circle Chart: Certification Album
15. ↑ Soompi: aespa Becomes Fastest Female K-Pop Act To Enter Top 3 Of Billboard 200 As “Girls” Debuts At No. 1 On Top Album Sales Chart