SM Entertainment announces aespa's first ever showcase, 'SYNK' in Japan

Seems like June is a better month for the SM Entertainment girl group aespa,

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most particularly MYs (fans of aespa).

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The girl group had a rough May 2022 when an incident broke out during a college festival

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where aespa members were groped by college boys.

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The label as well as the school faced immense backlash online by fans for not

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protecting the safety and well-being of the young girls

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and it seems like fans are moving over from the controversy.

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After that, aespa was also mentioned in the ‘30 under 30’ list from Forbes

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Magazine and became the only K-pop group to do so in 2022.

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