On the night of September 8th, The Fact Music Awards 2024 (TMA), featuring numerous K-pop idols, took place in Japan. A highlight of the evening was the special interaction between aespa and NewJeans on stage.
The relationship between these two K-pop girl groups is intriguing, especially since HYBE’s chairman, Bang Si Hyuk, had previously expressed a desire to “surpass” aespa to NewJeans’ creator, Min Hee-jin. However, NewJeans is currently perceived as “the abandoned child” of the chairman amid ongoing disputes involving Min Hee-jin.
This context led to quick sharing of photos featuring both aespa and NewJeans across social media, with netizens celebrating the “visual overload” presented by these two standout groups of the fourth generation of K-pop.
Additionally, their warm and friendly interactions backstage made fans comment on how much they seemed like “sisters.” After aespa received the Daesang award, NewJeans took the opportunity to converse with their seniors. The delightful images of both groups engaged in lively conversation on stage and NewJeans members playfully interacting with aespa thrilled fans.
During the photo session, aespa even offered their front row to NewJeans, causing the younger group to feel shy and smile bashfully in front of their seniors. The display of kindness between these leading girl groups makes the competitive K-pop scene appear even more beautiful.
The visuals of aespa and NewJeans together brought back memories of the rare moment in which Red Velvet and BLACKPINK were photographed together, which created a buzz during the 2019 Gaon Chart Music Awards.
Fans have even manipulated images of both groups together, hoping for a future where they could merge into a 9-member girl group. In reality, BLACKPINK and Red Velvet share a close relationship, leading fans to eagerly anticipate more legendary moments like these.
Source: K14
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