SM's New Girl Group aespa Teases Debut Concept With Newly Released Video, Sparks Plagiarism Allegations
The highly-anticipated debut of SM Entertainment's new girl group aespa is just around the corner. With a brand new video teaser, fans are given further insight into what the debut concept will be for their single "Black Mamba."
The teaser, which was uploaded on November 16 KST, featured several scenarios that seemed to depict a fantasy world, the same scene that featured their teaser photos. There's also a subway scene and scenes showing graffiti. Furthermore, there is an appearance of a CGI snake at the end of the teaser alluding to the title of their single.
The song will be released on November 17 and, according to reports, the four-member group, composed of Winter, Karina, Giselle, and Ningning will be making their debut stage on Music Bank on November 20.
While many are already excited about the girls' debut, there were some who accused the group of plagiarism. According to Koreaboo, the allegations came after the debut teaser seemed to have a similar concept to K/DA's "Popstar".
The group is a virtual girl group from the game League of Legends. Fans could not help but compare the similar aesthetics of the videos. The comparison may also have something to do with the fact that aespa will be having virtual members as well, the first in any Kpop group.
