Recently, Korean media reported that the group aespa and Jennie (Blackpink) will be honored at the "Billboard Women in Music 2025" awards ceremony. This is an award for women who have contributed to the music industry.
Accordingly, aespa was named in the category "Group of the Year". Previously, TWICE (2023) and NewJeans (2024) also received similar honors.
The group aespa debuted in 2020 with 4 members including Karina, Winter (Korea), Ningning (China) and Giselle (Japan). The group has a new image, following a separate path, different from the usual stereotype in Kpop.
Over the years, aespa has maintained its popularity. In 2024, the SM Entertainment group achieved success with influential products. Of which, the album "Armageddon" and mini-album "Whiplash" both achieved sales of more than 1 million copies.
In addition, the title track "Supernova" swept the charts, setting many good records. Not only that, "Whiplash" and Karina's solo song "Up" also maintained high achievements on the digital music charts, not inferior to Blackpink members and G-Dragon.
It can be affirmed that 2024 is the most successful year of aespa, helping the 4 SM Entertainment girls affirm their position, standing out more than NewJeans, IVE or Le Sserafim.
Along with aespa, Jennie (Blackpink) was also honored with the "Global Force Award" at the "Billboard Women in Music 2025" awards ceremony. This award recognizes Jennie's global influence and explosion when she started her solo career.
After leaving YG Entertainment, Jennie established her own company to support her personal activities. In 2024, the female idol released a music product, which ranked high on the digital music charts. At the same time, the rapper born in 1996 continued to show her appeal in the advertising and fashion markets.
However, there are also many questions surrounding the above award when many famous and successful artists in 2024 are absent. Rose, Lisa and many other stars were not honored.
"Billboard Women in Music 2025" will take place on March 29 at the YouTube Theater in Inglewood, California, USA. Honorees also include Angela Aguilar, Erykah Badu, Gracie Abrams, Meghan Trainor, Tyla...
