The group aespa has succeeded in becoming a million seller for the fifth time in a row.

Aespa‘s fifth mini-album, ‘Whiplash’, recorded cumulative sales of approximately 1.02 million copies on the Circle Chart as of November 7, earning them their fifth million seller title and once again achieving a career high.

This is the fifth consecutive album to sell over 1 million copies, following their second mini-album ‘Girls’, their third mini-album ‘MY WORLD’, their fourth mini-album ‘Drama’, and their first full-length album ‘Armageddon’. In particular, Espa achieved million-seller sales with both ‘Armageddon’ and ‘Whiplash’, which they released this year, successfully solidifying their title as the top hitmaker in the music industry in the first and second half of this year.

In addition, Espa debuted at 53rd place on Spotify, the world’s largest music platform, on the first day of its release with ‘Whiplash’, recording the highest entry ranking among K-pop girl group songs released in 2024, and also ranked 1st on Billboard‘s World Albums and Global 200 (US) in the second week of November. excluding), successfully entering the Global 200 and Billboard 200 charts, proving their global music power once again.

Released on October 21, aespa’s fifth mini-album ‘Whiplash’ contains a total of six tracks, including the title song ‘Whiplash’, an EDM-based techno genre that they attempted for the first time since their debut, as well as the tracks ‘Kill It’, ‘Flights, Not Feelings’, ’Pink Hoodie’, ‘Flowers’, and ‘Just Another Girl’.

Reporter Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com jhj@donga.com