Espa’s ‘Dirty Iron Taste’ Returns…New Song Released on June 27th

MUSIC Jun 05, 2025

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Espa will make a comeback on June 27 with their new song ‘Dirty Work’, heralding another mega hit.Photo courtesy of SM Entertainment
Espa will make a comeback on June 27 with their new song ‘Dirty Work’, heralding another mega hit.Photo courtesy of SM Entertainment

Espa is targeting June with an even more intense ‘iron taste’ sound.

The group aespa will be making a full-fledged comeback on June 27th at 1 PM with the release of their new single “Dirty Work.” This single contains a total of three tracks, including the title track of the same name, “Dirty Work, “ an English version, and an instrumental track, raising the expectations of fans both domestically and internationally.

Ahead of the comeback, at midnight on the 5th, the logo clip for the new song “Dirty Work” was released through aespa’s official SNS and homepage.The video, which symbolizes the title by depicting hot molten iron flowing down, focused attention with its visual intensity and hinted at the mood of the new song.

After solidifying their musical presence with their first full-length album “Armageddon” which delivered the message “I define myself,” aespa went on to show their prowess with three consecutive hits with the techno-based EDM track “Whiplash.” Having swept various award ceremonies both domestically and internationally, aespa challenges yet another style and sound variation with “Dirty Work.” Fans are expressing the song’s “dirty iron taste,” meaning “a sound as hard and hot as steel,” and their anticipation for the new song is at its peak.

This single can be found both digitally and as a physical album.The physical album, which includes the title track and instrumental version, is available for pre-order through online and offline music stores starting today(the 5th), and is scheduled to meet fans on the official release date, June 27th.


Reporter Jang Eun- eunj@donga.com

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