aespa topped the Circle Album Chart (formerly Gaon Album Chart) with their second mini-album, 'Girls.'

aespa second mini-album 'Girls', released on July 8th, ranked first on the Circle Album Chart for the 28th week (July 3-9) and was released on the 14th, realizing the intense interest of music fans.

At the same time, with sales of 1,426,487, aespa became the girl group with the highest first-week sales in the history of Circle Chart (Gaon).

With this album, aespa has proven their mighty power by exceeding the pre-order volume of 1.61 million copies even before its release, setting the record for pre-orders for K-pop girl groups. In addition, aespa will appear on Mnet's 'M Countdown,' which will be aired today, and present the stage of the new mini album title song 'Girls' and the pre-released song 'Illusion,' so high interest is expected.

This title song 'Girls' contains the lyrics and intense wobble of the last episode of the SMCU Espa Worldview Season 1, in which aespa and aespa continue their new story in a more mature form after a full-fledged battle with 'Black Mamba.' Bass and rough textured synth sounds stand out, and 'Illusion' is a hip-hop dance song that combines a minimal but trendy track sound with understated rap.