AESPA concert 2024
Added 2024-07-06 06:25:37 +0000 UTCFIRST Aespa concert! Was to worth it?
In some ways ABSOLUTELY! The main thing I picked up from this concert is that the girls don't particularly have a passion for some of their group choreos and it shows in how they perform which I find rebellious in a way lol.
The contrast is clear from how much they BODIED their solo performances and Supernova/Armageddon/Set the Tone in comparison to Spicy/Mine/Next level etc. This concert had some of the most lip-syncing of all the concerts I've watched so far, maybe 70% of it wasn't live but luckily their discopgraphy is strong enough that you enjoyy it anyway and I appreciate the fact that the first couple of set had live arrangements of the song.
I wish these rearrangements didn't happen for the Arma set tbh. Would've loved to have Savage here but I suspect they may not like the song or like performing it. THE OUTFITS?? Bar one, the black leather, everything else looked so low quality and not stage quality, I'm hoping they saved money on the clothes so they get more in their pockets which would make sense. Even if they're designer, they're not ... giving in a way a group like Aespa usually look.
Something that really impressed me was how ETHEREAL Karina is on Pre-choruses, like WOW?! She gagged me a few times and this is something I'm definitely going to look out for in future releases. Winter also bias wrecked me a LOT, she's sooo enigmatic but still cute.
Overall I enjoyed the concert and most of these issues are probably BECAUSE it's beyondlive because a lot of their concerts have similar camera work/flat lighting etc.
Enjoy!
Comments
Yeahh I hope we get them in the new album album/mini or something
Koko3op
2024-08-05 23:47:43 +0000 UTCalso if im not mistaken they're all worked on their solo songs, contributed to writing the lyrics and even making the choreo. ningning designed her "bored!" shirt herself for example. its so nice to see them involved
morela
2024-08-05 20:08:35 +0000 UTCim so scared that sm wont release these new solo songs on streaming because its sm and they can be unpredictible... i need them on a repackage or a next album, because "spark" truly stole my heart. they're all amazing songs to be fair, but "spark" just hits different, truly my type of song. and i saw someone mention that the way winter's performing it reminded them of taemin and i kinda see it
morela
2024-08-05 19:51:50 +0000 UTCLol Illusion probably made me a diehard My
Mishal Qureshi
2024-07-31 02:37:56 +0000 UTCSame! When I saw them live, she just captivated me the whole time. Charisma magnet. Just playful and serving face all the time whether she’s center or not.
Mishal Qureshi
2024-07-31 02:19:22 +0000 UTCJust had to come back and say there are fancams on youtube of their soundchecks before the show where they sing live very clearly! Including armageddon and they sound amazinggg
Jessica
2024-07-13 04:32:01 +0000 UTCYess definitely! I hope it does get released like Giselle's was
Koko3op
2024-07-11 07:29:59 +0000 UTCI agree that sometimes they just look super disinterested in their choreo and I don't think the lip syncing helps. They just seem much more into it when the choreo is interesting/tough or they actually need to sing. The solo stages were awesome. I've had Karina's solo on repeeeeat. I need more vocals from her because her tone is just beautiful. I hope she improves and becomes a soloist because the star power is there. They need to release that song somewhere or on their next album.
pr37
2024-07-10 17:21:47 +0000 UTCIdk but for mine I saw them almost as like sirens at sea and they are enchanting people and pulling them in! I don’t really know how that would be translated to a live production but yeah!
KANE
2024-07-10 04:04:44 +0000 UTCWith the exception of the solos, the concert I went to, which was their previous tour, was a lot better in terms of outfits and setlist, granted that was a few comebacks ago. They definitely have a lot of room for improvement, but the star quality is there for each of them and as a group and they just keep improving, so that’s the main thing 👏🏻
Joe B
2024-07-09 22:31:36 +0000 UTCwinter is just so cute ! she's my favee ! i love her 💓
Planet Sierra
2024-07-08 02:08:18 +0000 UTCOOO YES!! Tbh Lisa, Yeji & Karina would be a fun trio.
Koko3op
2024-07-07 23:43:58 +0000 UTCLIKE?!?!?! I never noticed it before, it's insane
Koko3op
2024-07-07 23:43:39 +0000 UTCidk why but for a split second during karina’s solo, she gave me yeji energy. i feel that they are quite similar, in terms of their performance and aura. it also makes sense that they are friends.
Brooke
2024-07-07 16:11:35 +0000 UTCone thing abt karina is she’s going to DELIVER a pre-chorus!! she has such an enchanting tone omg
alyssa
2024-07-07 07:16:35 +0000 UTCYess your descriptions are so accurate.
Koko3op
2024-07-07 06:59:38 +0000 UTCIt is my first time watching an aespa concert as well. My favorite parts are definitely the solos. Winter was GIVING during this whole concert. Karina felt disconnected during the group songs but was INCREDIBLE in her solo. Giselle was very good and dopamine is my fav solo song. Ningning felt less charismatic/ energetic than usual, but she was still incredible. Overall, it was a good experience and they have great songs. I agree the outfits were horrible! They are dressed better for music shows than this concert lol
Laurelle
2024-07-07 04:16:28 +0000 UTCAgreed!
Koko3op
2024-07-07 00:06:53 +0000 UTCHahaha thank you! it may have something to do with beyond live maybe for streaming purposes now that I think of it? God knows! Okay thanks for the link haha
Koko3op
2024-07-07 00:06:38 +0000 UTCI feel like Karina's stage presence isn't usually super noteworthy but she really shines in her solos. I liked her performances Up and Menagerie the most out of both concerts. As an aside, Ningning seemed a little off this concert, like slightly disengaged compared to her usual self :/
Jessica
2024-07-06 22:13:18 +0000 UTCYASSS AESPA REACTIONNN ! long comment incoming... as far as lip syncing, i too was frustrated with how they chose to lip sync around 50-60% of the set list as some songs they've sung live already (black mamba, next level, illusion, etc). a reason i think is bc it's the first show and so they know many eyes are going to be watching, so they'd rather have the girls and/or the girls themselves want to play it safe and not risk a vocal fail on certain songs they haven't performed as much live (even some of the live songs had a few vocal mistakes which you can tell they're nervous but that lowkey makes it better bc they're actually putting in the effort to sing it live). although, they were eating their university festival performances up which were 95% live (minus one performance of armageddon) so im just confused?? this tour specifically kinda feels a bit rushed like why were some of the songs literally just the spotify track. not only was there no band arrangement on half of the songs, there was no vocal track to at least make it sound live LMAO. THE STYLING TOO... how are their festival, music show, AND FIRST TOUR outfits outdoing the latest??? idk, i keep comparing to when i saw them at gov ball and the energy there was sooo good especially since they sang every song live, as well as the first tour, which was around 75-80% live. i also agree with the section after spicy like lowkey that should've been at the end where they interacted and went into the crowd... sorry this lowkey sounds like im just complaining omg. even though i have a plethora of complaints about this tour so far... i'm still going to see them live when they come back to nyc LOL ngl tho i prefer their set list from the 'hyper line,' concert way more than this one as it's much cleaner and smoother sonically. however, as performers, you can tell how much they've grown as i find that this newer concert is more captivating in comparison to the older one. link in case you ever want to watch it haha (https://drive.google.com/file/d/192H4rCCpC0jnh1ak8PuBFVUoIb014Xy1/view)
Jonathan
2024-07-06 22:12:07 +0000 UTCYou should definitely check out the world tour concert last year where Tokyo Dome was really beautiful :)))
fussy
2024-07-06 17:55:40 +0000 UTCLOL yeah and has no depth in performance quality. Just bland as possible with that weird lightening camera filter.
Koko3op
2024-07-06 17:24:03 +0000 UTCI was wondering how on earth the DVD for their concert could be out so fast, then I see its beyond live. Sigh... I don't like beyond live. It prioritizes perfection over live intimacy. Hopefully, they film a DVD for their Japanese tour dates
Mint
2024-07-06 14:55:48 +0000 UTCI knew it! so hard to pick up though
Koko3op
2024-07-06 09:39:08 +0000 UTCThat could be it but it also feels very SM like tbh cos NCT's concert was similar, NCT Dream is also the same. I'm sure even Red Velvet too was the same.
Koko3op
2024-07-06 09:38:38 +0000 UTCI love my girls and they can sing all their songs live I don't care if they want the performance to be perfect. SM needs to give them handheld mics all the time. I'm tired of SM just giving their groups stupid remixed songs and just give them a live band for the concert they have the money. Their solos is the music they want to make imo, Yk these songs are gonna be locked in the vault forever.
Ashley
2024-07-06 07:56:32 +0000 UTCWinter is singing the lower part for that part in illusion that u pointed out.
Ashley
2024-07-06 07:46:33 +0000 UTCTruly forgot who was the original singer lol I even google it right before send it and got wrong 😵💫
Fer Jimenez
2024-07-06 07:31:25 +0000 UTCIt's a remake of seo taiji
Ashley
2024-07-06 07:30:09 +0000 UTCThe 2024 aespa is a remake of TVXQ regret of times
Fer Jimenez
2024-07-06 07:29:40 +0000 UTCAlso you’re going to love ningning and Karina solos from the past concert Truly recommend you to watch them Giselle did two different songs one for the worldwide/ Seoul tour and the other one is call keep on going for the Tokyo dome Winter also did two same as Giselle one for Tokyo dome and one for the rest of the tour In case you’re interested there’s a channel who posted the Tokyo dome in parts
Fer Jimenez
2024-07-06 07:26:13 +0000 UTCThat’s Tetris background music!!! Hold on thigh They participate on the sound track of the apple series tetris
Fer Jimenez
2024-07-06 07:22:07 +0000 UTCI haven’t watched this reaction yet, but I have to wonder if one reason why so much of the songs was lip synced was due to winter’s health. Just because back in April winter had a surgery for a collapsed lung. SM said it was a preventative measure IDK. And I remember winter had to sit out the interview portion for one of the music show performances. So I’m not entirely sure how much this health concern is affecting her at the moment. Plus, Aespa will continue touring back to back for the next three months and that doesn’t include the US leg that is supposedly happening at the beginning of 2025. (Lol I’ll delete this later if you address it in the reaction or you can just yell at me)
Christine Nguyen
2024-07-06 07:09:16 +0000 UTC
