aespa’s latest EP 'Girls' remains on Billboard 200 chart for second week

Girl group aespa [SM ENTERTAINMENT]

aespa’s latest EP “Girls,” remained on the Billboard 200 chart for a second consecutive week, according to the groups’ label SM Entertainment on Wednesday.

The EP is currently ranked 67 on the chart while the group is ranked 47 on the Artist 100 chart.

aespa is the third female K-pop act to have an album make it to the top three on the chart, following Blackpink's "The Album" and Twice's "Formula of Love: O+T=〈3."

SM Entertainment also added that the girl group will have a fan meet titled “MY SYNK. Aespa” at the SK Olympic Handball Stadium in eastern Seoul on July 30 at 6 p.m. It will be the group's first fan meeting since debuting in November 2020.

During the event, aespa will showcase eight songs including “Black Mamba,” “Next Level,” “Savage,” “Girls,” Yeppi Yeppi” and “ICU.” The event will be streamed live through Beyond Live.

Both online and offline tickets for the fan meet can be purchased through Beyond Live or SMTown and Store homepage.

The group has four members Giselle, Karina, Ningning and Winter.

BY YIM SEUNG-HYE [yim.seunghye@joongang.co.kr]