Just copy pasting the post from the other thread:
aespa already established the aesthetic of futuristic\A.I\gaming concept. Many K-pop fans just see it anywhere and think of aespa which shows they owned the concept hence even if lsm left the concept can be continued. It’s not like LSM was the art director, creative team, or the story writer of SMCU episodes. All these people are still with SM afaik. Lsm is just the creator of the idea and I think it’s trademarked as aespa under SM entertainment not LSM himself for the taking. My point is SM will probably keep the concept for aespa because not only it’s stupid not to, but also you can see they are still going with it with their future VR concert and Naevis A.I release.
Hell Kakao seems to want this concept themselves too so it aligns with their vision.
Just look at their A.I group Mave.
The only thing I am not sure about is CAWMAN.