Was Aespa’s Girls era better than Spicy era?

idkk tbh i liked girls more and it really ws more memorable.. but hey what if its because spicy was released in may when everyone else is too? maybe it could've done better if it was during another time.

Impact wise Spicy is doing better than Girls and Illusion, fan content wise Spicy era is miles better.

Aespa is literally everywhere right now.

This album had better songs and better promo like track videos and 2 week music show promotions. So spicy era wins for me.

They were coming off the high of the NL/Savage era and the metaverse was supposed to be "the next big thing" during the covid era when everyone has to stay inside. But everything changed, metaverse became a joke, people got fatigued with hearings about AIs, people found out Aespa's concept was just a cover for Sooman's scheme to buy land, and SM was no longer that "respected", as much as that can be said. So while they were considered the leaders of their generation just a year ago, now they were catching up in the era of IVE/NJ/LSF/GIDLE.

Personally not for me as I don't like either song. Next Level was their best era imo.

I like girls more than spicy, I haven't listened to spicy at all since it came out. It's kind of forgettable to me, I don't really enjoy it as much as other aespa TT tracks.

This era (especially WtMY and Hold on Tight) made me actually enjoy aespa music when, and I'll be hoenst, I really didn't like their previous stuff. I've lightened up a LOT on aespa this year.

But it does make me think... if someone who did dislike a groups previous "iconic" work really enjoys their new stuff, does that possibly indicate that a group has shifted too much?

I love the conspiracist bullshit that aespa is falling behind other groups. A melon top 1 hit with the best selling gg album this year must be a b-list thing.

I like Girls more as a song (I love Spicy too), but promo wise Spicy era was clearly better. We had more content this year than in their whole career, the bsides and the performances are amazing, all the girls were praised, I couldn't wish for more. This thread is a set up like all the ones from this user, but I'm not impressed our resident My is here creating negative narratives about aespa lol

I like spicy more than girls, but Illusion was better pre release song so it is fifty fifty

Quote from bbb988

the song

lol nope.

besides the tetris song, which are loved by many even by non mys, other spicy era songs are also good!

wtmw got a good reception, same with spicy.

Quote from bbb988

and promotion

well, do you really think that them, had a speech at UN, was counted as a promotion??

also in the girls era, by them promoting at US, they are kinda trading off their SK promotion.

Quote from bbb988

Is Spicy, the song and promotion, a downgrade for Aespa?

well, I won't talk about sales and charts, because I don't keep the numbers (I'll let other mys do that), but those two things were much better in this era.

but since you say this:

Quote from bbb988

Girls was a hated song at first but it still left a stronger impression than Spicy. I felt Spicy was released and it’s already not talked about.

Maybe the downgrade that you think is the hatred towards them?

well, if that is what you mean, then, yes I gotta agree.

Since in the girls era they are indeed got so many hatred and bashed around. In contrast with spicy era, where people enjoy the their song, Karina becomes hot topic several times, Ningning stunned several people, etc etc. The only hate post that I see is when people mocking their styling at some music show, and when their antis are using the narrative of "Karina and friends", because this time they can't drag the title tracks, songs, nor their performance anymore..

Is that what you mean by stronger impression, the hate posts?

Also, those are just things that are "outside" growth.

what about their "inside"?

In this era, the girls had a saying to their release this time. They had the opportunities to gave inputs for their cb. So it's a good thing!

My mys mutual on twitter also seems more happier in this era, since there are so many contents this time, in contrast for girls era.

i love Girls more as the title track but Spicy has the overall best promotional schedule ever by SM standard

And MY World has better songs too. Spicy concept is a bit generic though hence they didnt create much buzz (not like Girls created a lot)

Spicy (the song) is weak, but the album as a whole is way better than Girls for me.

Spicy >>>

The album was bad, i literally only remember the ballad. Spicy made Girls sound good, at least Girls has a memorable chorus.

However, when it comes to promotions and impact, Spicy has obviously destroyed Girls. If it wasnt for Gidle, Spicy would have had multiple weeks at #1, maybe even PAKs.

Personally Girls is still my fave title track from them, just coz of the epic nature of it.

As a promotional era though, Spicy is 10x better easily.

Multiple weeks of music shows, a top notch album, heaps more variety content, heaps more interactions with other groups, their performance skills and live singing have been so great to the extent that all the drags from before have just disappeared. Also, there are now multiple 4th gen groups as big or bigger in terms of success now, so they aren't just public enemy number 1 like they were before. Sales and charting have been great as well, so nothing much to drag them with. It's just been positives all around.

Girls era was just terrible in promo.

Quote from ThePhantomThief

But it does make me think... if someone who did dislike a groups previous "iconic" work really enjoys their new stuff, does that possibly indicate that a group has shifted too much?

It means you should take more credit for your own personal growth

It probably also helps that all the toxic Mys have left AKP and aren't using Itzy as a punching bag

Quote from thelightoftruth

It means you should take more credit for your own personal growth

I'd be prone to agree, BUT I still don't dig their early work?