Actually i'll have to disagree very hard with you on this one
I do agree that NewJeans to some extent Nj influence on some groups especially Triple S can be feel
But i'll have to disagree with IVE having more impact on groups than Aespa
i'm not saying this as something negative, but IVE as a group is just too much generic, they don't have a strong branding as a group where you can pinpoint exactly one thing who would make them stand out from hundreds of gg
They just follow the generic formula to create a GG, which isn't a bad thing but don't really help to make an impact who can be feel on other groups
And i strongly disagree about Aespa not having a big impact in kpop overall,
And i'm not saying this as a MY
But Aespa is literally one of the 4th gen group where their impact on kpop can be feel the most
Agencies were afraid to adventure in this whole technology, AI, virtual things
And after Aespa debuted and released NEXT Level and you start to see people singing about their AE etc ...
- YG literally signed an AI to become a model
- MAVE which is a group formed with AI members debuted
- Kakao launch a survival show "Re:Verse" with idols competing to debut in an AI girlgroup
- Few months after aespa debut a company launch. Girlgroup with 11 Ai called "eternity"
- JYP literally launch Nmixx where their whole concept is to mix different genre of song in one song, after seeing the success that this type of song can have with the succees of Next Level when nobody used to believe that experimental song can be popular
- Mirae "killa" using the futuristic technology concept for their MV
- TXT using a replica of the POS portal that Aespa use in their universe
And the list goes on and on there was tons of mv using futuristic, technology concept
I'm sorry but you can't be objective and tell me that Aespa concept with their futuristic, technology, AI aesthetic made less impact on groups and agencies than IVE