I’m actually in the minority that SM will still continue to push aespa They’ve already delayed the New girl group to debut early Jan instead of this year and I think it’s because they see aespa’s potential and want to focus on one group at a time/ not have two potential big groups clash/ overlap with promotions and results
I agree aespa hit with next level but they were getting back to back comeback love until recently. It took them a moment to get to that point and its clear their concept is still growing conceptually when that peaks then i think aespa will be expected to coast on their popularity