Since aespa‘s debut in 2020, the K-pop lady group has stood out from different global-pop stars with an modern dedication to mixing actual and digital worlds. Now, the quartet is increasing its attain by connecting with followers via a virtual-reality expertise at SXSW 2023, and Billboard has your first look.
Okay-pop tremendous label SM Leisure and virtual-reality live performance platform AmazeVR have come collectively for the world premiere of the aespa VR Live performance at KWANGYA later this month at SXSW. The exhibiting joins a slate of extended-reality activations for the Austin, Texas, competition’s XR Expertise program, together with J Balvin‘s “Futurum” VR live performance.
Members KARINA, WINTER, GISELLE and NINGNING will share their tales and carry out “Black Mamba” and “Phantasm,” each of that are included on the group’s Women: The 2nd Mini Album, which hit No. 1 on Billboard‘s Top Album Sales chart when it arrived in July 2022. to Aespa will take the stage in KWANGYA, the digital world envisioned and developed by SM Leisure that pops into tune lyrics for aespa in addition to different SM artists akin to TVXQ!, EXO, NCT and extra.
Forward of the SXSW premiere, watch an unique message from the women plus a behind-the-scenes peek on the expertise under. And based on a press launch, for those who can’t make it to Austin, the live performance will quickly be launched throughout all main VR headset platforms.
The aespa virtual-reality live performance at KWANGYA on the SXSW XR Expertise program runs from March 12 to 14, 2023, on the Austin Fairmont Resort Congressional Ballroom from 11 a.m. to six p.m. every day.
