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Yahoo
13 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Look: 'PUBG: Battlegrounds' to collaborate with K-pop group Aespa
July 2 (UPI) -- Battle royale video game PUBG: Battlegrounds has announced a collaboration with K-pop group Aespa. "Aespa is dropping in with a big flash and they are coming to take center stage. Who better to rule the virtual badlands," PUBG: Battlegrounds said on X alongside a promotional image featuring the South Korean girl group. Aespa members Ningning, Karina, Giselle and Winter are shown holding a variety of weapons including firearms and a frying pan in the image. The collaboration begins July 9 for PC players and then July 17 for console players. PUBG: Battlegrounds, released in 2017, is an online, battle royale multiplayer game that is available on PC, PlayStation and Xbox devices. Aespa recently released their first single of 2025 titled "Dirty Work" alongside a music video.
Pink Villa
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
aespa's Winter reveals her brother was supposed to debut under SM Entertainment: 'Auditioned three times...'
Winter from aespa recently shared interesting insights regarding how her dreams to become a K-pop idol finally got real. Her revelation about her brother being the first preferred trainee candidate of her agency, SM Entertainment, surprised fans. She also shared her journey of overcoming challenges to debut under her dream entertainment label, and also discussed aespa's transformation in concept. Was Winter's brother supposed to debut under SM Entertainment instead of her? Kim Min Jeong aka Winter recently appeared on the popular YouTube show Salon Drip 2, hosted by Jang Do Yeon. The episode featuring the aespa member was released on June 1. During her candid talk about her career, Winter revealed that it was her brother who caught the eyes of SM Entertainment initially. 'At a dance festival, the staff actually intended to cast my brother, who came with me. But I ended up doing better than him— though I still didn't make it at the time,' the aespa member shared. Check out the full episode featuring Winter here She revealed that SM was her dream company and she desperately wanted to debut as a K-pop idol under them. The Dirty Work singer recalled, 'I auditioned three times for SM.' How did Winter finally get to debut as a aespa member? After being rejected twice by SM, Winter played her last shot. 'I was in contact with someone at SM, and when I said I might go to a different agency, they invited me for one final audition," she said. It was during then, that her talent and charisma won over the auditioners. After that, she signed with SM Entertainment in 2017 and trained for three and a half years, before debuting as an aespa member alongside Karina, Giselle and Ningning. Winter's revelation about aespa's concept change Winter said, 'Ningning and I were originally trained in pure and cute styles during our trainee days, and we ended up recording Next Level, which felt more like an OST remake.' It is absolutely different from aespa's current image as a group known for powerful concepts. The reason for the shift might be related to the group's evolution in style and music, adapting to the industry's trends and fan expectations.
