Around a week ago, aespa released "Supernova," a preview track from their highly anticipated debut album, Armageddon, which is set to be released on May 27.
"Supernova" has already achieved impressive success, earning aespa their first real time all-kill (RAK) on Korean music charts. This is a notable achievement for a pre-release track, showcasing the group's growing popularity.
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While the song has received mixed reviews, many fans are thrilled by its unique sound and nostalgic nods to early K-Pop.
In a surprising turn of events, aespa's reach extended to the cosmos. On May 18, NASA's Webb Telescope Twitter account shared an image of Cassiopeia A, a supernova remnant located in the Cassiopeia constellation about 11,000 light-years away.
Su-su-su-supernova 💥
— NASA Webb Telescope (@NASAWebb) May 18, 2024
Supernovae like the one that formed Cas A (shown here) are crucial for life as we know it. They spread elements like the calcium in our bones and the iron in our blood across space, seeding new generations of stars and planets: https://t.co/juc4NL6kKX pic.twitter.com/RMpRQjlQ7N
Accompanying the image was the "Su-su-su-supernova" lyric from aespa's song, which quickly went viral, garnering nearly five million views and over 25,000 retweets. Fans responded with excitement and humour, delighted by this unexpected promotion.
The NASA tweet also sparked discussions on online forums, where fans expressed their amusement and appreciation for the unexpected recognition of the girl group by such a prestigious institution.
even NASA were gagged likepic.twitter.com/9RMac96rmu https://t.co/ineBE8kSFq
— ً (@tewigs) May 19, 2024
Su-su-su-WHAT https://t.co/uBoA01W4h3 pic.twitter.com/jEuLbhSMpc
— el 👽 (@lisamjeong) May 18, 2024
being the one and only kpop girlgroup who got promoted by NASA was crazy https://t.co/IYUR3ADIyc
— an (@wayizhuo) May 19, 2024
supernova the hit that you are!!!!! https://t.co/pRKEMmDFBh pic.twitter.com/CBDdWD6HiO
— 📟 𖠌 puff .𖥔 ݁ ˖ (@synkdyve) May 18, 2024
NASA KNOWS SU-SU-SU-SUPERNOVApic.twitter.com/6OxWRiqNHU https://t.co/NYDky2qWQE
— Jazz (@mjkmwntr) May 19, 2024
it’s so crazy that supernova’s plural is supernov-ae. aespa girl group of the universe ! https://t.co/KFLNLdWmaq pic.twitter.com/LoeA3IiBUx
— naz 🐈⬛ (@aekvrna) May 19, 2024
Su-su-su-supernova! We can’t get it out of our heads now…
