On January 29, 2021 the hashtag #늘_네_옆에_난_서있을게 (#I_will_always_stand_by_your_side) was promoted by the group's official Twitter account, it was later revealed that the group would release a surprise single "Forever" on February 5.[1]
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'Global Super Rookie' aespa, Single 'Forever (Promise)' Released!
Warm Winter Emotion Remake Song Showing Different Charm!
SM's new girl group aespa has released their single 'Forever (Promise)'.
'Forever (Promise)' is a remake of Yoo Young-jin's 'Forever (To Dads Preparing Their Children's Christmas Presents)', which was included in the winter season album 'Winter Vacation In SMTOWN.com' released in 2000. aespa's fresh and clear tone stands out.
In addition, the original singer Yoo Young-jin arranged it herself, and it was reborn as a medium-tempo ballad song with lyrics that contain a pure heart of promising eternity to a loved one, and warm acoustic guitar and string sounds. It is enough to experience aespa's different charm from their intense debut song 'Black Mamba'.
Meanwhile, aespa debuted in November last year with the single "Black Mamba," and achieved a new record for the fastest 100 million views in the history of a K-pop group's debut song music video, as well as entering music charts in 95 countries around the world, reaching the highest ranking for a K-pop artist debut song on the U.S. Billboard Global Chart, and holding the record for the longest-running #1 spot for a debut girl group on China's QQ Music Korean Chart in 2020. They also won the "Rookie of the Year" award at the 10th Gaon Chart Music Awards and the 30th High1 Seoul Music Awards, proving their power as a "global super rookie."