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Forever (약속 yaksok; "Promise") is the second digital single by South Korean girl group aespa. It was digitally released on February 5, 2021.

It is a remake of the song by Yoo Young Jin from the SMTOWN album Winter Vacation In SMTOWN.ComIt.

It was featured on their second mini album Girls as a digital bonus track on July 8, 2022.

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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."
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  • "Forever" is rumored to be a song that was originally supposed to be released as part of SM STATION's 2019 Winter Project but was later scrapped.

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DISCOGRAPHY
Studio albums 한국어 Armageddon
Mini albums 한국어 SavageGirlsMY WORLDDramaWhiplash
Single albums English Better Things
SMTOWN 한국어 2021 Winter SMTOWN : SMCU EXPRESS2022 Winter SMTOWN : SMCU PALACE2025 SMTOWN : THE CULTURE, THE FUTURE
Singles 日本語 Hot Mess
Digital singles 한국어 Black MambaForeverNext LevelDreams Come TrueWelcome To MY WorldDrama (Sped Up ver.)Regret of the Times (2024 aespa Remake version)Supernova
English Life's Too ShortBetter Things (Sped Up + Slowed Down)Jingle Bell RockJingle Bell Rock (Sped Up ver.)Whiplash (English ver.)
Collaborations Beautiful Christmas
Remixes iScreaM Vol.10 : Next Level RemixesiScreaM Vol.18 : Girls RemixesiScreaM Vol.26 : Spicy RemixiScreaM Vol.33 : Supernova / Armageddon RemixesRE:WORKSK-POP ScreaM 1K-POP ScreaM 2
English Better Things (Tropkillaz Remix)Better Things (RAYE Remix)Better Things (Dance Remix)
OSTs Pokémon OST (2023)Hold On TightDie TryingWe Go (English ver.)ZOOM ZOOM
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Youtube Series MY time, aespa!MerrY MerrY aespaForever FairiesSYNK TIME with aespa