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Aespa back to 'real world' after metaverse-set albums
K-pop girl group aespa has expanded its fictional universe from the cyberpunk metaverse to the "real world" for the band's third EP "My World." "My World" is the opener of the second season of aespa's fictional lore about their battle against the villainous character of Black Mamba -- who disturbs the four stars' connection with their "ae" avatar counterparts that exist in a fantastical metaverse and threatens to destroy the digital world. The members take down the enemy with the help of their artificial intelligence guide named Naevis in "Girls," the final episode of aespa's "SM Culture Universe" Season 1. The universe is shared by K-pop powerhouse SM Entertainment's metaverse content. "In the previous season, we mostly told stories of beating Black Mamba in Kwangya, but this album tells what's happening after we returned to the real world," member Winter said during a press conference in southern Seoul on Monday, referring to the Korean word meaning "wilderness." But anomalies continue in the real world apparently because the members brought Naevis with them, an alien who was expelled from her world for helping them, the band explained.
