Group Aespa was selected as one of the “30 Under 30 Asia Leaders” by Forbes of the US.

Aespa was recently listed as the only K-pop artist in the ‘30 Under 30 Asia Leaders’ published by Forbes, a leading US economic magazine, through its official website, confirming its global influence once again.

Forbes annually selects and announces leaders under the age of 30 in 10 fields including arts, marketing, technology, finance, distribution, and healthcare for 22 countries in the Asia-Pacific region. 

Regarding aespa, Forbes said, "Aespa, who debuted in 2020 with the single 'Black Mamba', is already the most popular girl group in K-Pop. 'Next Level', released in May 2021, is Aespa's most popular song and has over 215 million views on YouTube. They won ‘Best New Female Artist’ at the Asian Music Awards and ‘Best Korean Act’ at the MTV Europe Music Awards in 2021. In addition, aespa became Givenchy's brand ambassador last year."

Earlier, Aespa was also selected as the first K-pop girl group in TIME's '2022 Next Generation Leaders', proving its hot topic and popularity.