aespa Open Their Fourth World Tour at Gocheok Sky Dome: 35,000 Over Two Nights, 27 Songs
aespa played the opening shows of their fourth world tour at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on 7 and 8 August 2026. The two nights drew 35,000 people and the set ran to 27 songs. The tour visits 25 regions.
What happened
aespa played their own shows at Gocheok Sky Dome in Guro-gu, Seoul, on 7 and 8 August 2026. Ilgan Sports reported that the concerts opened the group’s fourth world tour and that 35,000 people came over the two nights. The tour is called ‘2026-27 aespa LIVE TOUR - SYNK : COMPLæXITY’.
The set ran to 27 songs. TenAsia wrote that the show ran them one after another with no break, and that Karina sang ‘16 Bit’, Winter ‘Saddle Up’, Giselle ‘BYEB4HELLO’ and Ningning ‘I Love You But I Gotta Let You Go’ as solos. The unit stages were ‘Serenade’ by Karina and Winter and ‘Lollipop’ by Giselle and Ningning.
The show was built in five sections. Munhwa Ilbo wrote that each section carried a different concept and story.
Winter said on stage: “Thank you, MY, for filling this venue. We never even imagined we could fill it.”
Why is it trending?
The unit songs performed at the shows were released the next day. Munhwa Ilbo reported that ‘Serenade’ and ‘Lollipop’ went up on the music services at 6 p.m. KST on 9 August. The two came out together on one special digital single, SYNK : aeXIS LINE (2026).
The Seoul shows were not their first outing. According to Xports News, aespa played their first Japanese dome tour concerts at the Tokyo Dome on 25 and 26 April, drawing 94,000 people, and performed both songs there for the first time. The same outlet noted that Giselle and Ningning took part in writing and composing ‘Lollipop’.
What you need to know
- aespa is a group under SM Entertainment, with four members: Karina, Winter, Giselle and Ningning.
- The group debuted with the single ‘Black Mamba’, released at 6 p.m. KST on 17 November 2020.
- The tour is called ‘2026-27 aespa LIVE TOUR - SYNK : COMPLæXITY’ and is the group’s fourth world tour.
- The Seoul shows were held at Gocheok Sky Dome on 7 and 8 August 2026 and drew 35,000 people over two nights.
- The set ran to 27 songs across five sections.
- The unit songs ‘Serenade’ and ‘Lollipop’ were released at 6 p.m. KST on 9 August on the special digital single SYNK : aeXIS LINE (2026).
- The tour visits 25 regions, and Taipei on 11 August is the date after Seoul.
- Live footage from the tour is on aespa’s YouTube channel. K-Culture Radar links to the official upload rather than re-hosting it.
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Groups
aespa에스파
aespa are a four-member girl group under SM Entertainment — Karina, Giselle, Winter and Ningning — who debuted on 17 November 2020 with the single 'Black Mamba'. Their second full-length album LEMONADE followed on 29 May 2026, and the official fan club is called MY.
Artists
Karina카리나
Karina (카리나) is the leader of aespa, the four-member girl group under SM Entertainment. The group debuted on 17 November 2020 with the single 'Black Mamba', and Karina was introduced as its second member on 28 October 2020. Her solo songs 'UP' and 'GOOD STUFF' appeared on the SYNK special singles of 2024 and 2025.
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- aespa
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- Leader
- Agency
- SM Entertainment
- Debut
- 17 November 2020
- Brand model
- Condition (HK inno.N), Gentle Monster, MARK & LONA, Chanel Beauty
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aespa
SM Entertainment
aespa are a four-member girl group under SM Entertainment — Karina, Giselle, Winter and Ningning — who debuted on 17 November 2020 with the single 'Black Mamba'. Their second full-length album LEMONADE followed on 29 May 2026, and the official fan club is called MY.
Black Mamba
LEMONADE
SYNK : aeXIS LINE (2026)
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