aespa’s Dazzling 2024 MAMA Stage receives critical acclaim from Genius Korea, crowned “Best Performance”

K-pop girl group aespa made headlines after one of their memorable stage performances was recognized by Genius Korea.

On December 19, Genius Korea released a feature enumerating the best K-pop performances of 2024. The outlet divided its listings, with the page ranking the overall content across phases focused on rap, vocals, dance, and stage.

Notably, the Stage Performance category featured various performances by K-pop groups such as ONF’s “Bye My Monster” stage on M! Countdown, Lisa’s “ROCKSTAR” at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, SEVENTEEN’s “Rain” on the group’s RIGHT HERE world tour, and ONEUS’ “Wolhamiin (Beauty under the moon: LUNA)” on Road to Kingdom: ACE OF ACE.

However, the first place was taken by aespa thanks to its electrifying performance at the 2024 MAMA Awards. Genius Korea praised the quartet, consisting of Karina, Giselle, Winter and NingNing, who enthralled everyone with their performance.

During the event, aespa performed a 10-minute opening of their solo tracks, including “Bored!” by NingNing, “Spark” by Winter, “Dopamine” by Giselle and “UP” by Karina. Next, aespa performed their 2024 hits “Supernova” and “Whiplash.” Their performance was also described as a “MAMA moment to remember”.

On social media, MY expressed how proud they were of the girls for topping the list.

Aside from their energetic stages, aespa also won the Daesang (Grand Prize) for “Song of the Year” with the hard-hitting track “Supernova.”