aespa and TOMORROW X TOGETHER appeared on "Music Station," with aespa's GISELLE and NiziU's Rima sharing a school connection.
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aespa and TOMORROW X TOGETHER appeared on "Music Station." On the 12th, the Korean groups aespa and TOMORROW X TOGETHER appeared on "Music Station." On this day, aespa's GISELLE attracted attention due to her connection with NiziU's Rima, who also appeared on the show that day. Rima revealed, "Actually, GISELLE and I went to the same school. She is my senior from the international school we attended, so I'm extremely happy to be able to perform together today." In response, GISELLE also showed a smile and said, "It's strange and wonderful to be able to appear on 'Music Station' with Rima-chan, who went to school together like this." aespa, who opened the show that day, performed the title track "Hot Mess" from their Japanese debut single released on July 3. Dressed in hot pink and black outfits, they delivered a cute yet charismatic performance that excited the gathered fans. Additionally, KARINA showcased the point dance of aespa's "Drama" with NiziU's Mako, Sakurazaka46's Yamazaki Ten, Kroi's Masuda Hidetomo. Masuda Hidetomo joked, "I came for this." KARINA also showed that she was enjoying interacting with Japanese artists. TOMORROW X TOGETHER, who successfully held a concert at Tokyo Dome, performed the title track "Hitotsu no Chikai (We'll Never Change)" from their 4th Japanese single. Beomgyu, who is undergoing ankle treatment, sang while sitting in a chair, and the fantastical performance of the members using ribbons caught the eye. Furthermore, Yeonjun and Soobin danced with Mrs. GREEN APPLE that day. Mrs. GREEN APPLE provided them with the song "Force," establishing a connection with TOMORROW X TOGETHER. Motoki Omori suggested, "I'm currently teaching TOMORROW X TOGETHER's '9 and 3/4 Platform to Wait for You' dance. We have a relationship because we provided the song 'Force.' I was thinking it would be great if we could dance together today, is that okay?" Mrs. GREEN APPLE's flawless dance prompted Hueningkai to say, "You have dance talent, it's amazing!" and show a happy expression. TOMORROW X TOGETHER, shedding tears at their first Tokyo Dome concert, said, "Even unexpected challenges... we feel happy to sense the bond with our fans." aespa kicked off their Japan tour from Fukuoka! Their Japanese debut single "Hot Mess" is doing great. [M Station live broadcast] Tonight's first song is aespa's highly anticipated Japanese debut song "Hot Mess." Comments from KARINA: "'Hot Mess' has a refreshing and energetic choreography that suits summer!" GISELLE: "I'm very happy to have made my Japanese debut, please support 'Hot Mess'!"...
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