Aespa: Savage EP

Savage EP

Savage EP 

by Aespa is their first Korean EP released on October 5, 2021 by the label SM,Dreamus. Lee Soo-Man was the sole producer with the album having 1 lead single and 5 b-sides for a total of 6 tracks. It had been 202 days since their last release.

The album features members Winter, Ningning, Giselle, and Karina at the average age of 20.3 years old.

Savage’s track listing is:
  • Lead Single: Savage
  • B-side: Aenergy | I’ll Make you Cry | Yeppi Yeppi | Iconic | Lucid Dream
Savage EP has a total of 2,347 words with 44.2% (982 words) in Koran versus 55.8% (1,310 words) in English. 666 words (28.4%) were sung by all, while 1,681 words (71.6%) were divided between the members. The average was 420.3 words per member with the average standard deviation over the six songs was 15.4 words and an average margin of error of 7.7 words. Aespa member Winter had the highest word count while member Ningning had the least.

Rank
  1. Winter - 437 words
  2. Giselle - 451 words
  3. Karina - 419 words
  4. Ningning - 374 words
Winter - Highest Word Count 

Savage EP had a track time of 20 minutes and 13 seconds with a total singing time of 19 minutes and 53 seconds. 280 seconds (23.5%) were sung by all members in unison while 913 seconds (76.5%) split between the members in individual sections. The average is 228 seconds with an average standard deviation over the six songs of 9.1 seconds and an average margin of error of 4.6 seconds. Member Ningning had the highest amount of time while members Giselle and Karina both tied for the least amount of time.

Rank
  1. Ningning - 270 seconds
  2. Winter - 225 seconds
  3. Giselle & Karina - 209 seconds
Ningning - Highest Time Count

The EP itself won 2 awards and had 4 additional nominations. For music ratings, the album earned 7 out of 10 from Popmatters, 4 stars from NME, and 3.5 stars, for IZM and Allmusic rating charts. Savage album earned a place on nine different magazine music lists both representing Kpop and others, including Harper’s Bazaar and The New York Times lists.

In terms of charts, the album placed on 14 different lists including 1st place on the South Korea Albums, US Independent Albums, US World Albums, and placed within the top 10 on Japanese Albums, US Tastemakers Albums, and the South Korea Album monthly chart.

In terms of having the highest count for the songs on the album, member Ningning had the highest 4 times (2 word: 2 time), with Winter (2 word; 1 time) and Karina (1 word: 2 time) tying for second with placing first 3 times, and finally Giselle (1 word: 1 time) placing 3rd with placing first twice.

Savage had the highest points, as the only lead single, with 1,937.3 points. Their highest b-side that earned points was Aenergy with 396.2 points. I’ll Make You Cry earned the least amount of points for the group, earning only 351.8 points. The average for the album is 630.1 points with a total points of 3,780.4 points.

Savage EP by Aespa earned a total of 6,354.6 points and earned a grade of B+ for word distribution and a grade of A for time distribution.

Points Breakdown
  • Standard Deviation: 175.5 points
  • Margin of Error: 187.7 points
  • Album Awards: 1,070 points
  • Album Charts: 1,101 points
  • Song Points Total: 3,780 points

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