Aespa to perform ‘Next Level’ at Wild Rift SEA Grand Final of ESL Asia Championship 2021
Attention, K-pop gamers! Aespa is set to perform their chart-topping track Next Level at the “League of Legends: Wild Rift Southeast Asia (SEA)” Championship grand finals on Oct. 3.
The WILD Rift SEA Championship is part of the Icon Series, Riot Games’ official mobile esports circuit in Southeast Asia, Taiwan, and Hong Kong under its League of Legends: Wild Rift.
The Grand Final of SEA Champs is going to be on another level. Watch out October, we are coming for you.#UnleashGreatness #WildRift #ESLMobile #IconSeries #SEAChamps pic.twitter.com/53A8FQjDgQ
— ESL Asia (@ESL_Asia) September 23, 2021
In a statement, Riot Games general manager for Southeast Asia and Taiwan G. Justin Hulog said, “We are now thrilled to announce Aespa’s showcase for the Wild Rift SEA Championship Grand Finals and we hope to continue delighting fans across the region with the highest quality of entertainment.”
Following the announcement, Aespa’s fans expressed their excitement over the girl group’s upcoming performance.
aespa for ESL's Asia Wild Rift SEA Championship 2021! these are the things that comes to my mind ?#aespa @aespa_official pic.twitter.com/61CqwtShdF
— lilith ? (@NYANGBERRY) September 23, 2021
from Eternal Returns and now they will perform at ESL's Asia Wild Rift SEA Championship wow this is huge ahhhh Aespa's brand really gonna take them places pic.twitter.com/T3sn3ePXFG
— Carl ♔ (@yermapologist) September 23, 2021
Co-My's let's make an action or beg to @riotgames that they need to collab with AESPA and to make skin or collaboration songs with K/DA. ??
— suneo? (@suneo_o) September 24, 2021
The tournament will be presented by ESL Mobile Challenge, a global esports program aimed to provide opportunities for aspiring gamers to showcase their skills and springboard their esports journey in the booming mobile games market.
Aespa is a four-member K-pop girl group formed by SM Entertainment in 2020. The members include Karina, Giselle, Winter, and Ningning. Each member has their own avatar counterpart, namely ae-Karina, ae-Winter, ae-Giselle, and ae-Ningning which was introduced in their debut teasers.
Check out their chart-topping single Next Level below:
Banner and thumbnail photos from @aespa_official’s Twitter account