aespa is heading for Cannes! Karina, Giselle, Winter, and Ningning will attend the 76th Cannes Film Festival next month. The girl group will be the first K-pop act to attend the prestigious annual event.
SM Entertainment Confirms Aespa’s Cannes Film Festival Appearance
SM Entertainment shared aespa’s upcoming appearance at Cannes Film Festival 2023. “aespa will be attending the Cannes Film Festival,” they announced.
The announcement confirmed that aespa will attend the event as the global ambassador of Chopard. The luxury Swiss jewelry brand has officially sponsored the Cannes Film Festival since 1997. This makes aespa the first K-pop group to attend the prestigious film festival officially.
Korean Musicians Confirmed To Attend Cannes Film Festival 2023
Karina, Giselle, Winter, and Ningning are not the only South Korean musicians who will attend the 76th Cannes Film Festival. f(x)’s Krystal will attend in support of her film ‘Cobweb’ which will screen Out of Competition. Rapper BIBI is also set to attend for ‘Hopeless’, Kim Chang Hoon’s feature film debut which will be screening in the Un Certain Regard section.
Will Jennie Attend ‘The Idol’ Premiere At The 76th Cannes Film Festival?
It has been confirmed that the HBO TV series ‘The Idol’ will premiere at Cannes this year. BLACKPINK’s Jennie, who appears in the show, is expected to make an appearance. However, the ‘Solo’ singer’s attendance has not yet been officially announced. She is currently touring with Jisoo, Rosé, and Lisa for the BORN PINK World Tour after headlining COACHELLA 2023. Stay tuned for more updates on this story.
aespa recently confirmed their next comeback with their third EP ‘MY WORLD’. The pre-release track “Welcome to MY World” will drop on May 2 followed by the album’s release on May 8, 2023. Karina, Giselle, Winter, and Ningning will then attend the 76th Cannes Film Festival which takes place in Cannes on May 16 to 27, 2023.
