"Better Things" is a song by South Korean girl group Aespa. It was released on August 18,2023,through SM Entertainment and Warner Records as the group's first original English single.[a] The song was the group's second release of 2023,following their third extended play,My World,in May. To promote the song,Aespa aired a 3 episode long web seriessitcom show,Better Things,with its first episode released on August 7. Originally released as a standalone single,the song was later included in the digital edition of the group's fourth extended play Drama,which was released on November 10,2023.
Prior to the release of "Better Things",Aespa released a non-Korean song in 2022,the English version of "Life's Too Short" from the group's second extended play,Girls. The song received positive reviews from music critics for its lyrics and a "catchy" melody.[1][2] On March 31,2023,they released their second English song,"Hold On Tight",for the soundtrack of the Apple Original FilmTetris.[3]
On July 27,2023,Aespa began teasing their upcoming release "Better Things" that was later revealed to be released on August 18.[4] On July 31,the group unveiled a teaser for the single which included an "8-bit-inspired" snippet of the song playing over a visual of a "retro handheld water ring toss game".[5] Before the release of the single,SM Entertainment released the first episode of the group's web seriessitcom,Better Things,on August 7.[6] Two days later,it was announced that Aespa would perform the song on August 13 at the first show of the American leg of their Synk:Hyper Line tour at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.[7] The same day,the group released the summer-themed teaser photos.[8]
Composition
"Better Things" was described as an up-tempo minimalisticdance song. The track features a rhythmic percussion sound "that goes well with summer" alongside a "unique rhythm pattern" and "rich vocals" of the group. The lyrics talk about giving focus to more valuable things in life.[9]
Promotion
On August 4,a snippet of "Better Things" was revealed on TikTok before the song's official release.[citation needed] Aespa would debut "Better Things" at the first show of the American leg of their Synk:Hyper Line tour on August 13.[7] The group also appeared on the magazine cover of Dork's September 2023 issue.[10]
To promote the release of the single,Aespa filmed a three-episode sitcomweb series,Better Things,with the first episode uploaded on August 7.[6] Other episodes were released on August 9 and 11,respectively.[6] Ningning only appeared in limited parts of the sitcom,due to her health conditions at the time of filming. The show received a "favorable" response from fans for the chemistry between Aespa members and their "skillful acting".[11]
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