With their latest release, aespa prove they're not the GIRLS you want to mess with.

On 8 July (Friday), the 'Black Mamba' pop quartet unveiled their second mini-album GIRLS via SM Entertainment and Warner. The 9-track offering, which set a new record for pre-orders exceeding 1.61 million copies as of 7 July, includes previously released singles 'Life's Too Short' and 'Illusion'.

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The mini-album's release comes alongside the premiere of aespa's 'Girls' music video, which features a battle against Black Mamba to wrap up aespa's SM Culture Universe Season 1 story.

Tune in to aespa's official YouTube channel and TikTok page to catch their 'Girls' Comeback Live on 11 July at 8 p.m. KST, 7 p.m. PHT/SGT, 7 a.m. ET.

Order physical copies of aespa's GIRLS here.

Stream GIRLS below.

GIRLS Tracklist:

1. Girls
2. Illusion
3. Lingo
4. Life's Too Short
5. ICU
6. Life's Too Short (English Version)
7. Black Mamba
8. Forever
9. Dreams Come True