If you already loved K-pop girl group aespa‘s 2024 hit “Whiplash” then you’re in luck, because on Thursday (March 27) they dropped not one, but three new versions of the bouncy pop track.
“We’re so excited to share these new versions of ‘Whiplash’ with our global Mys and to have Steve Aoki remix the song,” said the group featuring singers Winter, Karina, Ningnig and Giselle in a statement. “The new English version and remix have a different charm from the original and, since it’s a song we can now sing with even more global Mys, we’re excited for the day we get to perform it on stage.”
“One look, give ’em whiplash/ Beat drop with a big flash/ Coming hot, better think fast/ This look is a must have/ When you see it, know I did that/ Day one, know I been bad/ Don’t stop, better press gas/ Going hammer, can’t touch that,” Karina and Giselle sing on the English version of the propulsive single.
The Aoki remix turns up the BPMs and adds a classic EDM build-up and, as noted in the chorus, the requisite beat drop. “I’m so excited to team up with aespa on ‘Whiplash,’” superstar DJ Aoki added. “The original already has such an electrifying energy, so getting to collaborate with the group to bring a fresh new vibe to the record was a fun creative challenge.”
The original song from the quartet who will be honored as Group of the Year at Saturday’s (March 29) 2025 Billboard Women in Music event at the YouTube Theater at Hollywood Park appeared on their 2024 EP, Whiplash – The 5th Mini Album.
Check out all three versions of “Whiplash” below.
The post “aespa Drops Steve Aoki Remix, English-Language Versions of ‘Whiplash’: Listen” by Gil Kaufman was published on 03/27/2025 by www.billboard.com