aespa's Winter drops rock solo 'Speed of Summer' as group's world tour runs to early 2027
Winter dropped the rock single 'Speed of Summer' via digital project. Meanwhile, aespa's fourth world tour 'SYNK : COMPLØXITY' runs through early 2027.
Winter goes rock while aespa circles the globe
aespa's Winter released Speed of Summer, a rock-genre solo single through a digital project. It's a sharp pivot from the group's usual sound. The release comes as aespa tours—their fourth world tour, SYNK : COMPLØXITY, launched in Seoul and is now routing through South America and North America, with dates into early 2027.
Winter (Kim Min-jeong, born January 1, 2001, in Busan) debuted with aespa on November 17, 2020, via the digital single Black Mamba. She sang "aespa는 나야, 둘이 될 수 없어" on that track. The group—Karina, Giselle, Winter, and Ningning—has MY as its official fanclub name.
From 10M fancam views to a Jupiter Award
Winter's solo profile jumped in January 2022 when she joined GOT the beat for the digital single Step Back (released January 3, 2022). Her fancam from that performance, shot with a signature bun hairstyle, hit 10 million views in roughly three weeks.
Last November brought hardware. On November 30, 2025, she won FEMALE ARTISTE OF THE YEAR at the 2025 Jupiter Music Awards.
(She was vice president of her entire school and placed in a special advanced math class during her years in Yangsan—not the typical idol origin story.)
Speed of Summer is out. SYNK : COMPLØXITY runs into 2027. Winter is juggling both.
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