On June 1, 2022, a teaser marking the release of Aespa's upcoming extended play (EP) was posted on the group's various social media accounts. It also debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 with 56,000 album-equivalent units, becoming the group's second and highest entry on the chart. Selling over 1,610,000 units during its pre-order period, the EP became Aespa's best-selling album to date surpassing a record previously held by Savage (2021). In September, the EP was certified Million by the Korea Music Content Association (KMCA) for surpassing 1,000,000 copies sold.

Girls was a commercial success and debuted at number one on South Korea's Circle Album Chart with 1,426,487 copies sold in the first week of release, marking Aespa's second number-one album on the chart and their highest-selling album to date. The digital version also adds the group's previously released singles ' Black Mamba', ' Forever', and ' Dreams Come True'. It consists of six tracks and was preceded by the promotional single ' Illusion', and two official singles: ' Life's Too Short' (English version) and ' Girls'. The EP was released through SM Entertainment and Warner Records on July 8, 2022. Girls is the second extended play by South Korean girl group Aespa.

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