K-pop group Aespa reportedly collaborating for Valorant Episode 9 Act 1

Valorant Episode 9 Act 1 is rumored to feature a collaboration with the world-famous K-pop group Aespa according to @ValorantUpdated on X. Riot Games has not held back in the past collaborating with pop icons and has given us some amazing collections over the years. Although nothing has been confirmed yet, there is some pretty telling evidence that has got the fans riled up.

While everyone is patiently waiting for Riot Games to officially announce this collaboration, let us take a look at all the evidence that points to this being true.

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What we know about Valorant Episode 9 Act 1 reported collaboration with Aespa

First things first, the Valorant Episode 9 Act 1 Battlepass will most likely be called "Supernova". The EP9 Keyart even has details that point to this. True K-pop fans might be quick to notice that Aespa has a renowned song of the same name. There are a few reasons to speculate that this is more than just a coincidence.

Supernova is one of Aespa's biggest songs (Image via X/@ValorantUpdated)

The next major evidence is the fact that the design of the Dreamwings Bundle Wand seems to be heavily inspired by Aespa - The colors and the design of the wand seem to match up really well and this could be a kind of reference to the group. This has got to be one of the most prominent evidence that the community has right now.

Many have also heard rumors flying around that the VCT Champions 2024 song might be performed by Aespa as well (According to @ValorantUpdated on X) since Seoul would be playing host this time around. Although none of this is officially confirmed by Riot Games, the fans are still thoroughly hyped for the new act.

Valorant Episode 9 Act 1 is surely going to be yet another banger from Riot Games and they have rarely let their fan base down when it comes to new updates and collabs. The Aespa collaboration, if confirmed, will give the community new exciting skins and cosmetics and will surely be a great act.

This collaboration will bring the Valorant and K-pop community closer and will hopefully lead to more exciting collabs and skin bundles down the line. There is no one better than Riot Games to pull off something like this and we can count on them to make this act an awesome one as well.