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Rich Man (2025)

Where the lyrics of Rich Man take you, and where it was really made.

Rich Man is Aespa's sixth EP, and more than 1.11 million copies were sold through pre-orders alone the day before its release.

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Aespa's previous single “Dirty Work” reached more than one million copies in pre-order sales
On 4 August 2025, SM Entertainment announced the EP and its lead single for 5 September
The promotional schedule was released the following day
On 25 August, the trailer “I am a Rich Man” was released, directed by Lee Ok-seop and featuring actor Koo Kyo-hwan
Three days later, the highlight medley was released
On 4 September, the music video teaser for “Rich Man” was released
The album and the music video for “Rich Man” were released together on 5 September

SM Wavelet Studio: recording on tracks 1–3 and 5–6, digital editing on tracks 1 and 5–6
SM Droplet Studio: recording on track 1
SM Yellow Tail Studio: recording on tracks 2, 4 and 6, digital editing and mix engineering on track 4
SM Aube Studio: recording and digital editing on tracks 2–3, mix engineering on track 2
Vibe Music Studio 606: recording on tracks 2 and 6
Golden Bell Tree Sound: recording on track 4
SM Big Shot Studio and Doobdoob Studio: recording on track 5
Mixing at SM Concert Hall Studio (tracks 1 and 6), SM Blue Cup Studio (track 2), SM Blue Ocean Studio (track 4) and SM Starlight Studio (tracks 3 and 5)
Mastering by Sterling Sound for all tracks

Aespa is a South Korean girl group formed by SM Entertainment.
The group is known for popularizing the metaverse concept and hyperpop music in K-pop.

Karina (leader, dancer, rapper, vocalist), Giselle (rapper, vocalist), Winter (vocalist, dancer), Ningning (vocalist, dancer).

Debuted on November 17, 2020 with the single "Black Mamba", which set the record for the most 24-hour views of a K-pop group's debut video.
"Next Level" (2021) won Song of the Year at the 19th Korean Music Awards.
The EP Savage (2021) was the highest-charting debut album by a K-pop girl group on the US Billboard 200 at number 20.
The EP Girls (2022) became the best-selling album by a K-pop girl group in history and the first to sell one million copies in its first week.
Performed at Coachella in 2022 and held the Synk: Hyper Line tour (2023) and the Synk: Parallel Line tour (2024–2025).
Released the first studio album Armageddon in 2024; "Supernova" topped the Circle Digital Chart for eleven weeks.
Released the second studio album Lemonade in 2026.

More than 1.11 million copies sold through pre-orders alone the day before release
Seventh Aespa release to pass one million pre-orders
Topped iTunes album charts in fourteen regions worldwide after release
Hanteo Chart: 1,088,340 physical copies sold worldwide in release week
Release-week sales led to a slight rise in SM Entertainment shares
Sixth EP by the group, released 5 September 2025 by SM Entertainment
Album and music video for “Rich Man” released together on 5 September

The trailer “I am a Rich Man” was directed by Lee Ok-seop and featured actor Koo Kyo-hwan
Aespa performed “Rich Man” on Good Morning America on 12 September
Pop-up stores opened on release day, starting in Seoul and then moving to Los Angeles and New York
In China, pop-up stores were set up with QQ Music in seven cities
Blueberry, a digital fashion house, released a Roblox avatar collection with four looks inspired by Rich Man, from 13 to 15 September
The group's third tour, Synk: Aexis Line, began on 29 August at the KSPO Dome in Seoul