aespa Announces Release of Sixth Mini Album 'Rich Man'

Rosa Gulliver
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Rosa Gulliver of TINYGMUSIC | August 4, 2025

K-pop's unstoppable multi-million-selling quartet. aespa, announces release of sixth mini album 'Rich Man'

aespa is set to reinforce exactly why they are the leading K-pop girl group of their generation with an empowering new statement for their forthcoming release. Today, the unstoppable multi-million-selling quartet announces Rich Man, their sixth mini album, is set for release on 5 September via SM Entertainment. Pre-order HERE.

The album hears KARINA, GISELLE, WINTER and NINGNING redefine the concept of a ‘Rich Man’ not as a symbol of material wealth but as their own definition, powered by their unique energy and strength. The intro video, featuring a 3D-rendered guitar graphic offers a glimpse into the album’s visual concept while delivering a striking slogan: “I am enough as I am. I am a ‘Rich Man.’”

Following aespa’s critically-lauded triple mega-hits in 2024 with “Supernova,” “Armageddon” and “Whiplash,” all eyes are on the group’s next move.

Rich Man - The 6th Mini Album follows up aespa’s searing summer single, ‘Dirty Work’ – which amassed over 1.01 million in pre-orders and debuted at No. 5 on Billboard’s Global 200 chart and No.2 on Billboard’s Global Excluding US chart, marking the group’s highest ranks on the respective charts.

2025 continues to mount up many firsts for this ground breaking quartet. After scooping ‘Group of The Year’ at Billboard’s Women in Music Awards and making history as the first K-pop girl group to headline the biggest music festival on the African continent, Mawazine; aespa is set to kick off their third tour '2025 aespa LIVE TOUR - SYNK : aeXIS LINE' at the end of this month with three nights at Seoul’s KSPO Dome. In March, aespa played their second sold-out UK arena show as part of their biggest European trek yet, garnering rave reviews from The London Standard: “aespa don’t spare the maximalist fun at their spectacular London show… their larger-than-life pop is designed to make you feel like you can take on the world”.

About aespa

aespa is a fierce K-pop group with a unique concept. Each of the four members, KARINA, WINTER, GISELLE and NINGNING has a correlating avatar in the virtual world created from their personal data. The group made unprecedented history with their 2020 debut single “Black Mamba,” which was the fastest debut video for any K-Pop group in YouTube history to hit 100 million views. They continue to receive global recognition, including being named among TIME Magazine’s Next Generation Leaders in 2022, and one of Financial Times 25 Most Influential Women Of 2023. aespa, who has dominated the charts in 2024, achieved five consecutive million-seller milestones with their first full-length album Armageddon and their fifth mini-album Whiplash. Whiplash marked the highest debut among K-pop girl group songs on Spotify in 2024, and the group also achieved their 12th milestone of 100 million cumulative streams on the platform. Their track “Supernova” topped Billboard’s “25 Best K-Pop Songs of 2024: Staff Picks” chart, and also earned spots on NME’s “The 50 Best Songs of 2024” and GRAMMY.com’s “10 K-Pop Songs That Electrified 2024,” receiving widespread acclaim and love from global music fans. In recognition of their global impact and continued success, Billboard honoured aespa as the “Group of the Year” at its Women in Music 2025 awards. aespa recently completed their second sold-out world tour, '2024-25 aespa LIVE TOUR - SYNK : PARALLEL LINE.' This marked the group’s biggest world tour yet, spanning Asia, Australia, North and South America, and Europe.