Today (August 4, 2025), hit-making girl group aespa announced the upcoming release of their latest mini album entitled Rich Man. While track list details have yet to be disclosed, the official release of this upcoming album is set for September 5, at 1 PM KST (12 Noon PST). Pre-order the mini album here.
In a video teaser released alongside the album announcement, the mantra “I am enough as I am. I am a rich man.” is written. The phrase appears to draw inspiration from a famous 1995 interview with Cher, in which she recalls her mother advising her to marry a rich man. Cher famously responded, “Mom, I am a rich man.” The quote has since become an iconic expression of female empowerment and self-sufficiency.
Check out the teaser for Rich Man below:
This marks the aespa’s third major musical release of the year following their singles “Dirty Work” and “Dark Arts.” The group’s latest work “Dark Arts” was debuted on July 15, 2025 as a collaboration with the video game PUBG: Battlegrounds. “Dirty Work” precedes this, having been released on June 27 of this year, and was able to break into the Billboard Philippines’ Hot 100 at the No. 62 position (dated July 12, 2025).
In anticipation of Rich Man, listen to “Dirty Work” here: