aespa talk empowering new single Rich Man
After years building up their repertoire of powerful, edgy pop bangers, in 2024, aespa finally clinched their first chart-topper on Circle Digital Chart – Korea’s equivalent of the Billboard Hot 100 – with the hyperpop phenomenon ‘Supernova’. The song would herald the start of a landmark year for the K-pop girl group, who would go on to release their acclaimed debut album ‘Armageddon’ and embark on a huge world tour.
Just over a year on from that moment, and aespa have kicked off yet another world tour. Days before sitting down to speak with NME, the group played three sold-out shows at Seoul’s KSPO Dome for their new ‘Synk: Aexis Line’ tour, which will bring them to Japan, China, Indonesia and more. “Everything went by really fast, we’re so excited for [the international dates of] our tour to start off,” Giselle says. “We kicked it off with a very successful start [in Seoul], so we’re very excited for the rest.”
[Intro: Giselle]
My mom said to me
“Find someone who can give you everything.”
And I said, “Mom, I already have everything.”
I am a rich man, I am a rich man
[Chorus: Winter, Ningning]
I am a rich man (I’ma carry myself)
I am a rich man (I’ma carry myself)
I am a rich man
I’m my own biggest fan, and I’m high in demand
I am a rich man
[Verse 1: Karina, Giselle, Winter]
Don’t care about what they say
날 밀어 넣고 멋대로 굴 때
내 것을 탐내 see? My name is
Where my name is? (I am a rich man)
That’s me, 나는 reckless (Yeah)
굳은 mental 그것쯤 웃네 (What?)
내가 날 이끌어 가, 보여 다음 sign
별거 아냐, exit is my next step
[Pre-Chorus: Ningning, Karina]
딴 생각 말고, self-belief
‘Cause 그게 훨씬 재미있지, ooh-ah-oh
I am a rich man
So I am standin’, where you lookin’?
맞춘 듯한 my perfect fit, baby
[Chorus: Karina, Giselle, Ningning, Winter]
I am a rich man (I’ma carry myself)
I am a rich man (I’ma carry myself)
I am a rich man
I’m that one, 난 나로 가득해 by myself
I am a rich man (I’ma carry myself; Hey, hey)
I am a rich man (I’ma carry myself; Hey, hey, hey, hey)
I am a rich man (Hey, hey)
I am my own biggest fan and I’m high in demand (Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey)
I am a rich man
[Post-Chorus: All, (Giselle, Ningning, Winter, Karina)]
La-la, la-la, la, ah (I am what I am)
La-la, la-la, la, ah (I am a rich man)
La-la, la-la, la, ah (I am what I am)
La-la, la-la, la, ah (I am a rich man)
[Verse 2: Ningning, Karina, Giselle, Winter]
Don’t care about what they say
날 밀어내고 함부로 굴 때
오히려, okay, see? My name is
What my name is (I am a rich man)
Don’t need the money, yeah, I see it
In my closet, my ideas
내 말버릇, 내 걸음, 내 이름
You know when I’m serving them looks, I’ma feed ’em
[Pre-Chorus: Karina, Winter, Ningning]
딴 생각 말고, self-belief
‘Cause 그게 좀 더 재밌잖아, ooh-ah-oh
I am a rich man
So I am standin’, where you lookin’?
맞춘 듯한 my perfect fit, baby
[Chorus: Giselle, Ningning, Winter, Karina]
I am a rich man (I’ma carry myself)
I am a rich man (I’ma carry myself)
I am a rich man
I’m that one, 난 나로 가득해 by myself
I am a rich man (I’ma carry myself)
I am a rich man (I’ma carry myself)
I am a rich man
I am my own biggest fan and I’m high in demand (Say, ooh)
I am a rich man
[Verse 3: Karina, Giselle]
Twenty four, 모두가 same shade
You already know what the tag say
Make it better on my own, my tag
I won’t double back, 흉내 안 내
If you blame it, cameo
I carry the load, run the show
I’m like a diamond ring, already got my thing
Cannot put a price on it, this is the real deal, yeah
[Chorus: Winter, Karina, Ningning, Giselle]
I am a rich man (I’ma carry myself)
I am a rich man (I’ma carry myself)
I am a rich man
I’m that one, 난 나로 가득해 by myself (Say what?)
I am a rich man (I’ma carry myself; Hey, hey)
I am a rich man (I’ma carry myself; Hey, hey, hey, hey)
I am a rich man (Hey, hey)
I am my own biggest fan and I’m high in demand (Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey; Woo)
I am a rich man
[Post-Chorus: All, (Karina, Giselle, Ningning, Winter)]
La-la, la-la (Hey, hey), la, ah (I am what I am, so good, so good, so good)
La-la, la-la, la, ah (I am a rich man)
La-la, la-la (Hey, hey), la, ah (I am what I am)
La-la, la-la, la, ah (I am a rich man)
