aespa‘s “Rich Man” is a dance song highlighted by the rough sound of an electric guitar that immediately grabs attention. Its lyrics capture themes of self-confidence and self-love, while the addictive topline and dynamically unfolding band sound blend with the members’ distinctive vocals to deliver an unrestrained energy.
Song Credits
- Artist: aespa
- Album: Rich Man
- Released: September 5, 2025
- Length: 3:30
- Label: SM Entertainment
- Writer: Le’mon(153/Joombas)
- Composer: Cody Tarpley / Rachel Kanner / Ben Samama / RYAN JHUN
aespa “Rich Man” Official MV
aespa “Rich Man” Lyrics
Hangul
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
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
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
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
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, hеy)
I am a rich man (I’ma carry myself; Hey, hey, hеy, 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
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)
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
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
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
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
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)
Romanized
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
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
Don’t care about what they say
Nal mireo neoko meotdaero gul ttae
Nae geoseul tamnae see? My name is
Where my name is? (I am a rich man)
That’s me, naneun reckless (Yeah)
Gudeun mental geugeotjjeum unne (What?)
Naega nal ikkeureo ga, boyeo daeum sign
Byeolgeo anya, exit is my next step
Ttan saenggak malgo, self-belief
‘Cause geuge hwolssin jaemiitji, ooh-ah-oh
I am a rich man
So I am standin’, where you lookin’?
Matchun deuthan my perfect fit, baby
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, nan naro gadeukae 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
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)
Don’t care about what they say
Nal mireonaego hamburo gul ttae
Ohiryeo, 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
Nae malbeoreut, nae georeum, nae ireum
You know when I’m serving them, looks, I’ma feed ’em
Ttan saenggak malgo, self-belief
‘Cause geuge jom deo jaemitjana, ooh-ah-oh
I am a rich man
So I am standin’, where you lookin’?
Matchun deuthan my perfect fit, baby
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, nan naro gadeukae 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
Twenty four, moduga same shade
You already know, what the tag say?
Make it better on my own — my tag
I won’t double back, hyungnae an nae
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
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, nan naro gadeukae 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
La-la, la-la, la, ah (Hey, hey; I am what I am)
La-la, la-la, la, ah (So good, so good, so good)
La-la, la-la, la, ah (Hey, hey; I am what I am)
La-la, la-la, la, ah (I am a rich man)
Translation
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
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
Don’t care about what they say
Whenever they shove me inside
And do whatever they please
They want what’s mine, see? My name is
Where my name is? (I am a rich man)
That’s me, I’m reckless (Yeah)
Rock hard mentality, I laugh it off (What?)
I follow my own lead, next sign
No big deal, exit is my next step
Nothin’ on my mind but self-belief
‘Cause it’s so much more fun, ooh-ah-oh
I am a rich man
So I am standin’, where you lookin’?
Almost tailor-made my perfect fit, baby
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, I’m full of me 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
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)
Don’t care about what they say
Whenever they shove me aside
And do whatever they wish
If anything, it’s 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
My talk, my walk, my name
You know when I’m serving them looks, I’ma feed ’em
Nothin’ on my mind but self-belief
‘Cause it’s so much more fun, ooh-ah-oh
I am a rich man
So I am standin’, where you lookin’?
Almost tailor-made my perfect fit, baby
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, I’m full of me 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
Twenty four, everyone’s the same shade
You already know what the tag say
Make it better on my own, my tag
I won’t double back, I don’t copy
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
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, I’m full of me 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
La-la, la-la, la, ah (Hey, hey; I am what I am)
La-la, la-la, la, ah (So good, so good, so good)
La-la, la-la, la, ah (Hey, hey; I am what I am)
La-la, la-la, la, ah (I am a rich man)
aespa “Rich Man” Meaning
aespa’s title track “Rich Man” delivers a message that redefines what it truly means to be wealthy, shifting the focus away from material possessions to the deeper values of self-confidence and self-love. In an interview with NME, KARINA emphasized that the song’s uniqueness lies in this empowering perspective. Rather than chasing after external validation or riches, the lyrics encourage listeners to recognize their own worth and strength.
The opening line challenges the idea of searching for someone who can do everything for you, before revealing that the answer lies within yourself. By trusting and loving herself, KARINA explains, she is already a “rich man.” This sentiment transforms the track into more than just a dance song—it becomes an anthem of empowerment, urging fans to embrace self-belief and find true wealth in who they are.