They just achieved their 9th win for Rich Man, making it their most wins for any song (surpassing their hit Supernova). All this while barely promoting the song in Korea.
It’s literally top 10 on Melon, Dirty Work is Top 15, Whiplash is Top 20 and Supernova is Top 50. Karina’s Hot is Top 80.
They also were the highest first week sales for any female group in 2025 with over 1 million copies sold in the first week. They’re the third highest in total sales for a girl group in 2025, only behind IVE’s two releases this year.
You can hate the creative direction, but if this is what is considered “flopping” then what’s the implications for other girl groups?
Except for IVE and Blackpink, most of them struggled to chart high or at all in Korea. Are they considered flops? Of course not!
I understand they’re not everyone’s cup of tea, but don’t people understand attempting to label Aespa flops inversely means other groups are even worse off?
Anyway, as a MY on TikTok aptly put it, “MY flop and your flop are not the same”.
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