Aespa had am insane run going from drama to supernova to armageddon to whiplash. It will be hard to top that and for a while it’ll feel like anything they release falls flat in comparison for some people.
But the thing is that they can’t keep releasing supernovas forever. Yes,dirty work and rich man stray away from their typical hyperpop futuristic concept but they want to experiment and they’ve more than earned it. They’re at a stable point in their career with a huge fandom and great success. Plus,it’s natural progression for an artist to feel the need to experiment with their sound. While I prefer their 2024 run too,I recognize that they want to try new things.
As for the rich man mini itself,the tt is on the more underwhelming side,especially for aespa’s standards but the mini has some standout bsides,mainly count on me and to a lesser extent angel #48. Surprising to me cause I usually prefer their tts to their bsides. It’s not a bad album by any means. Compared to their last two minis,I’d rank it as
Whiplash>Rich man>Drama.
I love drama as a tt,it’s my fave of aespa’s but I hated the bsides. Rich man has a more underwhelming tt but far better bsides and more cohesion as a mini. As for Whiplash,I think it’s on par with savage. Overall,I’d rate the new mini a 6.5 out of ten. I think it’s a decent enough body of work and I see myself listening to some bsides
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