League of Legends: Wild Rift Celebrates 5-Year Anniversary with Special Musical Collaboration with aespa’s NINGNING
League of Legends: Wild Rift is turning five years old. The massive global mobile MOBA is celebrating a major milestone. This exciting event features a lineup of fresh content for players. It also includes a special music collaboration. This partnership honors the game and player journeys. It demonstrates how far the game has progressed.
The anniversary celebration is headlined by NINGNING of the K-pop group aespa. She performs a vibrant new electro-pop anthem. The track is titled “Miss This Life.” This release is a first for Wild Rift. It marks the game’s initial partnership with a K-pop artist. It continues a trend of high-profile music crossovers for Riot Games.
The song’s themes are very relatable to players. It traces a player’s journey from carefree college days. It moves toward the responsibilities of adult life. The anthem mirrors the champion growth in the game. It also celebrates the enduring spirit of all dedicated players.
Fans can now enjoy the track in-game and on major streaming platforms. This official release came on October 23rd. Furthermore, the music video will debut alongside the song. The video is packed with fan-favorite moments. It also shows nostalgic champion highlights. This creative collaboration reinforces NINGNING‘s cultural icon status. She effortlessly bridges the worlds of K-pop and gaming.
Executive Producer David Xu commented on the significance of this milestone. He stated Wild Rift is more than a mobile MOBA now. It has become a world where players’ stories evolve. He feels the song beautifully captures this blend. It shows nostalgia, progress, and anticipation for what comes next.
The 5th Anniversary also brings huge in-game rewards. Players in Southeast Asia can participate in all celebration events. Logging in for a week provides valuable, consistent gifts. These rewards include a free Braum skin. Players also receive a brand-new Glorious Crown icon border. This allows players to show off their style.
Moreover, the game welcomes a new champion this month. Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress, arrived on the Rift on October 23rd UTC. The game also updated the beloved AAARAM mode. This mode features new Augments inspired by pro players. This makes every team skirmish more fun and unpredictable. The major Patch 6.3, titled “Gilded Glory,” officially launches the celebration. The event will continue until early next year.
Quote from David Xu, Executive Producer of Wild Rift:
“Five years in, Wild Rift has become more than a mobile MOBA—it’s a place where players’ stories grow alongside their favorite champions and their epic outplays. NINGNING’s ‘Miss This Life’ captures that shared sense of nostalgia and progress perfectly, capturing the energy and emotion of endless discovery, and anticipation of what is to come —just like Wild Rift players have done over these five amazing years.”
ABOUT NINGNING
NINGNING made her debut in November 2020 as the member of the global girl group aespa. Known for her unique tone and expressive vocals, she has helped shape the group’s musical identity and captivates audiences with her strong yet emotional performances.
aespa, a combination of “ae”, which stands for “Avatar and Experience” and “aspect” meaning “two-sideness”, symbolizes “meeting of another self and experiencing a new world” and they have achieved million-seller status for seven consecutive releases and continues to affirm their global influence, earning “Group of the Year” at Billboard Women in Music 2025 and embarking on their third world tour, meeting fans around the world.
ABOUT RIOT
Riot Games was founded in 2006 to develop, publish, and support the most player-focused games in the world. In 2009, Riot released its debut title, League of Legends, to worldwide acclaim. League has gone on to be the most-played PC game in the world and a key driver of the explosive growth of esports.
With League in its second decade, Riot is continuing to evolve the game while delivering new experiences to players with Teamfight Tactics, Legends of Runeterra, VALORANT, League of Legends: Wild Rift, and multiple work-in-progress titles. In addition, Riot Forge gives developers access to Riot’s IP to create games like Ruined King and plenty of other adventures across Runeterra. Riot is also expanding the world of Runeterra through multimedia projects across music, comic books, board games, and Arcane, its popular animated series.
The annual League of Legends World Championship features qualified esports teams from 12 international leagues. Worlds is the most widely viewed and followed esport tournament, and it is among the largest and most popular gaming and sporting events in the world.
Founded by Brandon Beck and Marc Merrill, and led by CEO Nicolo Laurent, Riot is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, and has 3,000+ Rioters in 20+ offices worldwide.
ABOUT WILD RIFT
League of Legends: Wild Rift is a mobile strategy and action game, developed by Riot Games and in Regional Open Beta since 2020. Wild Rift brings the classic MOBA gameplay of League of Legends to mobile devices, with fresh controls and a streamlined feel designed for touchscreens. Players of every level can team up with friends, find their favorite champion, and go for big plays in the 5v5 battle to destroy the enemy base—free-to-play anytime, anywhere. A console release of Wild Rift is planned at a later date.
Critically acclaimed and topping mobile app stores across the world, Wild Rift promises to bring the magic of League to new audiences worldwide. Players will have a brand-new portal into the universe of Runeterra, a highly competitive and fair esports experience, Riot Games’ chart-topping music, beloved and visually refreshed champions, and a broad and deep community of creators.
Learn more at wildrift.leagueoflegends.com, and follow @wildrift on Twitter and @playwildrift on Instagram.
