Aespa are very promoted,i saw reaction video with Superjunior and Taemin who reacted to next level,and Leeteuk make understand that Aespa have more technology in their videos than Sj,i saw no reaction video for Nct dream "Hot sauce" with Taemin or Superjunior even if Haechan and Mark are shawols and loves him and Mark is SuperM member ..so i think they are new Sm favourites...also Taemin promotion was very short,and Aespa Mv has more views than Advice even if i find the song boring and Red velvet are better
If you compare Taemin and Leeteuk reaction the second is more genuine,he explains about Sm style,he screams...Taemin seems that he had to do the reaction because Aespa reacted to Advice,but he seems very cold,i didn't see a genuine excitement...he had to appreciate them because they are under the same agency.
Nct won awards in music shows while Taemin won anything,so i think that after Aespa Nct are the most important in Sm,but Nct dream in this song have not a modern concept like Aespa..Sooman seems obsessed with his idea of technology,and Aespa represents his idea of new world