aespa – Illusion Lyrics | Romanization & Meaning

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Illusion

aespa (에스파)

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Album

Girls – The 2nd Mini Album

Release Date

June 24, 2022

Genre

Hip hop / Trap

Label

SM Entertainment

Composers / Lyricists

G’harah “PK” Degeddingseze, Patricia “Tricia” Battani, Steve Octave, 이토르 (라라라스튜디오)

Participating Members

Karina Giselle Winter Ningning

About the Song

“Illusion” (Korean: 도깨비불) is a dynamic B-side track by aespa, featured on their second mini album Girls, and released as a pre-release single on June 1, 2022 through SM Entertainment and Warner Records. Written by Ithō (Lalala Studio) and produced by G’harah “PK” Degeddingseze, Patricia “Tricia” Battani, and Steve Octave, the song blends electronic hip-hop, synth-pop, and dance elements with hyper-pop textures and a bass-driven hook that heightens its hypnotic tension. Released ahead of the album announcement on July 8, 2022, “Illusion” was accompanied by a futuristic lyric video and marked aespa’s first release following their global partnership with Warner Records, signaling a darker, more seductive expansion of their sonic universe.

[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]

English Translation

you’re so YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY
in my TUMMY TUMMY TUMMY

look at you ppal-la-ji-neun geo-reum-geo-ri
look at me ho-gi-sim-eul ja-geuk-ha-ji
look at them a-ra-chael su eop-neun geo-ri
baby don’t PANIC han-bam-ui PARTY

look at you, your steps getting faster, look at me, you spark my curiosity, look at them, something no one can figure out, baby don’t panic, it’s a one-night party

cha-ol-la da-ri ttak jo-eun TIMING
i-geon bi-mil-i-ya swit u-ri-man-ui
han-bam-ui PARTY neol kkeu-reo-dang-gim
eo-jjeo-ni nae-ge ppaet-gyeo-beo-rin hwan-sim

the vibe rises, perfect timing, this is our little secret just for us, a one-night party pulling you in, somehow you’ve already stolen all my attention

mong-rong-han gi-bun-i jo-eun TONIGHT
saek-da-reun se-gye-ro i-kkeu-neun LIGHT

this hazy feeling feels so good tonight, a light that leads me to a different world

follow me, come and get ILLUSION
han-ib-e sam-kyeo neol DELICIOUS
a-jjil-han mi-kki-ro HOOK UP
gwan-sim-eul meok-go GROWING UP
follow me, come and get ILLUSION
mom-jib-eul bul-ryeo-ga DELICIOUS
jeom-jeom deo keo-ji-neun FIRE
gwan-sim-eul meok-go GROWING UP

follow me, come and get illusion, swallow you in one bite, delicious, hooking you with a thrilling lure, feeding on your attention, growing up, follow me, come and get illusion, expanding the territory, delicious, the fire growing stronger and stronger, feeding on your attention, growing up

(will o’ the WISP)
geom-nae-ji mal-go i-ri on
(will o’ the WISP)
geom-nae-ji mal-go i-ri on

(will o’ the wisp) don’t be afraid, come this way
(will o’ the wisp) don’t be afraid, come this way

EASY PEASY neo-do al-da-si-pi
when you DIZZY nae-gen geu-jeo DISH
do-kkae-bi-bul neo-reul nol-ryeo BOO
ye-sang mot han sun-gan deung-jang-ha-ji bul-ssuk

easy peasy, you know it too, when you get dizzy, to me you’re just a dish, like a goblin’s fire teasing you, I pop up out of nowhere in an unexpected moment

cheom bo-neun STYLE meot-mo-reul TIMING
neo-ui yak-jeom-e-da HIT! it’s so FUNNY
han-bam-ui PARTY neol kkeu-reo-dang-gim
a-ra-do ma-geul su eop-neun ban-chik

a style you’ve never seen, perfect timing, hitting your weak spot, it’s so funny, a one-night party pulling you in, even if you know it, you can’t stop it

nat-seon i gi-bun-i myo-han TONIGHT
gam-chwo-dun bon-neung-eul i-kkeu-neun LIGHT

this unfamiliar feeling is strange tonight, a light that draws out your hidden instincts

YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY
in your TUMMY TUMMY TUMMY
nol-lan neo-ui FACE na-reul jeo-gyeok-ha-neun TASTE
meol-li-meol-li da-ra-na-do so-yong-eop-seo i-mi
come get ILLUSION
so FOOL

yummy yummy yummy in your tummy tummy tummy, your surprised face, that taste hitting me, even if you run far away it’s already useless, come get illusion, so fool

follow me, come and get ILLUSION
yu-il-han mok-gyeok-ja you’re the ONE
bang-sim-han teum-eul ta SWALLOW
hwan-sang-eul meok-go GROWING UP
follow me, come and get ILLUSION
sun-jin-han meok-it-gam DELICIOUS
dan-beon-e no-ri-neun HUNTER
ne mam-eul ppaet-eo GROWING UP

follow me, come and get illusion, the only witness, you’re the one, swallowing you in a careless moment, feeding on fantasy, growing up, follow me, come and get illusion, innocent-looking but delicious prey, a hunter aiming in one strike, stealing your heart, growing up

(will o’ the WISP)
geom-nae-ji mal-go i-ri on
(will o’ the WISP)
geom-nae-ji mal-go i-ri on

(will o’ the wisp) don’t be afraid, come this way
(will o’ the wisp) don’t be afraid, come this way

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🗣️ Practice Korean Words

도깨비불 (dokkaebibul)

goblin fire

💡 Note: a will-o’-the-wisp lure that seduces and misleads in the dark

환심 (hwansim)

favor/approval

💡 Note: the feeling of winning someone’s attention and goodwill, almost like stealing their heart

방심 (bangsim)

letting your guard down

💡 Note: the fragile moment of carelessness that becomes the opening to be captured

목격자 (mokgyeokja)

witness

💡 Note: the “only witness” who can’t deny what happened, bound to the illusion they saw

🎵 Song Meaning & Interpretation

The speaker plays the role of a shimmering trap—sweet, tempting, and impossible to resist—pulling someone closer with a “follow me” whisper while insisting it’s all just a secret night game. The closer the other person gets, the more they lose control: curiosity turns into fixation, and the speaker feeds on that attention, growing stronger as the target panics, hesitates, and then gives in. Calling herself a will-o’-the-wisp, she teases like a sudden spark in the dark—appearing without warning, mocking the chase, and turning attraction into a delicious illusion that swallows the heart before it can run.