Album
Black Mamba – Single
Release Date
November 17, 2020
Genre
Label
Composers / Lyricists
Yoo Young-jin, Omega, Ella Isaacson, Gabriela Geneva (NIIVA)
Participating Members
About the Song
《Black Mamba》 is the debut single by aespa, released on November 17, 2020 under SM Entertainment, marking the group’s first step into K-pop with a striking blend of futuristic storytelling and intense dance-pop energy. Produced and written with the involvement of veteran SM hitmaker Yoo Young-jin alongside international composers such as Omega and Ella Isaacson, the song introduces aespa’s core narrative of connection, conflict, and distorted realities through the symbolic presence of the “Black Mamba.” Upon release, the track drew immediate global attention, with its music video surpassing 100 million views in a remarkably short period for a K-pop debut, and later earning a first-place win on SBS Inkigayo, firmly establishing aespa as a powerful new force in the industry and signaling the arrival of a bold new universe in modern K-pop.
[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]
kkeun-im-eops-i
mal-eul geol-eo-ju-neun
na-ui AESPA
endlessly pulled in by you—
my aespa
always calling out to me
neo-ui jon-jaen nal
da-reun cha-won-eu-ro
i-kkeul-eot-ji
your very existence
drags me into a whole different dimension
you’re in the FLAT
nae mo-deun ACTION
eo-rin neo-ui him-eul ki-wo
and you’re right there in the flat
Every action I take is powered by you
growing stronger through your force
no-i-jeu-gat-i bo-yeo
deo i-sang mot chat-get-seo
neol yu-hok-hae sam-kin geon
BLACK MAMBA
blurred out like noise
I can’t find you anymore
The one who tempted you and swallowed everything whole—
Black Mamba
woo oh oh
ma ma ma MAMBA
oh eh o eh o
(aya ya ya ya ya ya)
na-ui bun-sin-eul chat-go sip-eo
(aya ya ya ya ya ya)
hey ma MAMBA
I’m searching for my other self
Hey, ma Mamba
HATE ma ma ma MAMBA
seon-ham man-eu-ron
neo-ui geo-dae-ham-eul i-gi-ji mot-hae
my shallow strength
couldn’t overpower your massive presence
neo-ui jon-jaen mo-deun
tam-yok-deul-eul meok-go ja-ra nat-ji
because your existence feeds on
every desire and keeps growing
dul-i doel su eops-eo
monochrome to COLORS
i-geon EVO EVOLUTION
we can’t be split in two
From monochrome to colors
this is evolution, pure evolution
mae-hok-jeok-i-ji-man neol
bu-jeong-hal bak-e
mo-deun geol sam-kyeo-beo-ril
BLACK MAMBA
irresistibly tempting
But in the end you’ll only deny
and devour everything—
Black Mamba
woo oh oh
ma ma ma MAMBA
oh eh o eh o
(aya ya ya ya ya ya)
ne-ge mat-seo nan jil su eops-eo
(aya ya ya ya ya ya)
hey ma MAMBA
I can’t afford to lose against you
Hey, ma Mamba
il-geu-reo-jyeo-beo-rin hwan-yeong-in geol-kka?
da-si neo-wa yeon-gyeol-doel su it-da-myeon
neo-reul man-na-go sip-eo i-je
mo-deun geol sam-kyeo-beo-ril
BLACK MAMBA
could that really not be you?
Is this distorted illusion all that’s left?
If I could reconnect with you again
I want to meet you now
The one who swallows everything whole—
Black Mamba
woo oh oh
ma ma ma MAMBA
oh eh o eh o
(aya ya ya ya ya ya)
ne-ge mat-seo nan jil su eops-eo
(aya ya ya ya ya ya)
hey ma MAMBA
I can’t afford to lose against you
Hey, ma Mamba
The lyrics portray a voice that feels pulled into a new, heightened reality through an intense “connection” that keeps calling to them. That bond becomes the center of their world, shaping their actions and growth—until it suddenly breaks and the other presence turns into noise, distant and untraceable. Into that rupture enters “Black Mamba,” a seductive force that swallows the link and leaves them wandering, disoriented, and cut off. The repeated chant-like hook reads like both a curse and a warning, naming the threat as it tightens its grip. Even while feeling exhausted and outmatched, the speaker refuses to surrender, insisting they cannot lose this fight. Under the doubt of distorted reflections and false visions, the deepest wish remains simple: to reconnect, to meet again, and to reclaim what was taken.
