aespa – Drama Lyrics | Romanization & Meaning

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Drama

aespa (에스파)

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Album

Drama – The 4th Mini Album

Release Date

November 10, 2023

Genre

K-pop / Dance-pop

Label

SM Entertainment

Composers / Lyricists

No Identity, Waker (153/Joombas), EJAE, Charlotte Wilson

Participating Members

Karina Giselle Winter Ningning

About the Song

《Drama》 is the fourth mini album by aespa, released on November 10, 2023, through SM Entertainment, marking a bold new chapter that centers on intensity, self-assertion, and forward momentum; the album features six tracks including the title song Drama, which was written and composed by No Identity, Waker, EJAE, and Charlotte Wilson, and builds on the group’s expanding narrative following their Sync: Hyper Line concert era, with a carefully staged rollout of teasers, concept films, and highlight medleys throughout October and early November that culminated in the album and music video release on the same day, reinforcing aespa’s image as a group that turns conflict, ambition, and transformation into a powerful, cinematic statement.

[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]

English Translation

ya ya i’m the DRAMA

ziggy ziggy zag i’m new
’cause i go biggie biggie bad it’s true
nal-ka-ro-un nun a-ne bi-chin TOXIC
nae bon-neung-eul dang-gyeo ZOOM
hold up, what? oh my god
you say, what? da-chyeo neon
you better watch out
u-rin i-mi geo-sen BOOM
dal-lyeo-ga-go i-sseo VROOM

ziggy ziggy zag I’m new ’cause I go biggie biggie bad it’s true, reflected in my sharp eyes toxic, I zoom in pulling my instincts, hold up what oh my god, you say what you’re hurt already, you better watch out, we’re already a fierce boom, speeding up vroom.

i li-li like me when i roll
li-li-like me when i’m SAVAGE
li-li-like me when i go
li-li-likie when i BADDEST
hold up bi-cheul tta-ra-seo
da-ra da da dal-lyeo-na-ga RUN
go finally ra ta ta ta
da-eum se-gye-reul yeo-reo nan

I li-li like me when I roll, li-li-like me when I’m savage, li-li-like me when I go, li-li-like me when I’m the baddest, hold up following the light, run run run I dash ahead, go finally ratatat, I open up the next world.

1, 2 it’s time to go
hu-hoe eop-seo nan
mat-seo nan kkae-beo-ryeot-ji
nal tta-ra-seo um-ji-gil RULES
son-kkeu-teu-ro se-sang-eul du-deu-ryeo um-ji-gyeo
yeah i’m coming

1, 2 it’s time to go, I have no regrets, I face it and break through, rules that move following me, with my fingertips I strike and move the world, yeah I’m coming.

i bring i bring
all the DRAMA-ma-ma-ma
i bring DRAMA-ma-ma-ma
with my girls in the back
girls in the back
DRAMA
TRAUMA-ma-ma-ma
i break TRAUMA-ma-ma-ma
with MY WORLD in the back
na-ro si-jak-doe-neun DRAMA
(all that)

I bring I bring all the drama-ma-ma-ma, I bring drama-ma-ma-ma, with my girls in the back girls in the back, drama trauma-ma-ma-ma, I break trauma-ma-ma-ma, with my world in the back, drama that starts with me (all that).

DRAMA-ma-ma-ma
(bring it that)
DRAMA-ma-ma-ma
with my girls in the back
girls in the back yeah
i break
TRAUMA-ma-ma-ma
(we them)
TRAUMA-ma-ma-ma
with MY WORLD in the back
na-ro si-jak-doe-neun DRAMA

Drama-ma-ma-ma (bring it that) drama-ma-ma-ma, with my girls in the back girls in the back yeah, I break trauma-ma-ma-ma (we them) trauma-ma-ma-ma, with my world in the back, drama that starts with me.

DRAMA-ma-ma-ma
DRAMA-ma-ma-ma (3, 2, 1)
DRAMA-ma-ma
you know i’ve been kind of like

1, 2, 3 kkam-jjak nol-ral da-eum SCENE
ki-reul geo-meo-jwin
ju-in-gong-eun na
4, 3, 2 going down
swip-ge THROUGH
deja vu ga-chi
geu-ryeo-ji-neun i-mi-ji
nal gu-ji mak-ji ma-ra
i-geon nae DRAMA
do-ba-reun gu-ji an ma-ga
uh i’m a STUNNER

1, 2, 3 the next scene will shock you, I hold the key, the main character is me, 4, 3, 2 going down easily through, drawn images like déjà vu, don’t bother stopping me, this is my drama, there’s no need to block it, uh I’m a stunner.

1, 2 it’s time to go
ta-o-reu-neun nal (ta-neun nal)
neu-kkyeo nan and i love it
sae-ro-wo-ji-neun RULES
nan nu-neul tteo (du nu-neul tteo)
si-jak-doen geol (neon) a-ra (now)
it’s coming

1, 2 it’s time to go, I’m burning up (burning me), I feel it and I love it, rules becoming new, I open my eyes (open both eyes), it’s begun you know (now), it’s coming.

into the REAL WORLD
da-ga-on CLIMAX
du-ryeo-wo-ha-ji ma
you and i
ham-kke sseo nae-ryeo-ga-neun STORY
nal ga-ro-ma-gat-deon NO
han-gye-reul ttwi-eo neo-meo every day
oh imma make it my way
out of the way yeah

Into the real world the climax approaches, don’t be afraid you and I, a story we write together, I cross the limits that blocked me every day, oh imma make it my way, out of the way yeah.

you know, i’m SAVAGE
geo-chi-meop-neun BADDEST
na-reul dul-reo-ssan THRILL
geo-chin yeo-jeong so-gui DRAMA
(DRAMA-ma-ma)
nae-ga kkae-teu-ril mo-deun TRAUMA
(DRAMA-ma-ma)
ji-geum si-jak-doe-neun DRAMA

You know I’m savage, relentless baddest, the thrill surrounding me, drama in a rough journey, I’ll shatter all the trauma, drama that’s starting now.

ya ya neo-ro si-jak-doel MY DRAMA

ya ya my drama that begins with you

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🗣️ Practice Korean Words

드라마 (deulama)

drama

💡 Note: a metaphor for life-defining moments filled with conflict and intensity

한계 (hangye)

limit

💡 Note: a boundary that must be challenged and surpassed

세계 (segye)

world

💡 Note: a space representing reality, possibility, or a new stage of life

시작 (sijak)

beginning

💡 Note: the act of opening a new chapter or journey

🎵 Song Meaning & Interpretation

The song declares absolute self-confidence and forward momentum, portraying the speaker as the main character who creates her own story rather than following imposed rules. It embraces intensity, risk, and chaos as necessary forces for growth, breaking past fear, limits, and past trauma. Moving boldly into a new world, the lyrics celebrate unity, resilience, and the thrill of shaping destiny together, turning every challenge into a dramatic moment of empowerment.