aespa – Trick or Trick Lyrics | Romanization & Meaning

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Trick or Trick

aespa (에스파)

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Album

Drama – The 4th Mini Album

Release Date

November 10, 2023

Genre

Dance Pop

Label

SM Entertainment

Composers / Lyricists

Kristin Langsrud, August Dagestad, Johanne Lid, Stian Nyhammer Olsen

Participating Members

Karina Giselle Winter Ningning

About the Song

《Trick or Trick》 is a sleek, high-energy track by aespa, released in 2023 as the second song on their fourth mini album Drama under SM Entertainment, blending playful tension with a mischievous edge as the group leans into themes of illusion, pursuit, and control, driven by a sharp, theatrical sound crafted by composers Kristin Langsrud, August Dagestad, Johanne Lid, and Stian Nyhammer Olsen, capturing aespa’s confident attitude and reinforcing the album’s dramatic narrative with bold hooks, shifting perspectives, and a sense of cat-and-mouse intrigue that keeps the listener locked in until the very end.

[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]

English Translation

now you see me now you don’t

han-sun-ga-ne kkeul-ryeo kkeut-nae ma-ju-han ME
kkam-ppak-hal sae HOLD IT
neo-ui si-ya ba-kkeul OUT OF
mmmh yeah
jo-geum jit-gu-jeun nae TRICK
maem-don nae mok-so-ri
go woop
look at me
here i go
si-jak-hae STEAL THE SHOW
watch me
come on watch me
gin-jang-dwae tteol-ryeo-do EVERYDAY
gye-sok COME AND GO, AND GO
(i’m LAUGHING)

In a split second I’m pulled in, finally face to face with ME, before you can blink HOLD IT, slipping right out of your sight OUT OF, mmmh yeah, a slightly mischievous TRICK, my voice echoing around, go woop, look at me, here I go, it begins STEAL THE SHOW, watch me, come on watch me, even when I’m tense and shaking EVERYDAY, I keep coming and going, and go (I’m laughing)

your eyes on me
du nu-ni keo-jin THRILL
teo-jyeo na-ol SCREAM
neol ga-dwo-no-eul DREAM
nu-neul tte-ji ma
so catch me if you can boy
now you see me now you don’t

Your eyes on me, both eyes widening with THRILL, a scream about to burst out, a dream I lock you inside, don’t blink, so catch me if you can boy, now you see me now you don’t

deo no-ra-jul-ge REPLAY
hwak-sil-ha-ge i-gin GAME
geu-jeo nan FUNNY deo pa-he-chyeo bwa
now you see me now you don’t
neon ya-gi ol-la ALL DAY
neu-reo-ga-neun neo-ui PAIN
so catch me if you can boy
now you see me now you don’t

I’ll tease you more, REPLAY, I clearly win this GAME, I’m just FUNNY, dig into it even more, now you see me now you don’t, you’re caught up in the story ALL DAY, your pain slowly grows, so catch me if you can boy, now you see me now you don’t

geu-reon nun-chi-ro-neun al su eop-seo neon
forever, ever
you never never
(never never oh)
neo-mu neu-rin ne-ga dap-da-pa-ja-na
i’m coming
wa-seo na-reul ja-ba-bwa

With that kind of awareness you’ll never figure me out, forever, ever, you never never (never never oh), you’re so slow it’s driving me crazy, I’m coming, come and try to catch me

your eyes on me
on-mo-me peo-jin THRILL
mak-ji mo-tan SCREAM
deo ppa-jyeo-deu-neun DREAM bang-sim-ha-ji ma
so catch me if you can boy
now you see me now you don’t

Your eyes on me, thrill spreading through your whole body, an unstoppable scream, a dream you fall deeper into, don’t let your guard down, so catch me if you can boy, now you see me now you don’t

i’m in your dreams
neo-reul gol-rat-ji
your fantasy
seu-chyeo-gan na-ui son-kkeu-te
da-ra-na-gon da-si CLOSER
turn it up
i will never stop oh no no no no
now you see me now you don’t

I’m in your dreams, I chose you, your fantasy, at the tips of my fingers brushing past, you slip away then come CLOSER again, turn it up, I will never stop oh no no no no, now you see me now you don’t

deo sin-jung-hae-jin MY PLAY
beo-seo-nal su eop-neun GAME
geu-jeo nan FUNNY neol maem-do-neun na
now you see me now you don’t
neon ae-reul sseu-ji ALL DAY
al-deut mal-deut TRICK OR TRICK
so catch me if you can boy
now you see me now you don’t

My play gets more calculated, MY PLAY, a game you can’t escape, I’m just FUNNY, I keep circling you, now you see me now you don’t, you try all day long ALL DAY, half-knowing half-not TRICK OR TRICK, so catch me if you can boy, now you see me now you don’t

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🗣️ Practice Korean Words

한순간 (hansungan)

one moment

💡 Note: Refers to an instant where everything suddenly changes

짓궂은 (jitgudan)

mischievous

💡 Note: Describes playful but teasing behavior

약이 오르다 (yagi oreuda)

to get irritated

💡 Note: Expresses growing frustration or agitation

맴돌다 (maemdolda)

to circle around

💡 Note: Conveys lingering presence that cannot be escaped

🎵 Song Meaning & Interpretation

The lyrics portray a playful and elusive figure who appears and disappears at will, drawing the listener into a thrilling chase. Confidence and mischief drive the narrative, as the speaker toys with attention, control, and temptation, turning pursuit into a game where fascination grows the harder it becomes to catch her.