Composers / Lyricists
Gil Lewis, Micky Blue, Mola, Mia (153/Joombas)
Participating Members
Karina
Giselle
Winter
Ningning
About the Song
《Prologue》 is a reflective and emotionally grounded track by aespa, released in 2024 as the eighth song on their first full-length album Armageddon under SM Entertainment, unfolding as a quiet moment of self-examination where uncertainty, growth, and acceptance coexist, with gentle melodies and restrained arrangements highlighting themes of moving forward at one’s own pace, learning to live without fixed answers, and embracing an unfinished journey shaped by honest emotion and subtle introspection.
[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]
nan nae-ga cham eo-ryeo-wo
i find myself quite difficult
neul mo-deun ge
always, everything
da bu-ra-nae
makes me anxious
a-jik eo-rin nae ma-mi
my still young heart
ja-ra-ji mo-tan chae
without having grown up
na-reul bo-gon hae
looks at me
eo-reu-ni-ran
the TAG named
i-reu-mui TAG
being an adult
byeon-hae-beo-rin
changed
gal-pi i-reun ma-mi
my heart that lost its way
nal mi-reo-nae mae-il
pushes me away every day
na-man i-reon geol-kka
am i the only one like this?
eo-rin-a-i-cheo-reom
like a child
waen-ji nan seo-tu-reun geol
somehow i’m clumsy
dal-ryeo-ga-neun si-gan dwi-ro
behind the running time
na-man meom-chwo-i-sseo
i’m the only one stopped
neul gi-dae-wan da-reu-ge
always different from expectations
heul-leo-ga-neun WAY
the WAY it flows
i-jen ik-su-kae
i’m used to it now
geu-dae-ro geo-reo-ga
just keep walking
i bi ba-ram da
this rain and wind
ttae-ga doe-myeon da-si
when the time comes, again
geu-chil te-ni-kka
it will stop
ui-mi eop-seo
meaningless
jeong-hae-jin MAP
fixed MAP
han geo-reum-ssik
one step at a time
seon-myeong-hae-jin ma-mi
my clearer heart
nal i-kkeu-reo mae-il
leads me every day
na-man i-reon geol-kka
am i the only one like this?
eo-rin-a-i-cheo-reom
like a child
waen-ji nan seo-tu-reun geol
somehow i’m clumsy
dal-ryeo-ga-neun si-gan dwi-ro
behind the running time
na-man meom-chwo-i-sseo
i’m the only one stopped
da-reun nu-gu-wa nae sal-meul
comparing my life with others
bi-gyo-hal pil-yo eop-seo
no need to do that
na-ui geot-deul-ro nal
with my own things
chae-wo-na-ga
filling myself up
sal-mi-ran mi-ro
maze called life
ttae-ron he-mae-do
even if i wander sometimes
i ja-che-ro so-jung-han geol
precious as it is
geu kkeu-ti eo-di-deun
wherever the end is
jeong-hae-jin gyeol-ma-reun eop-seo
there is no set ending
nu-ga mwo-ra hae-do
no matter what anyone says
na-dap-ge ga-go si-peo
i want to go like me
o-jik na-ma-nui sok-do-ro
at my own unique speed
heu-reum-dae-ro ga
go with the flow
sel su eop-neun nal-deul wi-ro
over the countless days
na-ui i-ya-gil sseo
i write my story
🗣️ Practice Korean Words
anxious
💡 Note: expressing ongoing anxiety and inner unease
adult
💡 Note: symbolizing the pressure and expectations of growing up
maze
💡 Note: representing life as a confusing and uncertain journey
speed
💡 Note: referring to one’s personal pace in life and growth
The lyrics reflect quiet self-doubt and growing anxiety while standing at the uncertain edge between youth and adulthood, capturing the feeling of being left behind as time keeps moving forward. The narrator questions their own pace and direction, admitting fear and confusion, yet slowly learns to accept that life has no fixed map or ending. Rather than comparing themselves to others, they choose to move forward at their own speed, embracing wandering as part of the journey and turning vulnerability into a meaningful beginning of their own story.
