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한국어 (Korean)
English Translation
드라마처럼 펼쳐지는
Deuramacheoreom pyeolchyeojineun
[Chorus: All, Karina, Ningning]
우리 둘의 이야기
Uri dure iyagi
Drama-ma-ma-ma
Drama, juingongeun na
I bring drama-ma-ma-ma
이 무대 위에서
I mudae wieseo
With my girls in the back
에스파의 드라마야
Eseupae deuramaya
Girls in the back (Drama)
Drama, 펼쳐봐
Drama, pyeolcheobwa
Trauma-ma-ma-ma
아이들의 세계 속에
Aideule segye soge
I break trauma-ma-ma-ma
Drama, 함께해
Drama, hamkkeae
With my world in the back
나로 시작되는 drama (All that)
[Post-Chorus: All, Giselle, (Ningning, Karina, Winter)]
Drama-ma-ma-ma (Bring 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
나로 시작되는 drama
[Interlude: All, Giselle, Karina]
Drama-ma-ma-ma
Drama-ma-ma-ma
Three, two, one (Drama-ma-ma)
You know I've been kinda like
[Verse 2: Winter, Giselle, Ningning]
One, two, three (Yeah, yeah)
깜짝 놀랄 다음 scene (What? What?)
키를 거머쥔 (Uh)
주인공은 나-ah-ah-ah (Yeah)
Four, three, two (Yeah)
Going down, 쉽게 through (Uh)
Déjà vu 같이 (No)
그려지는 이미지
날 굳이 막지 말아
이건 내 drama
도발은 굳이 안 막아
Uh, I'm a stunner
[Pre-Chorus: Karina, Ningning, Winter, Giselle]
One, two, it's time to go
타오르는 날 (타는 날)
느껴 난 and I love it
새로워지는 rules
난 눈을 떠 (두 눈을 떠)
시작된 걸 (넌) 알아 (Now)
It's coming
I bring, I bring all the
[Chorus: All, Winter, Giselle]
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
나로 시작되는 drama
[Bridge: Ningning, Winter, Karina, Giselle]
Into the real world
다가온 climax (Woah)
두려워하지 마 (Oh)
You and I (Oh, yeah)
함께 써 내려가는 story (Story, yeah)
날 가로막았던, no (Oh)
한계를 뛰어 넘어, every day
Oh, I'ma make it my way
Out of the way, yeah (Oh, yeah)
I bring, I bring all the
[Chorus: All, Karina, Ningning]
Drama-ma-ma-ma
I bring drama-ma-ma-ma (Oh)
With my girls in the back
Girls in the back (Drama)
Trauma-ma-ma-ma (Trauma-ma-ma)
I break trauma-ma-ma-ma (Trauma-ma-ma)
With my world in the back (With my world, yeah)
나와 함께하는 drama (All that)
[Post-Chorus: Winter, Karina, Giselle, Ningning]
You know I'm savage
거침없는 baddest
나를 둘러싼 thrill
거친 여정 속의
Drama (Drama-ma-ma)
내가 깨트릴 모든 trauma (Drama-ma-ma)
지금 시작되는 drama
[Outro: Giselle, Winter & Ningning, Karina]
Yeah, yeah
너로 시작될 my drama
Fan Annotations (2)
“juingongeun na” 주인공은 나
"주인공은 나" (juingongeun na) = "the main character is me." 주인공 is the protagonist/lead of a story or drama, so claiming it for yourself is a pop-culture flex — declaring you're the lead of your own narrative, not a side character. The fuller verse line is "키를 거머쥔 주인공은 나" ("holding the key, the main character is me"), tying the boast to being in control of the plot. "Drama" was released November 10, 2023 as aespa's lead single (Wikipedia).
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“naro sijagdoeneun drama” 나로 시작되는 drama
"나로 시작되는 drama" — "the drama that begins with me." The 나로 (na-ro) construction means "by me / starting from me," so the line isn't just "I'm in the drama" but "the drama originates from me" — flipping the K-drama trope of a female lead swept into someone else's story so that aespa are the origin point of the plot. It recurs as the song's thesis across the chorus and post-chorus. Contrary to a common claim, "Drama" did not top the chart in Korea: it peaked at #2 on the Circle Digital Chart after debuting at #90 (Wikipedia).
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