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한국어 (Korean)
English Translation
[Chorus: All, Winter]
[Chorus: All, Winter]
Nova
Nova
Can't stop hyperstellar
원초 그걸 찾아
Seeking that primal thing
Bring the light of a dying star
Bring the light of a dying star
불러낸 내 우주를 봐 봐
Look at the universe I've summoned
Supernova
Supernova
[Interlude: Karina, Giselle]
[Interlude: Karina, Giselle]
Ah, body bang (Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang)
Ah, body bang (Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang)
Make it feel too right
Make it feel too right
[Verse 2: Karina, Giselle, Winter]
[Verse 2: Karina, Giselle, Winter]
휩쓸린 에너지, it's so special
Swept-up energy, it's so special
잔인한 queen 이며 scene 이자 종결
A ruthless queen, the scene, the final word
이토록 거대한 내 안의 explosion
This massive explosion burning inside me
Every one of my cells was made from stars (Under my control, ah)
[Pre-Chorus: Ningning, Karina, Giselle]
[Pre-Chorus: Ningning, Karina, Giselle]
질문은 계속돼, ah, oh, ayy
The questions keep coming, ah, oh, ayy
우린 어디서 왔나, oh, ayy
Where did we come from, oh, ayy
느껴 내 안에선 (Huh)
Feel it deep inside me (Huh)
Su-su-su-supernova
Su-su-su-supernova
[Chorus: All, Ningning]
[Chorus: All, Ningning]
Nova
Nova
Can't stop hyperstellar
Can't stop hyperstellar
원초 그걸 찾아
Seeking that primal thing
Bring the light of a dying star
Bring the light of a dying star
불러낸 내 우주를 봐 봐
Look at the universe I've summoned
Supernova
Supernova
[Bridge: Winter, Giselle, Ningning]
[Bridge: Winter, Giselle, Ningning]
보이지 않는 힘으로
With an invisible force
네게 손 내밀어 볼까
Shall I reach my hand out to you
가능한 모든 가능성
Every possible possibility
무한 속의 너를 만나
Meeting you within infinity
It's about to bang, bang
It's about to bang, bang
Don't forget my name
Don't forget my name
[Interlude: All, Karina]
[Interlude: All, Karina]
Su-su-su-supernova
Su-su-su-supernova
사건은 다가와, ah, oh, ayy
The event is approaching, ah, oh, ayy
거세게 커져가, ah, oh, ayy
Growing fiercer, ah, oh, ayy
질문은 계속돼, ah, oh, ayy
The questions keep coming, ah, oh, ayy
우린 어디서 왔나, oh, ayy
Where did we come from, oh, ayy
사건은 다가와, ah, oh, ayy
The event is approaching, ah, oh, ayy
거세게 커져가, ah, oh, ayy
Growing fiercer, ah, oh, ayy
Tell me, tell me, tell me, oh, ayy
Tell me, tell me, tell me, oh, ayy
우린 어디서 왔나, oh, ayy
Where did we come from, oh, ayy
우린 어디서 왔나, oh, ayy
Where did we come from, oh, ayy
[Chorus: All, Giselle, Winter, Ningning, *Karina*]
[Chorus: All, Giselle, Winter, Ningning, *Karina*]
Nova (Nova)
Nova (Nova)
Can't stop hyperstellar (Hyperstellar)
Can't stop hyperstellar (Hyperstellar)
원초 그걸 찾아
Seeking that primal thing
Bring the light of a dying star (Light of a dying star)
Bring the light of a dying star (Light of a dying star)
불러낸 내 우주를 봐 봐 (All the way)
Look at the universe I've summoned (All the way)
Supernova (*Hey-huh*)
Supernova (*Hey-huh*)
[Refrain: All, Karina, Giselle, Ningning]
[Refrain: All, Karina, Giselle, Ningning]
사건은 다가와 ah, oh, ayy (Nu star)
The event is approaching ah, oh, ayy (Nu star)
거세게 커져가 ah, oh, ayy
Growing fiercer ah, oh, ayy
질문은 계속돼 ah, oh, ayy (Nova)
The questions keep coming ah, oh, ayy (Nova)
우린 어디서 왔나 oh, ayy
Where did we come from oh, ayy
사건은 다가와 ah, oh, ayy (Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-nova)
The event is approaching ah, oh, ayy (Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-nova)
거세게 커져가 ah, oh, ayy (Nova)
Growing fiercer ah, oh, ayy (Nova)
질문은 계속돼 ah, oh, ayy (Bring the light of a dying star)
The questions keep coming ah, oh, ayy (Bring the light of a dying star)
[Outro: Winter]
[Outro: Winter]
Supernova
Supernova
Fan Annotations (2)
“Can't stop hyperstellar” Can't stop hyperstellar
"Hyperstellar" is a coined word — it isn't standard English astronomy vocabulary — used to describe energy beyond even stellar scale, a fitting neologism for a song about explosive self-realization. "Supernova" was released May 13, 2024 as the lead single from Armageddon, aespa's first studio album (Wikipedia). The single went on to top South Korea's Circle Digital Chart, finishing as one of the year's best-performing songs (Wikipedia).
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“nae modeun sepo byeollo-buteo mandeurojyeo” 내 모든 세포 별로부터 만들어져
"내 모든 세포 별로부터 만들어져" — "every one of my cells was made from stars" — echoes the well-known idea, popularized by Carl Sagan, that the atoms in our bodies were forged inside dying stars. The following "Under my control" flips the physics into a flex: if you are made of stars, you contain a supernova, and the singer claims mastery over that energy. The line sits at the pivot of the chorus, tying the song's cosmic imagery to aespa's theme of self-realization.
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