Supernova — aespa: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync마치 Discord, 날 닮은 너 (incoming!), 너 누구야? (Drop)ma·chi Discord, nal dal·meun neo (incoming!), neo nu·gu·ya? (Drop)Like Discord, you're like me (incoming!), who are you? (Drop)Listen to this line with the translationNo sign-upWhat the song is about
In “Supernova,” aespa sing as a force of cosmic energy that has just ignited inside them: bright, dangerous and impossible to contain. The song moves from a confident warning to onlookers to a deeper wonder about the origins of everything, imagining the body as something built from stars. It ends with an open invitation to find each other across infinity, and a reminder not to forget their name.
Key lines
4 lines from the song in Korean, with how they sound and what they mean. The full line-by-line breakdown lives in the app.
마치 Discord, 날 닮은 너 (incoming!), 너 누구야? (Drop)Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): ma·chi Discord, nal dal·meun neo (incoming!), neo nu·gu·ya? (Drop)
Meaning: Like Discord, you're like me (incoming!), who are you? (Drop)
Words in this line- 마치ma·chilike, as if
- 날nalme
- 닮은dal·meunresembling, like
- 너neoyou
- 너neoyou
- 누구야?nu·gu·ya?who are you?
Word for word: Like Discord, you resembling me (incoming!), you who? (Drop)
Why it doesn't translate word for word: Discord is both the app and a pun (discord = disagreement), yet the lyrics speak of resemblance and harmony. 닮은 너 'you who resemble me' is paradoxical: in Discord we find unity. (incoming!) and (Drop) are sound effects marking the moment of encounter.
원초 그걸 찾아Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): won·cho geu·geol cha·ja
Meaning: Seeking the primordial, that very thing
Words in this line- 원초won·choprimordial, original
- 그걸geu·geolthat, it
- 찾아cha·jaseeking
Word for word: Primordial that seeking.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 원초 is a rare, bookish word for 'the very beginning, the primordial'. 그걸 (= 그것을, 'that') points back at it: the origin — that is what I'm looking for.
보이지 않는 힘으로 네게 손 내밀어 볼까Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): bo·i·ji an·neun hi·meu·ro ne·ge son nae·mi·reo bol·kka
Meaning: With invisible force I reach out my hand to you
Words in this line- 보이지bo·i·jiinvisible
- 않는an·neunnot
- 힘으로hi·meu·rowith force
- 네게ne·geto you
- 손sonhand
- 내밀어nae·mi·reoreach out
- 볼까bol·kkashall I, maybe
Word for word: With invisible force to you hand reach out, shall I?
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 보이지 않는 (bo-i-ji an-neun) 'invisible' — a force you cannot see but can feel. 볼까 (bol-kka) 'shall I' — a questioning form expressing uncertainty and invitation, not confident action.
가능한 모든 가능성 무한 속의 너를 만나Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): ga·neung·han mo·deun ga·neung·seong mu·han so·gui neo·reul man·na
Meaning: I'll meet you among all possible possibilities, within infinity.
Words in this line- 가능한ga·neung·hanpossible
- 모든mo·deunall
- 가능성ga·neung·seongpossibility
- 무한mu·haninfinity
- 속의so·guiwithin
- 너를neo·reulyou
- 만나man·nameet
Word for word: Possible all possibility, infinity inside you meet.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 가능한 모든 가능성 literally means 'possible all possibility,' but it's poetic emphasis for 'every possible variant.' 무한 속의 means 'within infinity,' creating a cosmic-scale meeting rather than a simple spatial one.
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 감히 | gam·hi | dare, presume |
| 거대한 | geo·dae·han | huge, massive |
| 거세게 | geo·se·ge | fiercely, violently |
| 건드리지 | geon·deu·ri·ji | touch |
| 계속돼 | gye·sok·ttwae | continues |
| 누구도 | nu·gu·do | no one |
| 느껴 | neu·kkyeo | feel |
| 다가와 | da·ga·wa | approaches |
| 만들어져 | man·deu·reo·jyeo | made, created |
| 말이야 | ma·ri·ya | I mean |
| 불러낸 | bul·leo·naen | summoned, called forth |
| 사건은 | sa·geo·neun | incident |
| 안에선 | a·ne·seon | inside, within |
| 어디서 | eo·di·seo | where |
| 왔나 | wan·na | came |
| 우주를 | u·ju·reul | universe |
| 질문은 | jil·mu·neun | question (topic) |
| 커져가 | keo·jyeo·ga | grows, expands |
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Questions about “Supernova”
What is “Supernova” by aespa about?
In “Supernova,” aespa sing as a force of cosmic energy that has just ignited inside them: bright, dangerous and impossible to contain.
What does “마치 Discord, 날 닮은 너 (incoming!), 너 누구야? (Drop)” mean in “Supernova”?
Like Discord, you're like me (incoming!), who are you? (Drop). Discord is both the app and a pun (discord = disagreement), yet the lyrics speak of resemblance and harmony.
What does “원초 그걸 찾아” mean in “Supernova”?
Seeking the primordial, that very thing. 원초 is a rare, bookish word for 'the very beginning, the primordial'.
How do you pronounce “보이지 않는 힘으로 네게 손 내밀어 볼까”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “bo·i·ji an·neun hi·meu·ro ne·ge son nae·mi·reo bol·kka”: that's how it's actually sung by aespa, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “Supernova” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Chaea goes through all 53 lines word by word, in sync with the song; the first verse is free and needs no sign-up.
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Credits and sources
- Artist
- aespa
- Official video
- SMTOWN · YouTube
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