– English Lyrics

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

♪ In New York ♪

♪ Concrete jungle where dreams are made of ♪

♪ There's nothing you can't do ♪

♪ Now you're in New York ♪

[upbeat music]

- [Ningning] Wow. - [All] Wow.

- [Giselle] This is so pretty.

- [All] Hi Vogue, we're Aespa.

- Currently, we're having breakfast in Soho

at this beautiful cafe.

We'll be going on a small tour of New York City today.

And this is our first time here in New York together.

And we're very excited to be spending the day with you.

- We just woke up.

- We're very excited for the parade,

but also very excited for Thanksgiving food.

We've been doing rehearsals,

even just last night,

we went and did it on the street.

And it was actually really fun

because we got to see

some of the other performers perform.

And hopefully you guys will be able to enjoy the parade.

[speaking Korean]

- [Giselle] Ningning, what do you think of New York so far?

- Everyone is nice and everything is beautiful.

We like New York.

[giggles]

[speaks Korean]

[speaks Korean]

- Oh. - Hamburger.

[all laugh]

- [Ningning] Pizza. - Pizza.

- We love all foods,

but it kinda is separated me and Winter, like.

[Winter speaks Korean]

- Yeah, sweet food and stuff like that.

And these two love savory.

- I want that you guys come to Korea

and eat Gopchang.

[giggles]

- Karina would be like,

"Okay, I got listen to the Empire State of Mind

when we come to New York

in the Empire State Building".

- This morning I heard

"Englishman New York" by Sting.

[laughs]

- But you're not an English man.

[all laugh]

[Karina speaks Korean]

- You're Korean girl.

[laughs]

[clap]

[speaks Korean]

- Wait, do only Koreans,

like, clap when they laugh?

[speaking Korean]

[clap] - [Giselle] What?

- Can we go to the Empire State building?

- [Giselle] Yeah, let's go.

- No, not yet.

[upbeat music]

[speaking Korean]

- [All] Hey, how are you today?

[speaks Korean]

- Oh, he is a cautious person.

- He is very cautious person.

- He's shy.

- Oh, you have a nice shirt.

[upbeat music]

[camera clicks]

- [Ningning] King Kong, cute. - [Giselle] Wonder Woman.

- This is my place.

[camera clicks]

- King Kong time's over.

- King Kong time is over.

- [All] Uh, wow.

- [Giselle] Zac Efron.

- [Winter] Oh, Minion.

- [Giselle] Elementary school crush.

John Cena.

- [Winter] Oh, I know him.

- Mr. Bean. - Mr. Bean.

- [Winter] Yeah, Mr. Bean.

[singing]

[all gasp]

[speaks Korean]

- [Ningning] I'm scared.

- [Winter] No.

- No, it's fine.

[speaker voice in Korean]

[speaking Korean]

- [Speaker voice] Please exit left.

- Thank you.

[speaking Korean]

- [Giselle] It's so pretty.

- [Ningning] So pretty.

- We've only been here for like two days, but so far,

the craziest thing is definitely this view.

- Yeah.

- We didn't expect it to be this amazing.

We're still in shock right now.

♪ In New York ♪

- We have to listen the song.

♪ In New York ♪

♪ Concrete jungle where dreams are made of ♪

♪ There's nothing you can do ♪

♪ Now you're in New York ♪

[laughs]

- What a great photo.

- Yeah.

Photo by me. - Amazing.

- [Giselle] We see where we're gonna be performing

the parade.

The green.

- [All] Ooh.

- There's a big Turkey.

We did a rehearsal right over there last night.

Yeah, it was cold.

- It was cold. - So cold.

- It was really cold, but it was really fun.

Even though it wasn't the real thing,

there was still some people watching,

and having people actually come watch us is like a big deal

cause we haven't had that chance very much.

- Let's go shopping.

- Yeah. - Yeah.

[all laugh]

- Let's go. - Let's go, let's go.

- Bye. - Bye.

[upbeat music]

- Cool.

- Wow.

Baby.

Let's take a picture.

Ah.

- Yeah, I don't really have like one style of clothing.

Um, usually it's the colors are always dark.

- When I'm off stage

I like simple clothes like jeans and white shirts.

[speaks Korean]

- Poncho.

- Poncho.

- [Ningning] It's Dior.

- Thank you.

[laughs]

- It's my style.

[laughs]

- I'll be trying this on.

I think it's cute.

I like the fit of it.

I like the- I like clothes that like,

where the shoulder kind of drops to like right here.

This is my pick, I like it.

I like Bruno Mars.

- Woo.

Is it bad?

- I love ASAP Rocky. [giggles]

His music and style

and Rihanna.

[giggles]

- Let's go runway.

- Runway.

- I'm an English anime lover, as you can tell.

[clicks tongue] - Yeah.

I'm a French student and majoring in art.

- [Giselle] Yes. [laughs]

- I'm cowgirl.

- I'm Ningning.

[all laugh]

- Be myself.

[cheering]

[upbeat music]

[girls laughing]

[laughs]

- We all have a lot of interest in fashion.

I like a lot of different types of styles,

so it's kind of hard to, you know, put it in one.

But these days I'm really into accessories.

- M-hm.

- So I've been buying a lot of rings,

which has been a big stretch on my bank account, but.

- Yeah, I think we've done shopping

and we gonna go Times Square.

Let's go.

- Let's go. - Bye.

- See you in there. - See you.

[soft music]

- Hot dog. - Hot dog.

- Are they good?

Really?

- Yeah, New York is so cold.

But it's so beautiful. - So beautiful.

- [Karina] Yeah it's so bright and shiny.

- [Giselle] All the vibes are very good.

I think we're all having a great time.

- And everyone it's so nice.

- Thank you guys so much for having us.

We're gonna now enjoy the rest of New York

and we just want to say thank you.

And we love you Vogue. - Thank you Vogue.

- Thank you Vogue, love you. - See you soon.

[upbeat music]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
concrete /ˈkɒŋkriːt/ B1	adjective - made of concrete
jungle /ˈdʒʌŋɡəl/ A2	noun - a forest with dense vegetation
dreams /driːmz/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep.
excited /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/ A2	adjective - very enthusiastic and eager
rehearsals /rɪˈhɜːrsəlz/ B1	noun - practice sessions
performers /pərˈfɔːrmərz/ B1	noun - people who entertain an audience
parade /pəˈreɪd/ A2	noun - a public procession
Thanksgiving /ˌθæŋksˈɡɪvɪŋ/ B1	noun - a holiday celebrating the harvest
perform /pərˈfɔːrm/ B1	verb - to carry out, accomplish, or fulfill an action, task, or function.
caution /ˈkɔːʃən/ B2	noun - carefulness
cautious /ˈkɔːʃəs/ B2	adjective - careful to avoid potential problems or dangers
shopping /ˈʃɒpɪŋ/ A2	noun - the activity of buying goods
accessories /ækˈsesəriz/ B1	noun - items that enhance an outfit
style /staɪl/ A2	noun - a distinctive appearance
vibrant /ˈvaɪbrənt/ B2	adjective - full of energy and enthusiasm
amazing /əˈmeɪzɪŋ/ A2	adjective - causing great surprise or wonder
shine /ʃaɪn/ A2	verb - to give off bright light

Key Grammar Structures

• Concrete jungle where dreams are made of

  ➔ Relative Clause (defining)

  ➔ The phrase 'where dreams are made of' functions as a defining relative clause modifying 'concrete jungle'. It specifies *which* concrete jungle is being referred to – the one where dreams are made. The relative pronoun 'where' replaces 'in which'.

• There's nothing you can't do

  ➔ Double Negative

  ➔ The sentence uses a double negative ('nothing' and 'can't') to express a positive meaning: 'There is everything you *can* do'. While grammatically correct, it's often considered less formal than 'There's everything you can do'.

• We've been doing rehearsals, even just last night, we went and did it on the street.

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous & Past Simple

  ➔ “We’ve been doing rehearsals” uses the Present Perfect Continuous to emphasize the duration of the rehearsals up to the present moment. “we went and did it” uses the Past Simple to describe completed actions in the past (last night). The repetition 'went and did' adds emphasis.

• Karina would be like, 'Okay, I got listen to the Empire State of Mind when we come to New York in the Empire State Building'.

  ➔ Conditional Mood (would + infinitive), Reported Speech, Colloquial Language

  ➔ “would be like” introduces reported speech, mimicking Karina’s typical way of speaking. The phrase 'I got listen' is colloquial and means 'I have to listen' or 'I need to listen'. The sentence demonstrates a hypothetical situation (coming to New York) and a planned action.