Sticky – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: NCT WISH
• Album: Ode to Love - The 1st Album

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of K-pop with 'Sticky' by NCT WISH! This song is a perfect gateway for learners to pick up casual, emotive Korean expressions and rhythmic phrasing, all while enjoying a high-energy summer melody that makes language learning feel like a party.

[English]

When I’m with you, it’s fresh and sweet (sticky)

This feeling, it’s like a mango that makes you crave it (sticky)

Like a heatwave descending on an island, I’m burning up (sticky)

This dizzying pull, everything’s a bright yellow

Our recipe, a grand vision in my head

Uh, it seems like a strange combination, but that’s the charm (ha-ha)

A little challenging, but we fit together so well

Just take a small taste and you’ll feel it

We’re a perfect match

I’m sticky and you’re stickin’, sometimes it’s too much

Honey drips from our juicy eyes (oh-oh)

It’s scorching, this thirsting feeling

I can’t even hide my flushed earlobes (na-na-na)

We stick together like rice cakes

I wish I could bury myself in your warm embrace

Don’t misunderstand, uh, baby, I just need your love

There’s not even a millimeter of space between us

Freaky with that sticky, sticky

When I’m with you, it’s fresh and sweet (sticky)

This feeling, it’s like a mango that makes you crave it (sticky)

Like a heatwave descending on an island, I’m burning up (sticky)

This dizzying pull, everything’s a bright yellow

Sticky, icky, icky, sticky, icky, icky, yeah, yeah

Sticky, icky, icky, sweat soaking my hands, yeah

Sticky, icky, icky, sticky, icky, icky, yeah, yeah

Sticky, icky, icky, clinging together everyday

A sleepless tropical night (tropical night)

Waking up and dreamin’ (all day)

You’re a lingering dream, impossible to wake from (ooh)

My sleep ran away a long time ago, what should I do?

My sugar’s dropping, I’m getting dizzy, I need your sweetness

How you doin'? (How you doin'?)

Text me now (text me now)

Are you curious? (Are you curious?)

Every slice, ya, ya, ah

A smile filled with juice, I want to see it right now (yeah)

Coconut milk shower (milk shower)

Let’s meet under it (meet)

Bop all night, mango tango bop, yeah

Hold me tight, eyes on me, ay, ay, ay

The humming flowing out, the drumming of my heart

This isn’t just dessert, it’s a real main course (love)

(Yes)

Main dishes, yeah

(Yes, woo)

(Yes)

Soaking in, like a downpour in an instant (sticky)

Moistening my unripe self (sticky)

My heart’s palm tree, reaching high (sticky)

Taking flight, I feel so high

Sticky, icky, icky, sticky, icky, icky, yeah, yeah

Sticky, icky, icky, sweat soaking my hands, yeah

Sticky, icky, icky, sticky, icky, icky, yeah, yeah

Sticky, icky, icky, clinging together everyday (yeah)

(Sticky)

When I’m with you, it’s fresh and sweet (yeah, sticky)

This feeling, it’s like a mango that makes you crave it (yeah, sticky)

My imagination spreads, this is my paradise (yeah, sticky)

You’re a resort, I want to live here forever

Yeah, sticky

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[Korean]

네 곁에선 상큼하고 달콤한 (sticky)

이 느낌, 마치 망고 give an appetite (sticky)

무더운 섬에 내린 듯 열이 나 (sticky)

아찔한 이끌림, 눈앞은 샛노랑

우리 recipe, 머릿속의 큰 그림

Uh, 별난 조합 같지만 그게 묘미라지 (ha-ha)

Little challenging but 제법 잘 어울리지

살짝만 맛봐도 느낄 걸

우린 딱 맞는 짝이야

I'm sticky and you stickin' 어쩔 땐 too much

서롤 juicy 하는 두 눈엔 꿀이 떨어져 (oh-oh)

후끈해, 목이 타는 이 감정

빨개진 귓불까지 감출 수는 없는걸 (na-na-na)

찰밥처럼 찰싹 달라붙어서

포근한 네 품에 파고들면 좋겠어

오해는 마 uh, baby, I just need your love

둘 사이 일밀리의 틈도 없게

Freaky with that sticky, sticky

네 곁에선 상큼하고 달콤한 (sticky)

이 느낌, 마치 망고 give an appetite (sticky)

무더운 섬에 내린 듯 열이 나 (sticky)

아찔한 이끌림, 눈앞은 샛노랑

Sticky, icky, icky, sticky, icky, icky, yeah, yeah

Sticky, icky, icky, 흠뻑 손에 쥐는 sweat, yeah

Sticky, icky, icky, sticky, icky, icky, yeah, yeah

Sticky, icky, icky, 질척거려 everyday

잠 못 드는 열대야 (열대야)

눈 뜨고 dreamin' (all day)

너란 진득한 꿈, 깨기는 무리 (ooh)

오늘 내 잠은 달아난 지 오래, 어떡하지

당 떨어져 핑 돌아, I need your sweetness

How you doin'? (How you doin'?)

Text me now (text me now)

궁금하지 (궁금하지)

Every slice, ya, ya, ah

과즙 섞인 smile, 보고 싶은 걸 right now (yeah)

Coconut milk shower (milk shower)

그 아래 만나 (만나)

밤새도록 bop, mango tango bop, yeah

날 꽉 안아 eyes on me, ay, ay, ay

흘러나온 humming, 마음의 drumming

이건 dessert 따위 아닌 진짜 main dishes (love)

(Yes)

Main dishes, yeah

(Yes, woo)

(Yes)

스며들어, 스콜처럼 한순간 (sticky)

설익은 날 촉촉하게 적셔가 (sticky)

내 맘의 palm tree, 드높이 뻗어가 (sticky)

비행길 태우지, 기분은 feel so high

Sticky, icky, icky, sticky, icky, icky, yeah, yeah

Sticky, icky, icky, 흠뻑 손에 쥐는 sweat, yeah

Sticky, icky, icky, sticky, icky, icky, yeah, yeah

Sticky, icky, icky, 질척거려 every day (yeah)

(Sticky)

네 곁에선 상큼하고 달콤한 (yeah, sticky)

이 느낌, 마치 망고 give an appetite (yeah, sticky)

상상이 번져, 여긴 내 paradise (yeah, sticky)

너라는 휴양지, 영원히 살고파

Yeah, sticky

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
곁 gyeot Level 2	noun - side, beside
상큼한 sangkeumhan Level 3	adjective - fresh, crisp, refreshing
달콤한 dalkomhan Level 3	adjective - sweet (taste or feeling)
느낌 neukkim Level 2	noun - feeling, sense
망고 mango Level 4	noun - mango (fruit)
열 yeol Level 2	noun - heat, temperature
섬 seom Level 2	noun - island
아찔한 achilhan Level 4	adjective - dizzy, thrilling, head‑spinning
이끌림 ikkeullim Level 4	noun - attraction, pull (emotional)
샛노랑 saetnorang Level 5	noun - bright yellow (color)
레시피 reshipi Level 4	noun - recipe
묘미 myomi Level 5	noun - charm, subtle appeal
짝 jjag Level 2	noun - pair, match
꿀 kkul Level 2	noun - honey
감정 gamjeong Level 3	noun - emotion, feeling
귓불 gwitbul Level 5	noun - earlobe
찰밥 chalbap Level 5	noun - glutinous (sticky) rice
포근한 pogeunhan Level 3	adjective - cozy, warm, snug
품 pum Level 2	noun - lap, embrace, bosom
열대야 yeoldaeya Level 5	noun - tropical night (hot and humid night)

Key Grammar Structures

• 무더운 섬에 내린 듯 열이 나 (sticky)

  ➔ ~듯 (as if, like)

  ➔ The phrase "내린 **듯**" means “as if it has fallen.” The particle **듯** attaches to a verb or adjective to express similarity or conjecture.

• 우린 딱 맞는 짝이야

  ➔ Copula 이다 (informal declarative) → -이야

  ➔ The ending **이야** is the casual form of the copula **이다**, used to state “We are a perfect match.”

• 살짝만 맛봤어도 느낄 걸

  ➔ Concessive -아/어도 (even if) and speculation -ㄹ/을 걸

  ➔ The clause **맛봤어도** uses **-아/어도** meaning “even if (you) tasted a little.” The ending **걸** after **느낄** adds a conjectural nuance, roughly “you’ll probably feel it.”

• 잠 못 드는 열대야

  ➔ Negation with 못 + attributive -는 (cannot + present participle)

  ➔ **못** means “cannot,” and **-는** turns the verb **드다** (to sleep) into a modifier, so the phrase means “a tropical night that I can’t fall asleep in.”

• 둘 사이 일밀리의 틈도 없게

  ➔ Adverbial -게 (in such a way that)

  ➔ The ending **없게** attaches to **없다** (to not exist) and turns it into an adverbial phrase meaning “so that there is no gap between us.”

• I'm sticky and you stickin' 어쩔 땐 too much

  ➔ Present progressive with informal contraction (you stickin')

  ➔ The verb **stickin'** drops the auxiliary **are** and the ending **-ing**, a typical English colloquial progressive form meaning “you are sticking.”

• How you doin'?

  ➔ Present progressive informal (how are you doing?)

  ➔ The phrase drops the auxiliary **are** and contracts **doing** to **doin'**, creating a friendly, colloquial greeting meaning “How are you doing?”

• Text me now

  ➔ Imperative mood (command)

  ➔ The verb **Text** is used in the imperative form, directly ordering the listener to send a message immediately.

• 스며들어, 스콜처럼 한순간 (sticky)

  ➔ Verb stem + -어지다 (to become, to get into) → 스며들어

  ➔ The verb **스며들어** combines the stem **스며들-** (to permeate) with **-어지다**, expressing “to seep in” or “to become permeated.”