“Sticky” by NCT WISH is a mid-tempo hip-hop dance track that uses the metaphor of mango sticky rice to portray a unique yet deeply connected relationship, emphasizing emotional closeness and irresistible chemistry.

Song Credits

  • Artist: NCT WISH
  • Album: Ode to Love
  • Released: April 20, 2026
  • Length: 2:58
  • Label: SM Entertainment
  • Lyrics: 신사강(XYXX)
  • Composition: Pontus ’Oneye‘ Kalm / Anton ”Curly“ Nessvi / Tommy Brown

NCT WISH “Sticky” Official MV

NCT WISH “Sticky” Lyrics

Hangul

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, haha
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 yeah, yeah, ah
과즙 섞인 smile
보고 싶은 걸 right now
Coconut milk shower (Milk shower)
그 아래 만나 (만나)

밤새도록 bop
Mango tango bop, yeah
날 꽉 안아, eyes on me
Ayy, ayy, ayy
흘러나온 humming
마음의 drumming
이건 dessert 따위 아닌
진짜 main dishes (Love)

Yes
Main dishеs, yeah (Yes)
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, yеah, yeah
Sticky, icky, icky
흠뻑 손에 쥐는 sweat, yeah
Sticky, icky, icky
Sticky, icky, icky, yeah, yeah
Sticky, icky, icky
질척거려 everyday (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

Romanized

Ne gyeoteson sangkeumhago dalkomhan (Sticky)
I neukkim, machi manggo, give an appetite (Sticky)
Mudeoun seome naerin deut yeori na (Sticky)
Ajjilhan ikkeullim, nunapeun saetnorang
Uri recipe, meoritsogui keun geurim
Uh, byeollan johap gat-jiman geuge myomiraji, haha
Little challenging, but jebeop jal eoulriji
Saljjakman matbwado neukkil geol, urin ttak manneun jjagiya

I’m sticky and you stickin’, eojjeol ttaen too much
Seorol juicy haneun du nunen kkuri tteoreojyeo (Oh, oh)
Hukkeun-hae, mogi taneun i gamjeong
Ppalgaejin gwitbulkkaji gamchul suneun eomneungeol (Na, na, na)
Chalbap-cheoreom chalssak dalrabuteoseo
Pogeunhan ne pume pagodeulmyeon jokgesseo
Ohaeneun ma, uh, baby, I just need your love
Dul sai ilmillii teumdo eopge, freaky with that sticky, sticky

Ne gyeoteson sangkeumhago dalkomhan (Sticky)
I neukkim, machi manggo, give an appetite (Sticky)
Mudeoun seome naerin deut yeori na (Sticky)
Ajjilhan ikkeullim, nunapeun saetnorang
Sticky, icky, icky
Sticky, icky, icky, yeah, yeah
Sticky, icky, icky
Heumppeok sone jwineun sweat, yeah
Sticky, icky, icky
Sticky, icky, icky, yeah, yeah
Sticky, icky, icky
Jilcheok-georyeo everyday

Jam mot deuneun yeoldaeya (yeoldaeya)
Nun tteugo dreamin’ (All day)
Neoran jindeukhan kkum
Kkaegineun muri (Ooh)
Oneul nae jameun daranant ji orae
Eotteokhaji
Dang tteoreojyeo ping dolra
I need your sweetness

How you doin’? (How you doin’?)
Text me now (Text me now)
Gung-geumhaji (gung-geumhaji)
Every slice yeah, yeah, ah
Gwajeup seokkin smile
Bogo sipeun geol right now
Coconut milk shower (Milk shower)
Geu arae manna (manna)
Bamsaedorok bop
Mango tango bop, yeah
Nal kkwak ana, eyes on me
Ayy, ayy, ayy

Heulleonaon humming
Maeumui drumming
Igeon dessert ttawi anin
Jinjja main dishes (Love)
Yes
Main dishes, yeah (Yes)
Yes

Seumyeodeureo, seukol-cheoreom hansungan (Sticky)
Seorigun nal chokchok-hage jeoksyeoga (Sticky)
Nae mamui palm tree, deunopi ppeodeoga (Sticky)
Bihaeng-gil taeuji, gibuneun feel so high

Sticky, icky, icky… (Chorus Repeat)
Jilcheok-georyeo everyday (Yeah)

(Sticky) Ne gyeoteson sangkeumhago dalkomhan
(Yeah, sticky) I neukkim, machi manggo, give an appetite
(Yeah, sticky) Sangsangi beonjyeo, yeogin nae paradise
(Yeah, sticky) Neoraneun huyangji, yeongwonhi salgopa
Yeah, sticky

Translation

By your side, it’s refreshing and sweet (Sticky)
This feeling, just like a mango, it gives an appetite (Sticky)
It feels like I’ve landed on a sweltering island, I’m running a fever (Sticky)
A dizzying attraction, everything before my eyes is bright yellow
Our recipe, the big picture in my head
Uh, it seems like an odd combination, but that’s the charm, haha
A little challenging, but we actually go quite well together
If you take just a little taste, you’ll feel it—we’re the perfect pair

I’m sticky and you stickin’, sometimes it’s too much
In our eyes that make each other juicy, honey is dripping (Oh, oh)
It’s burning hot, this feeling of my throat being parched
I can’t even hide my reddened earlobes (Na, na, na)
Sticking close to you like glutinous rice
I want to burrow into your cozy embrace
Don’t misunderstand, uh, baby, I just need your love
So there’s not even a 1mm gap between us, freaky with that sticky, sticky

By your side, it’s refreshing and sweet (Sticky)
This feeling, just like a mango, it gives an appetite (Sticky)
It feels like I’ve landed on a sweltering island, I’m running a fever (Sticky)
A dizzying attraction, everything before my eyes is bright yellow
Sticky, icky, icky
Sticky, icky, icky, yeah, yeah
Sticky, icky, icky
Hands drenched in sweat, yeah
Sticky, icky, icky
Sticky, icky, icky, yeah, yeah
Sticky, icky, icky
Clinging to each other everyday

A tropical night where I can’t sleep (Tropical night)
Dreamin’ with my eyes wide open (All day)
A thick, syrupy dream that is “you”
It’s impossible to wake up (Ooh)
My sleep ran away a long time ago today
What should I do?
My blood sugar is dropping, my head is spinning
I need your sweetness

How you doin’? (How you doin’?)
Text me now (Text me now)
You’re curious, aren’t you? (Curious)
Every slice yeah, yeah, ah
A smile mixed with fruit juice
I want to see you right now
Coconut milk shower (Milk shower)
Let’s meet under it (Meet)
Bop all night long
Mango tango bop, yeah
Hold me tight, eyes on me
Ayy, ayy, ayy

The humming that leaks out
The drumming of my heart
This isn’t just some dessert
It’s the real main dishes (Love)
Yes
Main dishes, yeah (Yes)
Yes

Soaking in, like a squall in an instant (Sticky)
Moistening my unripe self (Sticky)
The palm tree in my heart reaches up high (Sticky)
Taking flight, I feel so high

(Chorus Repeat)
Clinging to each other everyday (Yeah)

(Sticky) By your side, it’s refreshing and sweet
(Yeah, sticky) This feeling, just like a mango, it gives an appetite
(Yeah, sticky) The imagination spreads, this is my paradise
(Yeah, sticky) You are my vacation spot, I want to live here forever
Yeah, sticky

NCT WISH “Sticky” Meaning

NCT WISH “Sticky” is a hip-hop-based dance track built on a mid-tempo groove, blending a lively rhythm with the smooth touch of bossa nova-style guitar. The song stands out for its bright yet subtly weighted atmosphere, creating a balance between playfulness and emotional depth.

At the center of “Sticky” is a unique metaphor inspired by Mango Sticky Rice. The relationship is compared to the pairing of mango and sticky rice two elements that may seem unusual together but ultimately create a perfectly balanced and irresistible combination. Through this, the song expresses a bond that is unexpected yet deeply connected, becoming more “sticky” and inseparable over time.

With its addictive lyrics and catchy flow, “Sticky” captures the feeling of growing attachment and emotional closeness. It reflects a relationship that may start off unfamiliar but gradually turns into something essential highlighting the beauty of connections that defy expectations.