UP (KARINA Solo) — aespa: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync다들 뻔해 또 거짓말 just fineda·deul ppeon·hae tto geo·jin·mal just·fi·neEveryone's the same, lies again, just fineListen to this line with the translationNo sign-upWhat the song is about
“UP (KARINA Solo)” by aespa is a swaggering song about a confident woman who pulls someone close while she keeps climbing past everyone else. She shrugs off haters and fakers, pours her heat into nonstop winning, and wraps her partner up until everything else fades. It feels glossy, fiery and in control, with a touch of mystery in how she covers her tracks.
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.
다들 뻔해 또 거짓말 just fineListen from this lineRomanization (as sung): da·deul ppeon·hae tto geo·jin·mal just·fi·ne
Meaning: Everyone's the same, lies again, just fine
Words in this line- 다들da·deuleveryone
- 뻔해ppeon·haepredictable
- 또ttoagain
- 거짓말geo·jin·mallies
Word for word: Everyone is predictable, lies again, just fine.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 다들 뻔해 (everyone predictable) expresses boredom with how ordinary people are; just fine = ironic acceptance that this is just how things are.
They faking 괜히 들러붙기만 하거든Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): They faking gwaen·hi deul·leo·but·kki·man ha·geo·deun
Meaning: They're faking — they just cling on for no reason
Words in this line- 괜히gwaen·hifor no reason
- 들러붙기만deul·leo·but·kki·manjust cling
- 하거든ha·geo·deunif they do
괜히 means 'for no reason'; 들러붙다 means 'to cling/stick'; 하거든 is a conditional that emphasizes the action is happening.
감아 네 안에 모든 걸 잊게 해Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): ga·ma ne a·ne mo·deun geol it·kke hae
Meaning: Wrap you up, make you forget everything
Words in this line- 감아ga·mawrap
- 네neyou
- 안에a·neinside
- 모든mo·deuneverything
- 걸geolall
- 잊게it·kkeforget
- 해haemake
Word for word: Wrap you inside all forget make.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 감아 means 'wrap'; 네 안에 means 'inside you'. Together they create an image of total immersion. 모든 걸 잊게 해 literally means 'make forget everything' but contextually means complete escape from reality.
다른 누구도 겸비 못 할Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): da·reun nu·gu·do gyeom·bi mot hal
Meaning: No one else can have this
Words in this line- 다른da·reunother
- 누구도nu·gu·dono one
- 겸비gyeom·bipossess
- 못motcan't
- 할haldo
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 가까이 | ga·kka·i | close |
| 가져갈게 | ga·jyeo·gal·kke | take |
| 감아내 | ga·ma·nae | wrap up |
| 내게 | nae·ge | to me |
| 너나 | neo·na | you or |
| 넘보지 | neom·bo·ji | can't surpass |
| 놓지 | no·chi | let go |
| 눈치는 | nun·chi·neun | sense |
| 느낌을 | neu·kki·meul | feeling |
| 뛰어다녀 | ttwi·eo·da·nyeo | running |
| 못한 | mo·tan | couldn't |
| 버려 | beo·ryeo | throw away |
| 번듯한 | beon·deu·tan | pretty |
| 살며시 | sal·myeo·si | softly |
| 쉬어 | swi·eo | rest |
| 스르르 | seu·reu·reu | slip |
| 타올라 | ta·ol·la | burning |
| 한순간에 | han·sun·ga·ne | in a moment |
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Questions about “UP (KARINA Solo)”
What is “UP (KARINA Solo)” by aespa about?
“UP (KARINA Solo)” by aespa is a swaggering song about a confident woman who pulls someone close while she keeps climbing past everyone else.
What does “다들 뻔해 또 거짓말 just fine” mean in “UP (KARINA Solo)”?
Everyone's the same, lies again, just fine. 다들 뻔해 (everyone predictable) expresses boredom with how ordinary people are; just fine = ironic acceptance that this is just how things are.
What does “감아 네 안에 모든 걸 잊게 해” mean in “UP (KARINA Solo)”?
Wrap you up, make you forget everything. 감아 means 'wrap'; 네 안에 means 'inside you'.
How do you pronounce “They faking 괜히 들러붙기만 하거든”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “They faking gwaen·hi deul·leo·but·kki·man ha·geo·deun”: that's how it's actually sung by aespa, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “UP (KARINA Solo)” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Mina goes through all 61 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
- aespa · YouTube
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