My Plan — aespa: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in syncMake you hiccup 너의 그 숨을 뺏은 다음Make you hiccup neo·ui geu su·meul ppae·seun da·eumMake you hiccup, steal your breathListen to this line with the translationNo sign-upWhat the song is about
In “My Plan,” aespa play a seductive schemer who draws a curious target into a private, empty world and quietly takes control. Shadows, whispers and a ticking clock give the song a hushed, teasing feel as the singer watches and waits for the right moment. Once the target has wandered too far there is no way back, and the ending is exactly what was designed all along.
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.
Make you hiccup 너의 그 숨을 뺏은 다음Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): Make you hiccup neo·ui geu su·meul ppae·seun da·eum
Meaning: Make you hiccup, steal your breath
Words in this line- 너의neo·uiyour
- 그geuthat
- 숨을su·meulbreath
- 뺏은ppae·seunsteal
- 다음da·eumnext
Word for word: Make hiccup, steal your breath next.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: hiccup = hiccup, a metaphor for breathlessness from excitement: she startles you so much your breath catches. 숨을 뺏은 = 'having stolen your breath', expresses intensity; 다음 = 'after that', the thought runs on.
All night 아무도 없는Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): All night a·mu·do eom·neun
Meaning: All night in a place with no one
Words in this line- 아무도a·mu·dono one
- 없는eom·neunno
Word for word: All night no one no
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 아무도 없는 squeezes "even anyone" and "doesn't exist" into one phrase modifying an unstated place, so it reads like a doubled negative. It means a setting with nobody else around, all night. Key words: 아무도 (anyone, with emphatic 도) and 없다 (to not exist).
한 숨의 whisper, 네 맘을 뒤흔들어 놔Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): han su·mui whisper, ne ma·meul dwi·heun·deu·reo nwa
Meaning: A whisper will shake your heart
Words in this line- 한hanone
- 숨의su·muibreath
- 네neyour
- 맘을ma·meulheart
- 뒤흔들어dwi·heun·deu·reoshake
- 놔nwaleave
Word for word: One breath's whisper, your heart shaken, left.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 한 숨의 whisper—literally 'one breath's whisper', but it's a figure of speech for minimal action with maximum effect. 뒤흔들어 놔 (shake and leave) is not just an action but leaving a mark, an impact that will remain.
더는 애쓰지 마, 날 탓하겠지만Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): deo·neun ae·sseu·ji ma, nal ta·ta·get·jji·man
Meaning: Don't try anymore, though you'll blame me.
Words in this line- 더는deo·neunno more
- 애쓰지ae·sseu·jitry
- 마,ma,stop
- 날nalme
- 탓하겠지만ta·ta·get·jji·manwill blame
Word for word: More not try, me blame will, but.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: '탓하겠지만' literally 'you will blame, but' — this expresses resignation and foreboding. The speaker acknowledges their actions will lead to blame but continues anyway. The particle '만' adds 'despite the fact that'.
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 가려진 | ga·ryeo·jin | hidden |
| 가져갈게 | ga·jyeo·gal·kke | will take |
| 거야 | geo·ya | will |
| 겁낼 | geom·nael | fear |
| 계획대로 | gye·hoek·ttae·ro | as planned |
| 곳으로 | go·seu·ro | place |
| 그걸로 | geu·geol·lo | with that |
| 길어진 | gi·reo·jin | lengthens |
| 꼼짝도 | kkom·jjak·tto | not even move |
| 끌었음 | kkeu·reo·sseum | dragged |
| 끝났어 | kkeun·na·sseo | ended |
| 너와 | neo·wa | you and |
| 모든 | mo·deun | everything |
| 없잖아 | eop·jja·na | no need |
| 이대로 | i·dae·ro | like this |
| 정신 | jeong·sin | senses |
| 차리게 | cha·ri·ge | come to senses |
| 필욘 | pi·ryon | need |
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Questions about “My Plan”
What is “My Plan” by aespa about?
In “My Plan,” aespa play a seductive schemer who draws a curious target into a private, empty world and quietly takes control.
What does “Make you hiccup 너의 그 숨을 뺏은 다음” mean in “My Plan”?
Make you hiccup, steal your breath. hiccup = hiccup, a metaphor for breathlessness from excitement: she startles you so much your breath catches.
What does “All night 아무도 없는” mean in “My Plan”?
All night in a place with no one. 아무도 없는 squeezes "even anyone" and "doesn't exist" into one phrase modifying an unstated place, so it reads like a doubled negative.
How do you pronounce “한 숨의 whisper, 네 맘을 뒤흔들어 놔”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “han su·mui whisper, ne ma·meul dwi·heun·deu·reo nwa”: that's how it's actually sung by aespa, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “My Plan” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Sohee goes through all 57 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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