Apink
%% (Eung Eung) (응응) — Apink: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync간질간질 내가 먼저 속 타게gan·jil·gan·jil nae·ga meon·jeo sok ta·geI'll make you restless first, so you burn with longingListen to this line with the translationNo sign-upWhat the song is about
In “%% (Eung Eung)”, Apink play a woman who looks cool and polished but wants someone to see the real her, not just her looks. On the surface she is colorful ice cream, pretty but a little cold and hard to read. Underneath, she is lonely, tired of empty sweet talk, and asking for a sincere, confident person with a warm heart.
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.
간질간질 내가 먼저 속 타게Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): gan·jil·gan·jil nae·ga meon·jeo sok ta·ge
Meaning: I'll make you restless first, so you burn with longing
Words in this line- 간질간질gan·jil·gan·jilteasingly
- 내가nae·gaI
- 먼저meon·jeofirst
- 속sokinside
- 타게ta·geso it burns
Word for word: Ticklish-ticklish I-subj first inside burn-so-that
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 간질간질 (a tickling sensation) is used figuratively for teasing restlessness; 속 타다 is a set idiom, literally "insides burn," meaning to be consumed with longing. Together the line means she'll tease first until he's burning with impatience.
대답해 줄래 응응 응Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): dae·da·pae jul·lae eung·eung eung
Meaning: Will you answer me? (mm-hm, mm)
Words in this line- 대답해dae·da·paeanswer
- 줄래jul·laewill you
- 응응eung·eungmm-hm
- 응eungmm
Word for word: answer-do / will-you-give? (mm-hm, mm)
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 대답해 (answer) and 줄래 (will you give?) fuse into one casual-polite request; 줄래 alone just means 'will you give,' but attached to a verb it turns any action into 'will you do X for me?'
매번 이때쯤 되면 유혹들이 쇄도Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): mae·beon i·ttae·jjeum doe·myeon yu·hok·tteu·ri swae·do
Meaning: Every time this moment comes around, temptations come flooding in
Words in this line- 매번mae·beonevery time
- 이때쯤i·ttae·jjeumaround this time
- 되면doe·myeonif it comes
- 유혹들이yu·hok·tteu·ritemptations
- 쇄도swae·dorush in
Word for word: every-time / around-this-time / if-it-becomes / temptations-subject / onslaught
Why it doesn't translate word for word: The literal version strings bare Korean parts together: a conditional ending (되면, "if it becomes") and a noun used as a verb (쇄도, "onslaught") instead of a full English sentence. It means temptation always surges back at this same recurring moment. Key words: 이때쯤 (around this time), 유혹 (temptation), 쇄도 (a flooding rush).
전부 다 똑같아 다신 안 해 했었지Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): jeon·bu da ttok·kka·ta da·sin an hae hae·sseot·jji
Meaning: It's all the same, I said I'd never do this again
Words in this line- 전부jeon·bueverything
- 다daall
- 똑같아ttok·kka·tathe same
- 다신da·sinagain
- 안annot
- 해haedo
- 했었지hae·sseot·jjihad said/done
Word for word: All entirely same, again not-do had-already-said
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 했었지 stacks two past-tense markers (했다+었다+지), meaning 'I had already [told myself] this before.' Combined with 다신 안 해 ('never again'), the line isn't a present-tense rule but a remembered vow — one the next verse hints was broken.
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 같아 | ga·ta | is like |
| 그런 | geu·reon | that kind of |
| 기쁨에 | gi·ppeu·me | in joy |
| 깜짝할 | kkam·jja·kal | blinking |
| 나타나줘 | na·ta·na·jwo | appear |
| 달콤한 | dal·kom·han | sweet |
| 만들어줘 | man·deu·reo·jwo | make for me |
| 말은 | ma·reun | words |
| 멋져 | meot·jjyeo | cool |
| 벅차오르게 | beok·cha·o·reu·ge | so it overflows |
| 사람이 | sa·ra·mi | person |
| 사이 | sa·i | instant |
| 아님 | a·nim | if not |
| 아무나 | a·mu·na | just anyone |
| 안돼 | an·dwae | won't do |
| 자신 | ja·sin | confidence |
| 잠든 | jam·deun | asleep |
| 진심 | jin·sim | sincerity |
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Questions about “%% (Eung Eung)”
What is “%% (Eung Eung)” by Apink about?
In “%% (Eung Eung)”, Apink play a woman who looks cool and polished but wants someone to see the real her, not just her looks.
What does “간질간질 내가 먼저 속 타게” mean in “%% (Eung Eung)”?
I'll make you restless first, so you burn with longing. 간질간질 (a tickling sensation) is used figuratively for teasing restlessness; 속 타다 is a set idiom, literally "insides burn," meaning to be consumed with longing.
What does “대답해 줄래 응응 응” mean in “%% (Eung Eung)”?
Will you answer me? (mm-hm, mm). 대답해 (answer) and 줄래 (will you give?) fuse into one casual-polite request; 줄래 alone just means 'will you give,' but attached to a verb it turns any action…
How do you pronounce “매번 이때쯤 되면 유혹들이 쇄도”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “mae·beon i·ttae·jjeum doe·myeon yu·hok·tteu·ri swae·do”: that's how it's actually sung by Apink, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “%% (Eung Eung)” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Haein goes through all 44 lines word by word, in sync with the song; the first verse is free and needs no sign-up.
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- Apink
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