BATTER UP — BABYMONSTER: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync예쁘고 착한 내가 어떻게 변할지 monsterye·ppeu·go cha·kan nae·ga eo·tteo·ke byeon·hal·jji monsterHow will I, so pretty and kind, turn into a monsterListen to this line with the translationNo sign-upWhat the song is about
BABYMONSTER's “BATTER UP” is a bold declaration of a group who answer to no one and step up to claim the stage on their own terms. Sweet, kind looks hide a stinging, hungry streak, and they brush off doubters with batting, running and home-run imagery. Toward the end it widens into a call for everyone to raise their voices and follow 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.
예쁘고 착한 내가 어떻게 변할지 monsterListen from this lineRomanization (as sung): ye·ppeu·go cha·kan nae·ga eo·tteo·ke byeon·hal·jji monster
Meaning: How will I, so pretty and kind, turn into a monster
Words in this line- 예쁘고ye·ppeu·gopretty and
- 착한cha·kankind
- 내가nae·gaI
- 어떻게eo·tteo·kehow
- 변할지byeon·hal·jjiwill I change
Word for word: Pretty and kind I, how will-change-whether, monster
Why it doesn't translate word for word: '변할지' ends in the wondering suffix '-ㄹ지' ('I wonder if/how'), so word for word it reads like a broken-off question; the natural translation reassembles it into one rhetorical line.
네 맘 빼고 다른 것은 원하지 않아Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): ne mam ppae·go da·reun geo·seun won·ha·ji a·na
Meaning: I want nothing else but your heart
Words in this line- 네neyour
- 맘mamheart
- 빼고ppae·goexcept
- 다른da·reunother
- 것은geo·seunthing
- 원하지won·ha·jiwant
- 않아a·nanot
Word for word: Your heart except, other thing not want
Why it doesn't translate word for word: '빼고' literally means 'except for', and '원하지 않아' is 'don't want'; Korean simply fronts the exception in the sentence.
무대를 갖고 노는 우린 MVPListen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): mu·dae·reul gat·kko no·neun u·rin MVP
Meaning: We toy with the stage — we're the MVP.
Words in this line- 무대를mu·dae·reulstage
- 갖고gat·kkohaving/toying
- 노는no·neunplaying
- 우린u·rinwe
Word for word: Holding the stage and playing, we-are MVP.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: «갖고 놀다» (literally «take and play») is a set phrase for toying with something effortlessly; applied here to the stage. «노는» is the participial form of «놀다» linking it to «우린» (we), so the line means «we who toy with the stage are the MVP».
더 빠르게 날려 버릴게Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): deo ppa·reu·ge nal·lyeo beo·ril·kke
Meaning: I'll blow it all away even faster.
Words in this line- 더deomore
- 빠르게ppa·reu·gefaster
- 날려nal·lyeoblow away
- 버릴게beo·ril·kkewill completely
Word for word: More quickly, fly-away will (completely).
Why it doesn't translate word for word: «날리다» alone means «to blow/send flying», and the auxiliary «버리다» after it adds «do it completely, with nothing left». Together «날려버리다» is an idiomatic intensifier: not just «blow» but «blow away entirely».
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 가는 | ga·neun | going |
| 강하게 | gang·ha·ge | harder |
| 거야 | geo·ya | will |
| 굶주린 | gum·jju·rin | starving |
| 귀에 | gwi·e | in ear |
| 그딴 | geu·ttan | that kind of |
| 기리 | gi·ri | forever |
| 길이 | gi·ri | road |
| 나는 | na·neun | I |
| 나리 | na·ri | shall shine |
| 너네가 | neo·ne·ga | you guys |
| 높여 | no·pyeo | raise |
| 누가 | nu·ga | who |
| 달려 | dal·lyeo | run |
| 당장 | dang·jang | right away |
| 뛰어보자 | ttwi·eo·bo·ja | let's run |
| 소릴 | so·ril | voice |
| 어디든 | eo·di·deun | anywhere |
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Questions about “BATTER UP”
What is “BATTER UP” by BABYMONSTER about?
BABYMONSTER's “BATTER UP” is a bold declaration of a group who answer to no one and step up to claim the stage on their own terms.
What does “예쁘고 착한 내가 어떻게 변할지 monster” mean in “BATTER UP”?
How will I, so pretty and kind, turn into a monster. '변할지' ends in the wondering suffix '-ㄹ지' ('I wonder if/how'), so word for word it reads like a broken-off question; the natural translation reassembles it…
What does “네 맘 빼고 다른 것은 원하지 않아” mean in “BATTER UP”?
I want nothing else but your heart. '빼고' literally means 'except for', and '원하지 않아' is 'don't want'; Korean simply fronts the exception in the sentence.
How do you pronounce “무대를 갖고 노는 우린 MVP”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “mu·dae·reul gat·kko no·neun u·rin MVP”: that's how it's actually sung by BABYMONSTER, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “BATTER UP” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Sori goes through all 55 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
- BABYMONSTER
- Official video
- BABYMONSTER · YouTube
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