Queencard — (G)I-DLE: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in syncHey, you, 뭘 보니?Hey, you, mwol bo·ni?Hey, you, what are you looking at?Listen to this line with the translationNo sign-upWhat the song is about
(G)I-DLE's “Queencard” is a swaggering celebration of self-love, in which she crowns herself the star of every room. Her beauty never takes a day off, onlookers copy her style, and she needs no one's approval, with the spotlight, a runway and a birthday toast to simply being alive as the backdrop. Playful and sure of herself, she ends by inviting everyone to wear the crown too.
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.
Hey, you, 뭘 보니?Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): Hey, you, mwol bo·ni?
Meaning: Hey, you, what are you looking at?
Words in this line- 뭘mwolwhat
- 보니?bo·ni?looking
Word for word: Hey, you, what look?
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 뭘 is a contraction of 무엇을 (what + object marker) — literally 'what', naturally 'at what' in English. The gap is minimal; it's just a colloquial contraction.
머리부터 발끝까지, 눈부셔 빛이 나네Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): meo·ri·bu·teo bal·kkeut·kka·ji, nun·bu·syeo bi·chi na·ne
Meaning: From head to toe, dazzling light shines
Words in this line- 머리부터meo·ri·bu·teofrom head
- 발끝까지,bal·kkeut·kka·ji,to toe
- 눈부셔nun·bu·syeodazzling
- 빛이bi·chilight
- 나네na·neshines
Word for word: From-head to-toe-tip, dazzling light comes-out
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 눈부셔 (from 눈부시다, literally 'eyes go blind') functions as an adverbial intensifier on 빛이 나네 ('light comes out'): together they mean 'shines dazzlingly', not two separate facts about eyes and light.
자꾸 예뻐져 거울 속 너어Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): ja·kku ye·ppeo·jyeo geo·ul sok neo·eo
Meaning: You keep getting prettier — there, in the mirror
Words in this line- 자꾸ja·kkukeep, continuously
- 예뻐져ye·ppeo·jyeogetting prettier
- 거울geo·ulmirror
- 속sokin
- 너어neo·eoyou
Word for word: Constantly getting-prettier, mirror inside you
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 거울 속 literally means 'inside the mirror' — the natural Korean way to say 'in the mirror'; 너어 is a stretched 너 (you), addressing her own reflection — a moment of self-admiration, not a dialogue with someone else.
이 party에 준비된 blue champagne 태어난 걸 축하해 everydayListen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): i party-e jun·bi·doen blue champagne tae·eo·nan geol chu·ka·hae everyday
Meaning: Blue champagne's ready for this party, happy birthday, every day
Words in this line- 이ithis
- party에party-eat the party
- 준비된jun·bi·doenprepared
- 태어난tae·eo·nanborn
- 걸geolthe fact
- 축하해chu·ka·haecongrats
Word for word: This party-at prepared blue champagne, born thing congratulate, everyday
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 태어난 걸 축하해 literally reads 'congrats on the fact you were born' — it's the set phrase for 'happy birthday.' The particle 에 after 'party' just marks location. Mixing English words into Korean grammar is (G)I-DLE's signature style.
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 감사해 | gam·sa·hae | thankful |
| 걸친 | geol·chin | thrown on |
| 그래 | geu·rae | yeah |
| 너도 | neo·do | you too |
| 넘치는 | neom·chi·neun | overflowing |
| 따라 | tta·ra | following |
| 마르거나 | ma·reu·geo·na | thin or |
| 미모가 | mi·mo·ga | beauty |
| 반했니 | ban·haen·ni | fell for me? |
| 살찐 | sal·jjin | chubby |
| 쉬지를 | swi·ji·reul | rest |
| 아름다운 | a·reum·da·un | beautiful |
| 아름답네 | a·reum·dam·ne | is beautiful |
| 아무거나 | a·mu·geo·na | anything |
| 않네 | an·ne | doesn't |
| 언니야들 | eon·ni·ya·deul | unnies |
| 여자의 | yeo·ja·ui | woman's |
| 퀸카 | kwin·ka | queen bee |
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Questions about “Queencard”
What is “Queencard” by (G)I-DLE about?
(G)I-DLE's “Queencard” is a swaggering celebration of self-love, in which she crowns herself the star of every room.
What does “Hey, you, 뭘 보니?” mean in “Queencard”?
Hey, you, what are you looking at? 뭘 is a contraction of 무엇을 (what + object marker) — literally 'what', naturally 'at what' in English.
What does “머리부터 발끝까지, 눈부셔 빛이 나네” mean in “Queencard”?
From head to toe, dazzling light shines. 눈부셔 (from 눈부시다, literally 'eyes go blind') functions as an adverbial intensifier on 빛이 나네 ('light comes out'): together they mean 'shines dazzlingly', not…
How do you pronounce “자꾸 예뻐져 거울 속 너어”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “ja·kku ye·ppeo·jyeo geo·ul sok neo·eo”: that's how it's actually sung by (G)I-DLE, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “Queencard” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Bomi goes through all 36 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
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- (G)I-DLE
- Official video
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