After LIKE — IVE: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync그게 뭐가 중요하니, 지금 네게 완전히geu·ge mwo·ga jung·yo·ha·ni, ji·geum ne·ge wan·jeon·hiWhat does it matter if I'm completely fallen for you right now?Listen to this line with the translationNo sign-upWhat the song is about
IVE’s “After LIKE” is about a girl who finds her feelings for someone have grown bigger than simple liking, and she says so without hesitation. She admits her moods swing like the weather and her ups and downs run wide, but honesty is her strength, so she asks not to be doubted. Love shows up as a bright blue flame and a lightning-like tingle, so thrilling she won’t even blink around them.
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.
그게 뭐가 중요하니, 지금 네게 완전히Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): geu·ge mwo·ga jung·yo·ha·ni, ji·geum ne·ge wan·jeon·hi
Meaning: What does it matter if I'm completely fallen for you right now?
Words in this line- 그게geu·gethat
- 뭐가mwo·gawhat
- 중요하니,jung·yo·ha·ni,important
- 지금ji·geumnow
- 네게ne·geyou
- 완전히wan·jeon·hicompletely
Word for word: That what matters? Now to you completely fallen.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 'What does that matter?' is a rhetorical question negating the importance of uncertainty. 'Completely fallen' is an idiomatic expression of deep love. Together: it doesn't matter that I don't understand myself because I'm completely absorbed in you.
달리 설명할 수 없는, 이건 사랑일 거야Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): dal·li seol·myeong·hal ssu eom·neun, i·geon sa·rang·il kkeo·ya
Meaning: There's no other way to explain it—this must be love.
Words in this line- 달리dal·lidifferently
- 설명할seol·myeong·halexplain
- 수ssuway
- 없는,eom·neun,no
- 이건i·geonthis
- 사랑일sa·rang·illove
- 거야kkeo·yamust be
Word for word: Differently explain way no, this love will be.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 'Can't explain it differently' emphasizes the uniqueness of the feeling. 'This must be love' is a conclusion based on the impossibility of another explanation. Together: the feeling transcends words.
방금 내가 말한 감정 감히 의심하지 마Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): bang·geum nae·ga ma·ran gam·jeong gam·hi ui·sim·ha·ji ma
Meaning: Don't you dare doubt the emotion I just expressed.
Words in this line- 방금bang·geumjust now
- 내가nae·gaI
- 말한ma·ransaid
- 감정gam·jeongemotion
- 감히gam·hidare
- 의심하지ui·sim·ha·jidoubt
- 마madon't
Word for word: Just now I said emotion, dare doubt not.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 'Don't dare doubt' is an imperative with the intensifier '감히' (dare). This expresses not just a request but a demand for respect for the feeling.
난 저 위로 또 아래로 내 그래프는 폭이 커Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): nan jeo wi·ro tto a·rae·ro nae geu·rae·peu·neun po·gi keo
Meaning: I go up and down, my graph has a wide range.
Words in this line- 난nanI
- 저jeothat
- 위로wi·roup
- 또ttoand
- 아래로a·rae·rodown
- 내naemy
- 그래프는geu·rae·peu·neungraph
- 폭이po·girange
- 커keowide
Word for word: I that up-to and down-to, my graph-topic width-topic big.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 그래프 (graph) is a metaphor for emotional state that is unstable. 폭이 커 (wide range) means emotions are intense and unpredictable. It describes a complex, contradictory personality.
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 같겠지만 | gat·kket·jji·man | seems |
| 거지 | geo·ji | that's it |
| 깜빡할 | kkam·ppa·kal | blink |
| 꿈만 | kkum·man | only dream |
| 꿈이 | kku·mi | dream |
| 나조차 | na·jo·cha | even I myself |
| 날씨처럼 | nal·ssi·cheo·reom | like weather |
| 너와 | neo·wa | you |
| 놓일 | no·il | placed |
| 느낀 | neu·kkin | feel |
| 다음에 | da·eu·me | then |
| 드디어 | deu·di·eo | finally |
| 뜨거울 | tteu·geo·ul | hotter |
| 마음이 | ma·eu·mi | heart |
| 마치 | ma·chi | like |
| 막지 | mak·jji | stop |
| 아냐 | a·nya | not |
| 좋다는 | jo·ta·neun | like |
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Questions about “After LIKE”
What is “After LIKE” by IVE about?
IVE’s “After LIKE” is about a girl who finds her feelings for someone have grown bigger than simple liking, and she says so without hesitation.
What does “그게 뭐가 중요하니, 지금 네게 완전히” mean in “After LIKE”?
What does it matter if I'm completely fallen for you right now? 'What does that matter?' is a rhetorical question negating the importance of uncertainty.
What does “달리 설명할 수 없는, 이건 사랑일 거야” mean in “After LIKE”?
There's no other way to explain it—this must be love. 'Can't explain it differently' emphasizes the uniqueness of the feeling.
How do you pronounce “방금 내가 말한 감정 감히 의심하지 마”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “bang·geum nae·ga ma·ran gam·jeong gam·hi ui·sim·ha·ji ma”: that's how it's actually sung by IVE, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “After LIKE” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Yoona goes through all 42 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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- IVE
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