ATTITUDE — IVE: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync내가 정할게, 나의 무드, I'm that attitudenae·ga jeong·hal·kke, na·ui mu·deu, I'm that attitudeI decide my own mood, I'm that attitudeListen to this line with the translationNo sign-upWhat the song is about
IVE's “ATTITUDE” is a confident song about a girl who sets her own mood and likes herself whatever anyone says. Messy hair, bad weather and small setbacks only make her laugh, and she believes luck is on her side. Flirty and playful, it also dares someone to come closer, with wordless sing-along syllables carrying the carefree, self-approving spirit.
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.
내가 정할게, 나의 무드, I'm that attitudeListen from this lineRomanization (as sung): nae·ga jeong·hal·kke, na·ui mu·deu, I'm that attitude
Meaning: I decide my own mood, I'm that attitude
Words in this line- 내가nae·gaI
- 정할게,jeong·hal·kke,will decide
- 나의na·uimy
- 무드,mu·deu,mood
Word for word: I will decide, my mood, I'm that attitude
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 정할게 is 정하다 'decide' plus -ㄹ게 'I will, I promise', sounding like a firm 'I'll be the one deciding'. 무드 is the loanword 'mood'. Together: 'my rules'.
그 누가 아무리 뭐라 해도, 솔직히, 내가 난 맘에 들어Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): geu nu·ga a·mu·ri mwo·ra hae·do, sol·ji·ki, nae·ga nan ma·me deu·reo
Meaning: No matter what anyone says, honestly, I like myself
Words in this line- 그geuthat
- 누가nu·gawho
- 아무리a·mu·rino matter how
- 뭐라mwo·rasomething
- 해도,hae·do,even if says
- 솔직히,sol·ji·ki,honestly
- 내가nae·gaI
- 난nanas for me
- 맘에ma·mein heart
- 들어deu·reoenter/like
Word for word: That who however-much something says, honestly, I I in-heart enter
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 맘에 들다: 맘 'heart', 에 'into', 들다 'enter', together 'to like'. 그 누가 아무리 뭐라 해도 is a set pattern for 'whoever says whatever'. So the literal reads absurdly while the meaning is 'I'm happy with myself'.
운명이 장난을 걸어오면, 놀아 줘야지, 뭐, 어쩌겠어?Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): un·myeong·i jang·na·neul geo·reo·o·myeon, no·ra jwo·ya·ji, mwo, eo·jjeo·ge·sseo?
Meaning: If fate plays a prank on me, I'll play along — what else can I do?
Words in this line- 운명이un·myeong·ifate
- 장난을jang·na·neulprank
- 걸어오면,geo·reo·o·myeon,if it starts
- 놀아no·raplaying
- 줘야지,jwo·ya·ji,should do for
- 뭐,mwo,well
- 어쩌겠어?eo·jjeo·ge·sseo?what can one do
Word for word: Fate-subject prank-object if it comes hanging, playing should give, what, what will I do?
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 장난을 걸다 literally hangs a prank on someone, meaning to start a prank. 놀아 is playing and 줘야지 is should do for someone, so together they mean I'll play along. 뭐 어쩌겠어 is a shrug, what can you do.
움츠리면 뭐할 건데 행운은 늘 내 편인 걸 whoaListen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): um·cheu·ri·myeon mwo·hal geon·de haeng·u·neun neul nae pyeo·nin geol whoa
Meaning: Why shrink back when luck is always on my side?
Words in this line- 움츠리면um·cheu·ri·myeonif you cower
- 뭐할mwo·halwhat to do
- 건데geon·dewill you
- 행운은haeng·u·neunluck
- 늘neulalways
- 내naemy
- 편인pyeo·ninside, is
- 걸geolyou know
Word for word: If you cower, what will you do, luck always my side is-you-know (whoa)
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 움츠리다 alone means 'to curl up', and 뭐할 건데 means 'what will you do', but together they form a rhetorical 'what's the point of hiding?'. 내 편 literally means 'my side', i.e. 'on my team'. The tail -ㄴ 걸 adds a confident 'you know, that's how it is' that no single word carries.
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 가까이 | ga·kka·i | closer |
| 감정선은 | gam·jeong·seo·neun | emotional line |
| 걸어 | geo·reo | put/hang |
| 결국 | gyeol·guk | in the end |
| 곳에 | go·se | at a place |
| 귀여울 | gwi·yeo·ul | cute |
| 나에게는 | na·e·ge·neun | to me |
| 남들과는 | nam·deul·gwa·neun | unlike others |
| 다르게 | da·reu·ge | differently |
| 다른 | da·reun | different |
| 대신에 | dae·si·ne | instead of |
| 동의는 | dong·ui·neun | consent |
| 말거나 | mal·geo·na | or not |
| 머리 | meo·ri | hair |
| 머리부터 | meo·ri·bu·teo | from the head |
| 발끝까지 | bal·kkeut·kka·ji | to the toe tips |
| 방금 | bang·geum | just now |
| 부딪혀도 | bu·di·chyeo·do | even if I bump |
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Questions about “ATTITUDE”
What is “ATTITUDE” by IVE about?
IVE's “ATTITUDE” is a confident song about a girl who sets her own mood and likes herself whatever anyone says.
What does “내가 정할게, 나의 무드, I'm that attitude” mean in “ATTITUDE”?
I decide my own mood, I'm that attitude. 정할게 is 정하다 'decide' plus -ㄹ게 'I will, I promise', sounding like a firm 'I'll be the one deciding'.
What does “그 누가 아무리 뭐라 해도, 솔직히, 내가 난 맘에 들어” mean in “ATTITUDE”?
No matter what anyone says, honestly, I like myself. 맘에 들다: 맘 'heart', 에 'into', 들다 'enter', together 'to like'.
How do you pronounce “운명이 장난을 걸어오면, 놀아 줘야지, 뭐, 어쩌겠어?”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “un·myeong·i jang·na·neul geo·reo·o·myeon, no·ra jwo·ya·ji, mwo, eo·jjeo·ge·sseo?”: that's how it's actually sung by IVE, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “ATTITUDE” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Yoona goes through all 46 lines word by word, in sync with the song; the first verse is free and needs no sign-up.
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