O-RLY? — NEXZ: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync자유로운 Flow대로 남들이 뭐래도 Yeah I don’t careja·yu·ro·un Flow-dae·ro nam·deu·ri mwo·rae·do Yeah I don’t careIn my free-flowing flow, whatever others say — yeah, I don’t careListen to this line with the translationNo sign-upWhat the song is about
“O-RLY?” by NEXZ is about brushing off people who call them misfits and enjoying life entirely on their own terms. The title is shorthand for “Oh really?”, their eyebrow-raised comeback to tired clichés, followed by a shrugging “so what.” With headphones over their ears and a hood thrown on, they picture themselves as chocolate-factory mischief-makers and a time bomb nobody sees coming, playful, confident and unbothered.
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.
자유로운 Flow대로 남들이 뭐래도 Yeah I don’t careListen from this lineRomanization (as sung): ja·yu·ro·un Flow-dae·ro nam·deu·ri mwo·rae·do Yeah I don’t care
Meaning: In my free-flowing flow, whatever others say — yeah, I don’t care
Words in this line- 자유로운ja·yu·ro·unfree
- Flow대로Flow-dae·roaccording to flow
- 남들이nam·deu·riothers (subj.)
- 뭐래도mwo·rae·dowhatever they say
뭐래도 is short for 뭐라고 해도: 뭐 means "what" and 해도 means "even if (they) say". Together: "no matter what they say".
난 더 Kill itListen from this lineRomanization (as sung): nan deo Kill it
Meaning: I kill it even harder
Words in this line- 난nanI (topic)
- 더deoeven more
"Kill it" is slang: kill alone is to end a life, but together it means to nail it, to perform brilliantly.
Willy-nilly 이리저리 미로에 갇힌 듯이Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): Willy-nilly i·ri·jeo·ri mi·ro·e ga·chin deu·si
Meaning: Willy-nilly, as if trapped in a maze, going this way and that
Words in this line- 이리저리i·ri·jeo·rithis way and that
- 미로에mi·ro·ein a maze
- 갇힌ga·chintrapped
- 듯이deu·sias if
"Willy-nilly" means without a plan, however it falls. 이리저리 means "this way and that" in Korean, echoing it. 듯이 means "as if".
신경 쓸 틈 없어 전부 Skip 해줘Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): sin·gyeong sseul teum eop·sseo jeon·bu Skip hae·jwo
Meaning: No time to care, skip it all for me
Words in this line- 신경sin·gyeongconcern
- 쓸sseulto spend
- 틈teumgap
- 없어eop·sseothere's none
- 전부jeon·bueverything
- 해줘hae·jwodo for me
해줘 means do it for me; attached to Skip it makes a casual command: just skip all of it for me.
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 걸쳐둔 | geol·chyeo·dun | slung on |
| 겁이 | geo·bi | fear |
| 고갤 | go·gael | head (obj.) |
| 골라 | gol·la | pick |
| 과감하게 | gwa·gam·ha·ge | boldly |
| 귀를 | gwi·reul | ears (obj.) |
| 그대로 | geu·dae·ro | as is |
| 끄덕여 | kkeu·deo·gyeo | nod |
| 날려 | nal·lyeo | throw |
| 다른 | da·reun | different |
| 닿는 | dan·neun | touching |
| 맘대로 | mam·dae·ro | as I like |
| 뭐래 | mwo·rae | what are you saying |
| 어쩔 | eo·jjeol | so what |
| 자체가 | ja·che·ga | itself |
| 제멋대로 | je·meot·ttae·ro | willfully |
| 존재 | jon·jae | existence |
| 즐겨 | jeul·gyeo | enjoy |
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Questions about “O-RLY?”
What is “O-RLY?” by NEXZ about?
“O-RLY?” by NEXZ is about brushing off people who call them misfits and enjoying life entirely on their own terms.
What does “자유로운 Flow대로 남들이 뭐래도 Yeah I don’t care” mean in “O-RLY?”?
In my free-flowing flow, whatever others say — yeah, I don’t care.
What does “난 더 Kill it” mean in “O-RLY?”?
I kill it even harder.
How do you pronounce “Willy-nilly 이리저리 미로에 갇힌 듯이”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “Willy-nilly i·ri·jeo·ri mi·ro·e ga·chin deu·si”: that's how it's actually sung by NEXZ, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “O-RLY?” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Jian goes through all 74 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
- NEXZ
- Official video
- JYP Entertainment · YouTube
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