What Does “After LIKE” Really Mean? IVE Lyrics Explained for Korean Learners

Table of Contents

🎶 IVE - “After LIKE”: Music Video

🎯 Key Takeaways

🎶 IVE - “After LIKE”: Lyrics Summary

🎶 IVE - “After LIKE”: Additional Information

🎶 Introduction to IVE

🎶 IVE - “After LIKE”: Music Video

[Source] YouTube, STARSHIP

 

Lyrics

[Source] YouTube, Jaeguchi

 

🎯 Key Takeaways

1. "또"

- "또" means "again" or "also." It is used to indicate repetition or addition.

📌 Example Usage

"또 이런 기회가 있을까?"

"Will there be another chance like this?"

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"다시" – "again"

📌 Example Usage

"다시 시도해보자."

"Let’s try again."

2. "모르지 / 모르다"

- "모르지 / 모르다" means "don’t know" or "might not know."

- "모르지": "모르다 (to not know)" in semi-informal present tense

📌 Example Usage

"나도 정확한 건 모르지."

"I’m not exactly sure either."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"알지 못하다" – "to not know"

📌 Example Usage

"그는 진실을 알지 못했다."

"He didn’t know the truth."

3. "내 마음이 / 맘에 / 마음에"

- "내 마음이 / 맘에 / 마음에" means "my heart" or "in my heart."

- "내": possessive pronoun "my"

- "마음": "heart, feelings"

- "마음이": "마음" + subject particle "-이"

- "마음에": "마음" + locative particle "-에"

✂️ "맘": contracted form of "마음" (colloquial)

📌 Example Usage

"내 마음이 왜 이렇게 설레지?"

"Why is my heart fluttering like this?"

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"가슴이 뛰다" – "heart is racing"

📌 Example Usage

"그 말을 듣고 가슴이 뛰었다."

"My heart raced when I heard that."

4. "저"

- "저" means "that"

📌 Example Usage

"저기 있는 저 식당은 정말 인기가 많아요."

"That restaurant over there is really popular."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"이" – "this"

📌 Example Usage

"이 책은 제가 가장 좋아하는 책이에요."

"This book is my favorite."

5. "날씨처럼"

- "날씨처럼" means "like the weather."

- "날씨": weather

- "-처럼": like, as

📌 Example Usage

"기분이 날씨처럼 자꾸 변해."

"My mood keeps changing like the weather."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"구름처럼" – "like a cloud"

📌 Example Usage

"그는 구름처럼 자유로웠다."

"He was as free as a cloud."

6. "바뀔지 / 바뀌다"

- "바뀔지 / 바뀌다" means "whether (something) will change" or "to change."

- "바뀔지": "바뀌다" + future uncertain connector "-ㄹ지"

📌 Example Usage

"앞으로 상황이 바뀔지 모르겠어."

"I don’t know if things will change."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"변하다" – "to change"

📌 Example Usage

"계절이 변하면 기분도 변해."

"When the seasons change, so does my mood."

7. "나 / 나를 (날) / 나조차 / 내가 / 나는 (난) / 나의 (내)"

- "나 / 나를 (날) / 나조차 / 내가 / 나는 (난) / 나의 (내)" all refer to first-person "I" in various grammatical forms.

- "나": I

- "나를": object form of "나"

✂️ "날": contraction of "나를"

- "나조차": "even I"

- "내가": "I" + subject particle

- "나는": topic marker form

✂️ "난": contraction of "나는"

- "나의": possessive "my"

✂️ "내": contraction of "나의"

📌 Example Usage

"나조차 몰랐던 내 감정이 드러났어."

"Even I didn’t know my feelings were showing."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"저" – "I" (formal)

📌 Example Usage

"저는 그 일을 맡겠습니다."

"I will take care of that."

8. "다 알 수 없으니 / 다 알 수 없다"

- "다 알 수 없으니 / 다 알 수 없다" means "can’t know everything" or "since one can’t know everything."

- "다": all, everything

- "알 수 없다": cannot know

- "-으니": because, since

📌 Example Usage

"사람 마음은 다 알 수 없으니 조심해야 해."

"You can’t know everything about someone’s heart, so you should be careful."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"이해할 수 없다" – "cannot understand"

📌 Example Usage

"그의 행동은 도저히 이해할 수 없었다."

"I couldn’t understand his behavior at all."

9. "그게 / 그것이"

- "그게 / 그것이" means "that" or "that thing" as the subject.

✂️ "그게": contraction of "그것이"

- "그것이": "that thing" + subject marker

📌 Example Usage

"그게 정말 중요한 포인트야."

"That’s the really important point."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"그건" – contraction of "그것은"

📌 Example Usage

"그건 내가 할 일이 아니야."

"That’s not something I’m supposed to do."

10. "뭐가 / 무엇이 / 뭔지 알아 / 무엇인지 알다"

- "뭐가 / 무엇이 / 뭔지 알아 / 무엇인지 알다" all relate to asking or stating what something is.

- "뭐가": "what" as subject, informal

- "무엇이": formal "what" as subject

- “무엇인지”: “무엇이다” + connective ending “-ㄴ지”

 • “-ㄴ지”: A connecting ending that is used to link a preceding clause expressing a vague or lingering sense of doubt or question with a fact or judgment in the following clause.

✂️ "뭔지": contraction of "무엇인지" (what it is)

- “알아”: “알다 (to know)” + sentence-final ending “-아” (informal, colloquial)

- "무엇인지 알다": to know what something is

📌 Example Usage

"뭐가 그렇게 웃긴 거야?"

"What’s so funny?"

"뭔지 알아?"

"Do you know what it is?"

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"어떤 것인지 알다" – "to know what kind of thing it is"

📌 Example Usage

"그게 어떤 것인지 알고 있어?"

"Do you know what kind of thing that is?"

11. "중요하니 / 중요한 거지 / 중요한 것이지 / 중요하다"

- "중요하니 / 중요한 거지 / 중요한 것이지 / 중요하다" means "it’s important" or "because it's important."

- "중요하다": to be important

- "중요하니": "중요하다" + connector "-니" (because)

- "중요한": attributive form of "중요하다"

✂️ "거지": contraction of "것이지"

- "것이지": "것 (thing)" + declarative ending “-이지”

📌 Example Usage

"그게 정말 중요한 거지, 아무 말이나 하면 안 돼."

"That’s really important, so you can’t just say anything."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"필요하다" – "to be necessary"

📌 Example Usage

"충분한 연습이 필요하다."

"Proper practice is necessary."

12. "지금"

- "지금" means "now" or "at this moment."

📌 Example Usage

"지금 뭐 하고 있어?"

"What are you doing right now?"

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"현재" – "present"

📌 Example Usage

"현재 상황은 복잡해."

"The current situation is complicated."

13. "네게 / 너에게"

- "네게 / 너에게" means "to you."

- "너": you

- "-에게": dative particle meaning "to"

✂️ "네게": contraction of "너에게"

📌 Example Usage

"네게 하고 싶은 말이 있어."

"I have something I want to say to you."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"자네에게" – "to you" (humble, formal to a younger peer)

📌 Example Usage

"자네에게 이 임무를 맡기겠네."

"I entrust you with this task."

14. "완전히"

- "완전히" means "completely" or "entirely."

📌 Example Usage

"그건 완전히 새로운 아이디어야."

"That’s a completely new idea."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"전적으로" – "entirely, fully"

📌 Example Usage

"전적으로 동의합니다."

"I completely agree."

15. "푹"

- "푹" is an adverb meaning "deeply" or "completely," often used with sleeping or soaking.

📌 Example Usage

"어제 푹 잤더니 기분이 좋아."

"I slept deeply last night, so I feel good."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"깊이" – "deeply"

📌 Example Usage

"깊이 생각해봤어."

"I thought about it deeply."

16. "빠졌단 게 / 빠졌다는 것이"

- "빠졌단 게 / 빠졌다는 것이" means "the fact that I fell (into something)"—usually love or a state.

✂️ "빠졌단": contraction of "빠졌다는"

- "빠졌다는": "빠지다" (to fall) + declarative nominalizer "-다는"

- "것이 / 게": "thing" as subject, "게" is the contraction

📌 Example Usage

"네게 푹 빠졌단 게 믿기지 않아."

"I can’t believe I’ve fallen so hard for you."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"사로잡히다" – "to be captivated"

📌 Example Usage

"그의 눈빛에 완전히 사로잡혔다."

"I was completely captivated by his gaze."

17. "아마"

- "아마" means "maybe" or "probably."

📌 Example Usage

"아마 오늘은 비가 올 거야."

"It will probably rain today."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"혹시" – "perhaps"

📌 Example Usage

"혹시 내 노트 못 봤어?"

"Have you by any chance seen my notebook?"

18. "꿈만 같겠지만 / 꿈만 같다"

- "꿈만 같겠지만 / 꿈만 같다" means "it feels like a dream" or "although it feels like a dream."

- "꿈": dream

- "-만 같다": "just like"

- "같겠지만": future conditional form "like" + contrastive connector "-지만"

 • “같다” → “같겠다” (future conditional form) → “같겠지만”

📌 Example Usage

"꿈만 같겠지만 이건 현실이야."

"It might feel like a dream, but this is real."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"믿기지 않다" – "hard to believe"

📌 Example Usage

"아직도 믿기지 않아."

"I still can’t believe it."

19. "분명"

- "분명" means "clearly" or "surely."

📌 Example Usage

"분명 어제 여기 뒀는데."

"I clearly left it here yesterday."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"확실히" – "certainly"

📌 Example Usage

"그건 확실히 그의 실수야."

"That’s certainly his mistake."

20. "꿈이 아니야 / 꿈이 아니다"

- "꿈이 아니야 / 꿈이 아니다" means "this isn’t a dream."

- "꿈": dream

- "-이 아니다": "is not"

- "아니야": informal present negative

📌 Example Usage

"이건 분명 꿈이 아니야."

"This definitely isn’t a dream."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"현실이다" – "it’s real"

📌 Example Usage

"지금 이 순간이 바로 현실이다."

"This very moment is reality."

21. "달리 / 다르게"

- "달리 / 다르게" means "differently" or "in another way."

- "달리": adverbial form of "다르다 (to be different)"

- "다르게": adverb form of "다르다" using "-게"

📌 Example Usage

"이번에는 좀 달리 생각해봐."

"Try thinking differently this time."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"별개로" – "separately"

📌 Example Usage

"그건 이 문제와 별개로 봐야 해."

"You have to view that as separate from this issue."

22. "설명할 수 없는 / 설명할 수 없다 / 설명하다"

- "설명할 수 없는 / 설명할 수 없다 / 설명하다" means "cannot explain" or "inexplicable."

- "설명하다": to explain

- "설명할 수 없다": cannot explain

- "설명할 수 없는": attributive form (inexplicable)

📌 Example Usage

"이 감정은 설명할 수 없는 거야."

"This feeling is something I can’t explain."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"이해할 수 없다" – "cannot understand"

📌 Example Usage

"그의 행동은 이해할 수 없었어."

"I couldn’t understand his behavior."

23. "이건 / 이것은"

- "이건 / 이것은" means "this thing" or "as for this."

- "이것은": "this" + topic particle

✂️ "이건": contraction of "이것은"

📌 Example Usage

"이건 정말 대단한 일이야."

"This is truly an amazing thing."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"이게" – "this (as subject)"

📌 Example Usage

"이게 다 무슨 일이야?"

"What is all this?"

24. "사랑일 거야 / 사랑일 것이야 / 사랑이다"

- "사랑일 거야 / 사랑일 것이야 / 사랑이다" means "it must be love" or "it is love."

- "사랑이다": it is love

- "사랑일 거야": future supposition form

- "사랑일 것이야": complete form of future supposition (informal)

✂️ “것이다” → “것이야” (informal sentence-final ending) → “거야” (contraction)

📌 Example Usage

"이 감정은 분명 사랑일 거야."

"This feeling must be love."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"좋아한다" – "to like"

📌 Example Usage

"처음엔 단지 좋아하는 줄 알았어."

"At first, I thought I just liked you."

25. "방금"

- "방금" means "just now" or "a moment ago."

📌 Example Usage

"방금 전화했잖아."

"I just called a moment ago."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"조금 전에" – "a little while ago"

📌 Example Usage

"조금 전에 나갔어요."

"He went out a little while ago."

26. "말한 / 말하다"

- "말한 / 말하다" means "said" or "to speak."

- "말하다": to say, to speak

- "말한": past attributive form

📌 Example Usage

"그가 말한 내용을 기억해."

"Remember what he said."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"이야기하다" – "to talk, to tell"

📌 Example Usage

"우린 진심을 털어놓고 이야기했다."

"We had a heartfelt conversation."

27. "감정"

- "감정" means "emotion" or "feeling."

📌 Example Usage

"그 감정은 숨길 수 없었어."

"That emotion couldn’t be hidden."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"느낌" – "feeling"

📌 Example Usage

"이상한 느낌이 들어."

"I have a strange feeling."

28. "감히 의심하지 마 / 감히 의심하다"

- "감히 의심하지 마 / 감히 의심하다" means "don’t you dare doubt" or "to dare doubt."

- "감히": boldly, dare

- "의심하다": to doubt

- "의심하지 마": "do not doubt" in informal imperative

📌 Example Usage

"내 진심을 감히 의심하지 마."

"Don’t you dare doubt my sincerity."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"불신하다" – "to distrust"

📌 Example Usage

"그는 항상 다른 사람을 불신해."

"He always distrusts others."

29. "그냥"

- "그냥" means "just" or "simply."

📌 Example Usage

"그냥 네가 좋아."

"I just like you."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"단지" – "only, just"

📌 Example Usage

"단지 너와 있고 싶었어."

"I just wanted to be with you."

30. "좋다는 게 아냐 / 좋다는 것이 아니다"

- "좋다는 게 아냐 / 좋다는 것이 아니다" means "it doesn’t mean (I) like (something)."

- "좋다는 것": declarative nominalization of "좋다"

- “-이”: subject particle

- “아니다”: to not be (is not, are not, …)

✂️ "게": contraction of "것이"

- "아냐": informal form of "아니다"

📌 Example Usage

"그 사람을 계속 본다고 해서 좋다는 게 아냐."

"Just because I keep seeing them doesn’t mean I like them."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"좋아하는 건 아니야" – "It’s not that I like them"

📌 Example Usage

"괜찮지만 좋아하는 건 아니야."

"He’s okay, but it’s not that I like him."

31. "다음 / 다음에 / 그 다음에"

- "다음 / 다음에 / 그 다음에" means "next" or "after that."

- "다음": next

- "다음에": at the next time

- "그 다음에": after that

📌 Example Usage

"그 다음에 무슨 일이 있었어?"

"What happened after that?"

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"이후에" – "afterward"

📌 Example Usage

"식사 이후에 산책을 했어."

"We took a walk after the meal."

32. "조심해 / 조심하다"

- "조심해 / 조심하다" means "be careful" or "to be cautious."

- "조심하다": to be careful

- "조심해": informal imperative form

📌 Example Usage

"밖에 나갈 땐 조심해."

"Be careful when you go outside."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"주의하다" – "to pay attention"

📌 Example Usage

"운전할 때 주의하세요."

"Be cautious when driving."

33. "두 심장에"

- "두 심장에" means "in two hearts."

- "두": two

- "심장": heart

- "-에": locative particle meaning "in" or "to"

📌 Example Usage

"두 심장에 같은 감정이 흐르고 있었다."

"The same feeling was flowing through two hearts."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"두 마음에" – "in both hearts"

📌 Example Usage

"그 감정은 두 마음에 동시에 퍼졌다."

"The emotion spread in both hearts at once."

34. "핀 / 피다"

- "핀 / 피다" means "bloomed" or "to bloom."

- "피다": to bloom

- "핀": past attributive form of "피다"

📌 Example Usage

"꽃이 활짝 핀 봄날이었다."

"It was a spring day when the flowers bloomed fully."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"피어나다" – "to blossom"

📌 Example Usage

"벚꽃이 거리마다 피어났다."

"Cherry blossoms bloomed all over the streets."

35. "새파란"

- "새파란" means "bright blue" or "deep blue," often used figuratively to express freshness or youth.

- "새": intensifier

- "파란": adjective form of "파랗다 (to be blue)"

📌 Example Usage

"새파란 하늘이 너무 아름다웠다."

"The bright blue sky was so beautiful."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"푸르른" – "bluish, greenish (vivid)"

📌 Example Usage

"푸르른 들판이 끝없이 펼쳐졌다."

"Endless green fields stretched out."

 

41. "폭이 커 / 폭이 크다"

- "폭이 커 / 폭이 크다" means "wide" or "broad in width."

- "폭이": “폭 (width)” + subject particle “-이”

- "크다": to be big

- "커": informal present form

📌 Example Usage

"이 강은 폭이 커서 건너기 어려워."

"This river is too wide to cross easily."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"넓다" – "to be wide"

📌 Example Usage

"운동장이 꽤 넓다."

"The playground is quite spacious."

42. "두 번 / 세 번 / 00번"

- "두 번 / 세 번 / 00번" means "twice / three times / specific number of times."

- "번": counter for times

- "두 / 세": native Korean numbers

📌 Example Usage

"그 얘기는 세 번이나 들었어."

"I’ve already heard that three times."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"한 번" – "once"

📌 Example Usage

"한 번만 더 기회를 주세요."

"Please give me just one more chance."

43. "피곤하게"

- "피곤하게" means "tiringly" or "in a tiring way."

- "피곤하다": to be tired

- "-게": adverbial ending

📌 Example Usage

"그 사람은 늘 피곤하게 굴어."

"That person always acts in a tiring way."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"지치게" – "exhaustingly"

📌 Example Usage

"일이 너무 많아서 지치게 일했어."

"I worked myself to exhaustion because of the workload."

44. "자꾸"

- "자꾸" means "repeatedly" or "again and again," often annoyingly.

📌 Example Usage

"자꾸 그런 말 하지 마."

"Stop saying that over and over."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"계속" – "continuously"

📌 Example Usage

"계속 울기만 했어."

"I just kept crying."

45. "질문하지 마 / 질문하다"

- "질문하지 마 / 질문하다" means "don’t ask" or "to ask a question."

- "질문하다": to ask (a question)

- "질문하지 마": informal negative imperative

📌 Example Usage

"이제 그 일에 대해 질문하지 마."

"Don’t ask about that anymore."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"묻지 마" – "don’t ask"

📌 Example Usage

"과거는 묻지 마."

"Don’t ask about the past."

46. "장점이"

- "장점이" means "the strength" or "the advantage (subject)."

- "장점": strong point, merit

- "-이": subject particle

📌 Example Usage

"그의 가장 큰 장점이 바로 솔직함이야."

"His greatest strength is his honesty."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"강점이" – "strength"

📌 Example Usage

"이 제품의 강점이 뭔가요?"

"What is this product’s strength?"

47. "바로"

- "바로" means "immediately" or "exactly."

📌 Example Usage

"바로 그게 내가 말하려던 거야."

"That’s exactly what I was going to say."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"즉시" – "at once, instantly"

📌 Example Usage

"즉시 응답해 주세요."

"Please respond immediately."

48. "솔직한 거야 / 솔직한 것이다"

- "솔직한 거야 / 솔직한 것이다" means "it’s honesty" or "it’s being honest."

- "솔직한": "솔직하다 (to be honest)" + attributive

- "것이다": declarative form

✂️ "거야": contraction of "것이야"

📌 Example Usage

"그건 그냥 솔직한 거야."

"It’s just being honest."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"진심이다" – "to be sincere"

📌 Example Usage

"그 말은 내 진심이었어."

"I truly meant that."

49. "느낀 / 느끼다"

- "느낀 / 느끼다" means "felt" or "to feel."

- "느끼다": to feel

- "느낀": past attributive form

📌 Example Usage

"그 순간 내가 느낀 감정은 말로 못 해."

"I can’t describe the feeling I had at that moment."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"체감하다" – "to experience/feel directly"

📌 Example Usage

"온몸으로 체감한 추위였다."

"It was cold that I felt with my whole body."

50. "짜릿함은"

- "짜릿함은" means "as for the thrill" or "the tingling excitement."

- "짜릿함": noun form of "짜릿하다" (to be thrilling)

- "-은": topic marker

📌 Example Usage

"처음 만났을 때 그 짜릿함은 잊을 수 없어."

"I can’t forget the thrill of our first meeting."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"전율" – "shiver, thrill"

📌 Example Usage

"그 연주는 온몸에 전율을 일으켰다."

"That performance gave me chills."

51. "마치"

- "마치" means "as if" or "like."

📌 Example Usage

"마치 꿈을 꾸는 것 같았어."

"It was like I was dreaming."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"마냥" – "just like, as if"

📌 Example Usage

"마냥 어린애처럼 웃었다."

"He smiled just like a child."

52. "여긴 / 여기는"

- "여긴 / 여기는" means "here" or "as for here."

- "여기": here

- "여기는": "여기" + topic marker

✂️ "여긴": contraction of "여기는"

📌 Example Usage

"여긴 내가 좋아하는 장소야."

"This is my favorite place."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"이곳은" – "this place (formal)"

📌 Example Usage

"이곳은 평화로운 마을이에요."

"This is a peaceful village."

53. "너와"

- "너와" means "with you."

- "너": you

- "-와": comitative particle (with)

📌 Example Usage

"너와 함께라서 행복해."

"I’m happy to be with you."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"그대와" – "with you (poetic/formal)"

📌 Example Usage

"그대와 영원히 함께하고 싶습니다."

"I want to be with you forever."

54. "아무도"

- "아무도" means "nobody" or "no one."

📌 Example Usage

"아무도 내 말을 믿지 않았다."

"No one believed me."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"누구도" – "no one (emphatic)"

📌 Example Usage

"그 일은 누구도 몰랐다."

"No one knew about that."

55. "막지 못해 / 막지 못하다 / 막다"

- "막지 못해 / 막지 못하다 / 막다" means "can’t stop" or "to fail to block."

- "막다": to block, stop

- "막지 못하다": to be unable to stop

- "막지 못해": informal present form

📌 Example Usage

"이 감정은 막지 못해."

"I can’t stop this feeling."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"저지하지 못하다" – "unable to prevent"

📌 Example Usage

"공격을 저지하지 못했다."

"They couldn’t prevent the attack."

56. "보면 / 보다"

- "보면 / 보다" means "if you see" or "to see."

- "보다": to see

- "보면": conditional form "-면" (if)

📌 Example Usage

"그 사람을 보면 기분이 좋아져."

"When I see him, I feel better."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"눈에 띄다" – "to catch the eye"

📌 Example Usage

"그녀는 어디서나 눈에 띄는 스타일이다."

"She has a look that stands out anywhere."

57. "눈 깜빡할 / 눈을 깜빡하다"

- "눈 깜빡할 / 눈을 깜빡하다" means "in the blink of an eye."

- "눈": eye

- "깜빡하다": to blink

- “깜빡할”: attributive form

- "눈을 깜빡하다": to blink one’s eyes

- "눈을 깜빡할" → “눈 깜빡할” (omission of the object particle)

📌 Example Usage

"눈 깜빡할 사이에 사라졌어."

"It disappeared in the blink of an eye."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"순식간에" – "in an instant"

📌 Example Usage

"순식간에 일이 끝나버렸다."

"It was over in an instant."

58. "시간 조차도 아까울 걸 / 시간 조차도 아까울 것을 / 시간 조차도 아깝다"

- "시간 조차도 아까울 걸 / 시간 조차도 아까울 것을 / 시간 조차도 아깝다" means "even time will feel too precious (to waste)."

- "시간": time

- "조차도": even

- "아깝다": to be too precious to waste

- "아까울": future descriptive form

- "걸 / 것을": nominalized with object particle

 ✂️ “것을” → “걸” (contraction)

- “시간 조차도 아까울 걸”: even time will feel too precious (to waste).

📌 Example Usage

"너와 있는 이 순간, 시간 조차도 아까울 걸."

"Every moment with you feels too precious to waste."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"한순간도 아깝다" – "every moment is precious"

📌 Example Usage

"이 시간, 한순간도 아깝지 않아."

"Not a single moment of this time is wasted."

59. "드디어"

- "드디어" means "finally" or "at last."

📌 Example Usage

"드디어 네가 왔구나!"

"You finally came!"

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"마침내" – "finally, at last"

📌 Example Usage

"마침내 꿈을 이뤘다."

"I finally achieved my dream."

60. "만나 / 만나다"

- "만나 / 만나다" means "to meet."

- "만나다": base form

- "만나": informal present

📌 Example Usage

"오늘 친구를 만나."

"I’m meeting a friend today."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"대면하다" – "to face, to meet formally"

📌 Example Usage

"우리는 회의에서 대면했다."

"We met face-to-face in the meeting."

61. "반가워 / 반갑다"

- "반가워 / 반갑다" means "glad to see you" or "to be happy to meet."

- "반갑다": to be glad

- "반가워": informal present

📌 Example Usage

"너를 다시 만나서 정말 반가워."

"I’m so glad to see you again."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"기쁘다" – "to be joyful"

📌 Example Usage

"너와 함께해서 기뻐."

"I’m happy to be with you."

62. "사이"

- "사이" means "relationship" or "between."

📌 Example Usage

"우린 그런 사이 아니야."

"We’re not in that kind of relationship."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"관계" – "relationship, connection"

📌 Example Usage

"두 사람의 관계가 궁금해." = “두 사람 사이가 궁금해.”

"I’m curious about their relationship."

63. "놓일 / 놓이다"

- "놓일 / 놓이다" means "to be placed" or "to lie (in a position)."

- "놓이다": passive of "놓다" (to put, place)

- "놓일": future passive attributive

📌 Example Usage

"선물은 테이블 위에 놓일 거야."

"The gift will be placed on the table."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"배치되다" – "to be arranged/positioned"

📌 Example Usage

"의자들이 원형으로 배치되었다."

"The chairs were arranged in a circle."

 

🎶 IVE - “After LIKE”: Lyrics Summary

“After LIKE” explores the emotional intensity of love that transcends simple attraction. The speaker starts by acknowledging the unpredictable nature of her feelings—how even she can’t fully anticipate what might change next. But instead of waiting for certainty or overanalyzing emotions, she focuses on the present moment: the overwhelming pull toward someone and the sincerity of that connection.

The recurring line, “What’s after ‘LIKE’?” is not just a question—it’s a challenge and declaration. The speaker already knows what comes next: love. But rather than stating it directly, the lyrics unfold as a buildup of tension and excitement, revealing how love grows through honesty, confidence, and emotional clarity. The metaphor of “LIKE” leading into the letters L-O-V-E transforms the concept of affection into a journey of discovery and self-expression.

The song emphasizes boldness in love. The speaker refuses to hide behind coyness or pretense. She warns that the love she offers burns hotter than the sun, runs deep, and stretches across emotional highs and lows. This is not a casual interest—it’s raw, honest, and untamed.

By the end, the repeated affirmation “You and I, it’s more than LIKE” becomes an anthem of romantic assertion. The speaker owns her emotions and demands a love that’s as powerful and vivid as the feelings she’s expressing. In short, it’s a celebration of stepping beyond hesitation into fearless, genuine love.

 

🎶 IVE - “After LIKE”: Additional Information

- Song Title (Korean): 애프터 라이크

- Release Date: August 22, 2022

- Album: After LIKE 

- Genre: Pop / Dance

- Label: Starship Entertainment

- Lyrics: Seo Ji-eum

- Composer: Ryan S.Jhun, Anders Nilsen, Andrè Jensen, Iselin Solheim, F. Perren, D. Fekaris

 

Musical Style:

The track samples Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive,” infusing retro disco elements with modern K-pop production. This contrast symbolizes emotional empowerment—the transformation of romantic vulnerability into personal strength.

 

Performance Note:

“After LIKE” is choreographed with powerful formations and bold arm movements, matching the lyrical theme of control and emotional declaration. The stage performances often feature costume changes and dynamic lighting that heighten the drama of the message.

 

Impact:

The song was a commercial hit, topping Korean and global music charts. It solidified IVE’s reputation as a leading 4th-generation K-pop group known for strong concepts, catchy hooks, and empowering messages.

 

🎶 Introduction to IVE

📢 Please check other posts in the K-Lingo category for introductions to other songs and IVE.

 

🌍 If you’d like to read the full lyrics, please visit official music platforms such as Melon, Genie Music, Apple Music, or Spotify!

 

❗The copyright belongs to the original creators, and the management of music royalties and copyrights is handled by the respective copyright holders and organizations such as the Korea Copyright Commission.

 

❗This analysis is intended for educational and language-learning purposes and does not replace the official lyrics.

 

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