aespa · Korean · 30 words

Singles & Solo Tracks, 2023–2025

This set gathers aespa's standalone tracks from 2023 to 2025: the Korean Pokémon opening "We Go", the group's remake of Seo Taiji and Boys' 1995 protest song "시대유감", and four SYNK member solo singles. The vocabulary ranges from the bright travel and destiny language of "We Go" to the blunt social criticism of "시대유감" — hypocrisy, honesty, broken wings and unresolved grief. The solos add contemporary conversational Korean: reading the room in "UP", a racing heartbeat in "Dopamine", dizzy confidence in "GOOD STUFF", and trembling breath in "BLUE".

Vocabulary

Word	Meaning	Example
오랫동안	for a long time	오랫동안 이 여행을 준비했어요.I prepared for this trip for a long time.
이끌다	to lead, to guide someone along	그 선배가 우리 팀을 잘 이끌었어요.That senior led our team well.
운명	fate, destiny	우리가 만난 건 운명 같아요.I think our meeting was fate.
두렵다	to be afraid, to be daunted	이제는 새로운 시작이 두렵지 않아요.I'm not afraid of a new start anymore.
마침내	at last, finally	마침내 우리는 바다에 도착했어요.At last we arrived at the sea.
예감	a hunch, a feeling about what's coming	오늘은 좋은 예감이 들어요.I have a good feeling about today.
거칠다	to be rough, to be harsh	오늘은 바람이 생각보다 거칠어요.The wind is rougher today than I expected.
짜식	punk, guy (rough, teasing slang for 자식)	저 짜식들은 늘 시끄럽게 떠들어.Those punks are always making a racket.
거만하다	to be arrogant, to be haughty	그 사람은 늘 거만한 말투로 이야기해요.That person always speaks in an arrogant tone.
가식	pretense, put-on behavior	가식 없이 솔직하게 말해 줘.Tell me honestly, without any pretense.
숱하다	to be countless, to be plentiful	숱한 실패 끝에 겨우 성공했어요.After countless failures, I barely succeeded.
은근히	secretly, in a quiet way that isn't said out loud	다들 은근히 변화를 바라고 있어요.Everyone quietly hopes for change.
정직하다	to be honest, to be upright	정직한 사람이 손해를 보면 안 되죠.Honest people shouldn't be the ones who lose out.
아우성	clamor, a chorus of outcry	광장에서 사람들의 아우성이 들려왔어요.The clamor of the crowd came from the square.
뒤집다	to turn over, to overturn	그 한마디가 상황을 완전히 뒤집었어요.That one remark completely overturned the situation.
물들다	to be dyed, to take on a color	가을이 되니 산이 붉게 물들었어요.Now that it's autumn, the mountains have turned red.
부러지다	to break, to snap in two	의자 다리가 부러져서 앉을 수가 없어요.The chair leg snapped, so I can't sit down.
한을 풀다	to release a deep, long-held grief or resentment	이번 무대로 오랜 한을 풀고 싶어요.With this stage I want to release a long-held grief.
들러붙다	to cling to, to stick onto	젖은 머리카락이 이마에 들러붙었어요.My wet hair clung to my forehead.
눈치	social awareness; the sense to read a situation	그 애는 눈치가 정말 빨라요.She's really quick to read a situation.
넘보다	to covet, to try to encroach on what's someone else's	아무도 그 자리를 넘보지 못했어요.Nobody could lay a claim to that spot.
알아주다	to recognize, to acknowledge someone's worth or effort	아무도 내 노력을 알아주지 않았어요.Nobody recognized the effort I put in.
두근거리다	to pound, to flutter (of the heart)	네가 보일 때마다 가슴이 두근거려요.My heart pounds every time I see you.
밑바닥	the very bottom; someone's true underlying self	이제 서로의 밑바닥까지 알아 버렸어요.By now we've seen each other all the way to the bottom.
넘쳐나다	to be overflowing, to be everywhere in abundance	이 동네엔 예쁜 카페가 넘쳐나요.This neighborhood is overflowing with cute cafés.
서서히	gradually, little by little	분위기가 서서히 달아올랐어요.The mood gradually heated up.
어질어질하다	to feel dizzy, to be head-spinning	너무 신나서 어질어질해요.I'm so excited my head is spinning.
왠지	somehow, for some reason	오늘은 왠지 기분이 좋아요.For some reason I'm in a good mood today.
떨리다	to tremble, to shake	너무 긴장해서 손이 계속 떨렸어요.I was so nervous my hands kept trembling.
잠기다	to be submerged in, to be sunk deep in something	온 마을이 안개에 잠겨 있었어요.The whole village was submerged in fog.