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IVE EMPATHY

IVE EMPATHY (2025) is IVE's third EP, built around REBEL HEART and ATTITUDE, two songs about staying yourself whatever others say. Between them sit FLU, which compares a crush to an illness, the consoling You Wanna Cry, and Thank U, a look back at growing up together. The vocabulary mixes words for being unwell, comforting someone and quiet gratitude with the punchier language of TKO.

Vocabulary

Word	Meaning	Example
승리하다	to win, to be victorious	우리 팀이 결승전에서 승리했어요.Our team won the final.
신경 쓰다	to care about, to mind	남의 말에 너무 신경 쓰지 마세요.Don't mind what other people say too much.
꺾이다	to be broken, to lose heart	한 번 실패했다고 꺾이지 마세요.Don't lose heart just because you failed once.
부족하다	to be lacking, to fall short	아직 연습이 부족해요.I still haven't practised enough.
외로움	loneliness	혼자 살면 가끔 외로움을 느껴요.Living alone, I sometimes feel lonely.
해롭다	to be harmful	단것을 너무 많이 먹으면 몸에 해로워요.Eating too many sweet things is bad for you.
멀쩡하다	to be perfectly fine, to be unharmed	어제까지 멀쩡했는데 갑자기 열이 나요.I was perfectly fine until yesterday, but suddenly I have a fever.
앓다	to suffer from, to be sick with	지난주 내내 감기를 앓았어요.I was sick with a cold all last week.
낫다	to get better, to recover	푹 쉬면 금방 낫는대요.They say you'll get better quickly if you rest well.
나른하다	to feel drowsy and languid	점심을 먹고 나면 몸이 나른해요.I feel drowsy after lunch.
지독하다	to be severe, to be nasty	이번 감기는 정말 지독하네요.This cold is really nasty.
유난히	especially, unusually	오늘은 유난히 하루가 길었어요.Today felt unusually long.
끌어안다	to hug, to hold tight	아이가 인형을 꼭 끌어안고 자요.The child sleeps hugging her doll tight.
울먹거리다	to be on the verge of tears	아이가 울먹거리면서 엄마를 찾았어요.The child looked for his mum, on the verge of tears.
귀 기울이다	to listen closely	친구의 고민에 귀 기울여 주세요.Please listen closely to your friend's worries.
한숨	a sigh	그는 창밖을 보며 한숨을 쉬었어요.He looked out the window and sighed.
텅 비다	to be completely empty	이사를 가고 나니 방이 텅 비었어요.After the move, the room was completely empty.
먼지	dust	오래된 앨범에 먼지가 앉았어요.Dust has settled on the old photo album.
포근하다	to be cosy, to be snug and warm	이 담요는 정말 포근해요.This blanket is really cosy.
속삭이다	to whisper	친구가 제 귀에 비밀을 속삭였어요.My friend whispered a secret in my ear.
아쉽다	to be a pity, to feel sorry that something is over	여행이 벌써 끝나서 아쉬워요.It's a pity the trip is over already.
굳이	needlessly, going out of one's way (when there is no need)	굳이 말하지 않아도 다 알아요.You don't have to say it; I already know.
결국	in the end, eventually	결국 제가 하고 싶은 대로 했어요.In the end I did it the way I wanted.
부딪히다	to bump into, to run up against	급하게 가다가 문에 부딪혔어요.I was rushing and bumped into the door.
행운	good luck, fortune	행운을 빌어요!Good luck!
헝클어지다	to get tangled, to get messed up	바람이 불어서 머리가 다 헝클어졌어요.The wind blew and my hair got all tangled.
짜증	irritation, annoyance	차가 막혀서 짜증이 나요.The traffic is jammed and it's getting on my nerves.
힘껏	with all one's might	공을 힘껏 던졌어요.I threw the ball with all my might.
부수다	to smash, to break down	낡은 벽을 부수고 새로 지었어요.They knocked down the old wall and built a new one.
주먹	a fist	그는 주먹을 꽉 쥐었어요.He clenched his fist tight.
흉터	a scar	어릴 때 넘어져서 무릎에 흉터가 있어요.I fell over as a kid, so I have a scar on my knee.

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