Category: K-pop

Peaches

“Peaches” by KAI

KAI’s “Peaches” is a love song and in that regard somewhat of a rarity, in that we haven’t come across many K-pop tunes that are overtly romantic. But that being noted, there really isn’t...

Christmas Evel

“Christmas EveL” by Stray Kids

It’s safe to assume that North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un probably isn’t a fan of anything even remotely Christmas, since his regime is known to not favor Christianity at all. Actually the regime in...

I'm A B

“I’m A B” by Hwa Sa

In the Western world, when a lady refers to herself as “a B”, that’s another way of proclaiming, excuse our French, that she in fact a b*tch. And such is how the phrase is for...

MAVERICK

“MAVERICK” by THE BOYZ

The way the term “maverick” is used in this song is to point to the idea of someone who is, most simply put, countercultural. This notion perhaps comes across most effectively in the second verse,...

Rock with You

“Rock with You” by SEVENTEEN

The lyrics of SEVENTEEN’s “Rock with You” read sort of incohesive, which we will presume is the result of us relying on an English translation it as opposed to the Korean original. But despite this piece...

Permission to Dance

“Permission to Dance” by BTS

BTS’ “Permission to Dance” is primarily metaphorical and as such can be described in a number of different ways. But ultimately it is meant to serve as an exercise in self-encouragement, as are by and...

Ready to Love

“Ready to Love” by Seventeen

According to S.Coups, who is recognized as the overall leader of Seventeen, what the lyrics of “Ready to Love” are about is basically falling in love with a friend. And such is pretty much ascertainable even without...

Don't Fight the Feeling

“Don’t Fight the Feeling” by EXO

This is yet another philosophical K-pop song. And this time around the notion the artists are dealing with is one you may hear commonly in song, the ubiquitous ‘follow your passion’ motif. But instead of...