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BLACKPINK “How You Like That” Korean Lyrics

BLACKPINK · 2020 · Album: HOW YOU LIKE THAT · Beginner

Hit rock bottom? Come back shining brighter — BLACKPINK's triumphant comeback anthem.

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What are the lyrics of “How You Like That” about?

Hit rock bottom? Come back shining brighter — BLACKPINK's triumphant comeback anthem.

How do I learn Korean with “How You Like That”?

Sing along with the karaoke-synced lyrics, then study 15 key vocabulary, 4 grammar points and a 7-day study plan — free, no sign-up.

How hard is this song for Korean learners?

The level is “Beginner” — every line comes with pronunciation, romanization and translation, beginners can sing along.

Which group sings “How You Like That”?

A four-member YG group from 2016 and global streaming record-holders. Hard-hitting anthems with the most-subscribed music act on YouTube.

Full lyrics (Korean, romanization, English translation)

보란 듯이 무너졌어boran deuti muneojyeosseoI crumbled before their eyes
바닥을 뚫고 저 지하까지badakeul ttulhgo jeo jihakkajiThrough the floor, down to the underground
옷 끝자락 잡겠다고ot kkeutjarak japgessdagoSaying I'd grab onto the hem
저 높이 두 손을 뻗어봐도jeo nopi du soneul ppeoteobwadoEven reaching both hands up that high
다시 캄캄한 이곳에 Light up the skydasi kamkamhan igote Light up the skyIn this pitch-dark place again — light up the sky
니 두 눈을 보며 I'll kiss you goodbyeni du nuneul bomyeo I'll kiss you goodbyeLooking straight into your eyes — I'll kiss you goodbye
실컷 비웃어라 꼴좋으니까silkeot biuteora kkoljoteunikkaLaugh all you want — what a sight, while it lasts
이제 너희 하나 둘 셋ije neohui hana dul setNow it's your turn — one, two, three
Ha how you like that?Ha how you like that?Ha — how you like that?
You gon' like that that that that thatYou gon' like that that that that thatYou gon' like that that that that that
How you like that that that that thatHow you like that that that that thatHow you like that that that that that
Your girl need it all and that's a hundredYour girl need it all and that's a hundredYour girl needs it all — and that's a hundred
백 개 중에 백 내 몫을 원해baek gae junge baek nae mokseul wonhaeA hundred out of a hundred — I want my share
Karma come and get someKarma come and get someKarma — come and get some
딱하지만 어쩔 수 없잖아ttakhajiman eojjeol su eopsjanhaIt's harsh, but what can you do
방아쇠를 Cock backbangasoereul Cock backCock back the trigger
더 캄캄한 이곳에 Shine like the starsdeo kamkamhan igote Shine like the starsIn this darker place — shine like the stars
그 미소를 띠며 I'll kiss you goodbyegeu misoreul ttimyeo I'll kiss you goodbyeWearing that smile — I'll kiss you goodbye

Vocabulary (15)

KoreanRomanizationEnglishNote
보란 듯이boran deution display / for all to seecrumbled for all to see
무너지다muneojidato crumble / collapsethe castle crumbles
바닥을 뚫다badakeul ttulhdato hit rock bottom (lit. break through the floor)grades hit rock bottom
끝자락kkeutjarakthe very end / hemthe hem of clothes
뻗다ppeotdato reach / stretch outreach out both hands
캄캄하다kamkamhadato be pitch-darka pitch-dark room
실컷silkeotto one's heart's contentlaugh to your heart's content
비웃다biutdato laugh at / mockmock someone
꼴좋다kkoljotdaserves you rightlaugh while you still can
몫moksone's shareI want my share
딱하다ttakhadato be pitiable / harsha pitiful situation
방아쇠bangasoetriggerpull the trigger
미소를 띠다misoreul ttidato wear a smilewearing that smile
컴백keombaekcomebacka dazzling comeback
하나 둘 셋hana dul setone, two, threeone two three, go!

Grammar notes (4)

-듯이 = as if / like

보란 듯이 무너졌어

보다 (see) + 듯이: it happened as if on display — a deliberate, public collapse.

Pattern: [stem] + 듯이

Example: 알 듯이 말하다 (speak as if you know)

-어라 = do (command); -니까 = because

실컷 비웃어라 꼴좋으니까

Command + because: granting permission to laugh, then promising the turn will change.

Pattern: [stem] + 어라, + 으니까

Example: 마음껏 먹어라 (eat as much as you want)

중에 = among / out of

백 개 중에 백 내 몫을 원해

중에 sets the range; repeating the number (100 of 100) means no discount — everything.

Pattern: [noun] + 중에

Example: 열 명 중에 한 명 (one out of ten)

-잖아 = isn't it obvious / you know

딱하지만 어쩔 수 없잖아

-잖아 turns the excuse into an obvious fact: there's simply nothing to be done.

Pattern: [stem] + 잖아

Example: 바쁘잖아 (I'm busy, you know)

7-day study plan

Day 1 — Vocab Set A + hum along to the chorus

Day 2 — Grammar 1, 2 (-듯이 = as if / like, -어라 = do (command); -니까 = because)

Day 3 — Vocab Set B + Grammar 3 (중에 = among / out of)

Day 4 — Grammar 4 (-잖아 = isn't it obvious / you know) + Vocab Set C

Day 5 — Grammar 5, 6 + sing the whole song

Day 6 — Vocab review + quiz

Day 7 — Final check: full sing-through + use the grammar

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