ITZY “ICY” Korean Lyrics
ITZY · 2019 · Beginner
I don't care what you think — "just this cool, so icy." Confident summer earworm, super repetitive and easy to sing along.
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Full lyrics (Korean, romanization, English translation)
Hey hey hey yass whooHey hey hey yass whooHey hey hey yass whoo
Beep beepBeep beepBeep beep
Hey hey hey hey hey hey I see that I’m icyHey hey hey hey hey hey I see that I’m icyHey hey hey hey hey hey I see that I'm icy
Go rising up up I see that I’m icyGo rising up up I see that I’m icyGo rising up up I see that I'm icy
차갑게 보여도 어떡해chagapge boyeodo eotteokhaeEven if I look cold, so what
Cool한 나니까 눈치 볼 마음 없어 OhCoolhan nanikka nunchi bol maeum eopseo Oh'Cause I'm so cool, I have no mind to read others' stares. Oh
Come on 당당하게 Let it goCome on dangdanghage Let it goCome on, boldly — let it go
Here we go 길거리를 누비고Here we go gilgeorireul nubigoHere we go, roaming the streets
On a roll Background music이 깔려On a roll Background musici kkalryeoOn a roll, background music is playing
Bomb bomb bomb bombBomb bomb bomb bombBomb bomb bomb bomb
Icy but I'm on fireIcy but I'm on fireIcy but I'm on fire
내 안에 있는 Dream 난 자신 있어nae ane issneun Dream nan jasin isseoThe dream inside me — I'm confident
날 봐 I'm not a liarnal bwa I'm not a liarLook at me, I'm not a liar
너의 틀에 날 맞출 맘은 없어neoui teule nal matchul mameun eopseoI have no mind to fit myself into your mold
Dance 다들 Blah blahDance dadeul Blah blahDance — everyone's blah blah
참 말 많아 난 괜찮아cham mal manha nan gwaenchanhaSo much talk, but I'm fine
계속 Blah blahgyesok Blah blahKeep on — blah blah
They keep talkin' I keep walkin'They keep talkin' I keep walkin'They keep talkin', I keep walkin'
다들 Blah blahdadeul Blah blahEveryone's blah blah
참 말 많아 난 괜찮아cham mal manha nan gwaenchanhaSo much talk, but I'm fine
계속 Blah blahgyesok Blah blahKeep on — blah blah
They keep talkin' I keep walkin'They keep talkin' I keep walkin'They keep talkin', I keep walkin'
Ring ring ring 울려 All day longRing ring ring ulryeo All day longRing ring ring, ringing all day long
모두 날 찾느라 바빠modu nal chatneura bappaEveryone's busy looking for me
이 노래가 Your favorite songi noraega Your favorite songThis song is your favorite song
그렇게 될 걸 잘 알아geureotge doel geol jal alaI know well it'll turn out that way
Hey 이 맛은 마치 딱 살얼음같이Hey i mateun machi ttak saleoleumgatiHey, this taste is just like thin ice
Bling bling bling 반짝이는 걸Bling bling bling banjjakineun geolBling bling bling, it sparkles
별빛같이 Icybyeolbitgati IcyIcy like starlight
Uhh shout out to 내 엄마Uhh shout out to nae eommaUhh, shout out to my mom
Thank you to 우리 PapaThank you to uri PapaThank you to our papa
좋은 것만 쏙 빼닮아 짠짠짜짠짠짠joteun geotman ssok ppaedalma jjanjjanjjajjanjjanjjanI take after only the good parts — ta-da!
당당하게 Let it go Here we godangdanghage Let it go Here we goBoldly — let it go, here we go
길거리를 누비고gilgeorireul nubigoRoaming the streets
On a roll Background music이 깔려On a roll Background musici kkalryeoOn a roll, background music is playing
Bomb bomb bomb bombBomb bomb bomb bombBomb bomb bomb bomb
Icy but I'm on fireIcy but I'm on fireIcy but I'm on fire
내 안에 있는 Dream 난 자신 있어nae ane issneun Dream nan jasin isseoThe dream inside me — I'm confident
날 봐 I'm not a liarnal bwa I'm not a liarLook at me, I'm not a liar
너의 틀에 날 맞출 맘은 없어neoui teule nal matchul mameun eopseoI have no mind to fit myself into your mold
다들 Blah blah 참 말 많아 난 괜찮아dadeul Blah blah cham mal manha nan gwaenchanhaEveryone blah blah, so much talk, but I'm fine
계속 Blah blahgyesok Blah blahKeep on — blah blah
They keep talkin' I keep walkin'They keep talkin' I keep walkin'They keep talkin', I keep walkin'
다들 Blah blah 참 말 많아 난 괜찮아dadeul Blah blah cham mal manha nan gwaenchanhaEveryone blah blah, so much talk, but I'm fine
계속 Blah blahgyesok Blah blahKeep on — blah blah
They keep talkin' I keep walkin'They keep talkin' I keep walkin'They keep talkin', I keep walkin'
Get itGet itGet it
HeyHeyHey
Shake itShake itShake it
HeyHeyHey
Yeah come on girlsYeah come on girlsYeah, come on girls
더더 빨리 달려 Don't care what they saydeodeo ppalri dalryeo Don't care what they sayFaster and faster — don't care what they say
내 답은 내가 아니까 It's OKnae dapeun naega anikka It's OKBecause I know my own answer, it's OK
Dance Up up up up up we goDance Up up up up up we goDance — up up up up up, we go
끝없이 위로 위로 절대 멈추지 않고kkeuteopsi wiro wiro jeoldae meomchuji anhgoEndlessly up and up, never stopping
No one can stop us nowNo one can stop us nowNo one can stop us now
Blah blah 참 말 많아 난 괜찮아Blah blah cham mal manha nan gwaenchanhaBlah blah, so much talk, but I'm fine
계속 Blah blahgyesok Blah blahKeep on — blah blah
They keep talkin' I keep walkin'They keep talkin' I keep walkin'They keep talkin', I keep walkin'
다들 Blah blah 참 말 많아 난 괜찮아dadeul Blah blah cham mal manha nan gwaenchanhaEveryone blah blah, so much talk, but I'm fine
계속 Blah blahgyesok Blah blahKeep on — blah blah
They keep talkin' I keep walkin'They keep talkin' I keep walkin'They keep talkin', I keep walkin'
I see that I’m icyI see that I’m icyI see that I'm icy
Vocabulary (66)
| Korean | Romanization | English | Note |
|---|
| 계속 | gyesok | keep on, continuously | adverb 'continuously/keep on' |
| 한 | han | -한 (adjectival, from 하다) | attributive -한 from 하다, used with loanwords: Cool한 = cool |
| 차갑게 | chagapge | coldly | 차갑다 (cold) + -게 → adverb |
| 보여도 | boyeodo | even if (it) looks | 보이다 (to be seen) + -도 (even if) |
| 어떡해 | eotteokhae | what to do | contraction of 어떻게 해 — colloquial 'what can I do' |
| 나니까 | nanikka | because I am | 나 (I) + -이니까 (because) |
| 눈치 | nunchi | reading the room; others' judgment | 눈치 보다 = to mind others' judgment |
| 볼 | bol | to see (stem) | stem of 보다 (to see); 눈치 볼 = mind others' stares |
| 마음 | maeum | heart, mind | informal form: 맘. 마음 없다 = have no mind to |
| 없어 | eopseo | to not have (casual) | 없다 (to not have), casual form |
| 당당하게 | dangdanghage | boldly, confidently | 당당하다 (confident) + -게 (adverb) |
| 길거리 | gilgeori | street | 길 (road) + 거리 (street); 누비다 = roam |
| 누비고 | nubigo | roaming, traversing | 누비다 (to roam) + -고 (and) |
| 깔려 | kkalryeo | playing in the background | passive of 깔리다 — music/atmosphere playing |
| 내 | nae | my | possessive form of 나 (I) |
| 안에 | ane | inside | 안 (inside) + 에 (in) |
| 있는 | issneun | having, that exists | attributive form of 있다; 내 안에 있는 = inside me |
| 난 | nan | I (casual) | contraction of 나는 (I) |
| 자신 | jasin | confidence, self | 자신 있다 = to be confident |
| 있어 | isseo | to have, exist (casual) | casual form of 있다 (to have) |
| 날 | nal | me (object) | contraction of 나를 (me) |
| 봐 | bwa | look (casual) | 보다 (to see) casual; 날 봐 = look at me |
| 너의 | neoui | your | 너 (you) + 의 (possessive) |
| 틀에 | teule | in the mold | 틀 (mold/frame) + 에 (in) |
| 맞출 | matchul | to fit, match | future modifier of 맞추다 (to fit) |
| 맘은 | mameun | one's mind (topic) | informal 맘 (마음) + 은 (topic) |
| 다들 | dadeul | everyone | 다 (all) + 들 (plural) |
| 참 | cham | really, so | colloquial 'really/so' |
| 말 | mal | words, talk | 말 많다 = talk too much |
| 많아 | manha | a lot (casual) | casual form of 많다 (many) |
| 괜찮아 | gwaenchanha | it's fine | casual form of 괜찮다 (fine/OK) |
| 울려 | ulryeo | to ring, sound | 울리다 (to ring) + -어 |
| 모두 | modu | everyone, all | everyone, all of them |
| 찾느라 | chatneura | busy looking for | 찾다 (to look for) + -느라 (busy doing) |
| 바빠 | bappa | busy (casual) | casual form of 바쁘다 (busy) |
| 이 | i | this | demonstrative 'this'; also subject particle -이 |
| 노래가 | noraega | song (subject) | 노래 (song) + 가 (subject particle) |
| 그렇게 | geureotge | like that | 그렇다 (to be so) + -게 (adverb) |
| 될 | doel | to become (future) | future modifier of 되다 (to become) |
| 걸 | geol | that (thing), the fact | contraction of 것을; thing that... |
| 잘 | jal | well | adverb 'well' |
| 알아 | ala | to know (casual) | casual form of 알다 (to know) |
| 맛은 | mateun | taste (topic) | 맛 (taste) + 은 (topic particle) |
| 마치 | machi | just like | used with 같이/처럼 — 'just like' |
| 딱 | ttak | exactly, perfectly | mimetic 'exactly, spot-on' |
| 살얼음같이 | saleoleumgati | like thin ice | 살얼음 (thin ice) + 같이 (like) |
| 반짝이는 | banjjakineun | sparkling | attributive of 반짝이다 (to sparkle) |
| 별빛같이 | byeolbitgati | like starlight | 별빛 (starlight) + 같이 (like) |
| 엄마 | eomma | mom | informal 'mom' |
| 우리 | uri | our | our; also used affectionately for 'my' |
| 좋은 | joteun | good (attributive) | attributive of 좋다 (good) |
| 것만 | geotman | only the thing(s) | 것 (thing) + 만 (only) |
| 쏙 | ssok | completely, smoothly | mimetic 'completely/totally' |
| 빼닮아 | ppaedalma | to resemble exactly | 빼닮다 (take after exactly) + -아 |
| 짠짠짜짠짠짠 | jjanjjanjjajjanjjanjjan | ta-da! (fanfare) | onomatopoeia for a dramatic reveal |
| 더더 | deodeo | more and more | 더 (more) doubled for emphasis |
| 빨리 | ppalri | quickly | adverb 'quickly/hurry' |
| 달려 | dalryeo | to run (casual) | 달리다 (to run) casual |
| 답은 | dapeun | answer (topic) | 답 (answer) + 은 (topic particle) |
| 내가 | naega | I (subject) | 나 (I) + 가 (subject particle) |
| 아니까 | anikka | because (I) know | colloquial contraction of 알다 + -니까 (because) |
| 끝없이 | kkeuteopsi | endlessly | 끝 (end) + 없이 (without) |
| 위로 | wiro | upward | 위 (up) + 로 (toward) |
| 절대 | jeoldae | absolutely, never | used with negatives: never |
| 멈추지 | meomchuji | to stop | 멈추다 (to stop) + -지 |
| 않고 | anhgo | without doing | 않다 (not do) + -고 |
Grammar notes (12)
Have / exist — -있어 (casual)
내 안에 있는 Dream 난 자신 있어
있다 = to have/exist. 있어 = 있다 + casual ending -아/어. '난 자신 있어' = I have confidence — the song's proudest line.
Pattern: [noun] + 있어 = have/be… (casual 있다)
Example: 나 꿈이 있어 (I have a dream) / 시간 없어 (no time)
No mind to… — -ㄹ 맘은 없어
너의 틀에 날 맞출 맘은 없어
맘 (colloquial 마음) + 은 + 없어 = have no mind to. 맞출 = future modifier of 맞추다. = No intention to fit your mold — the coolest line, refusing to be defined.
Pattern: [verb + -ㄹ] + 맘은 없어 = have no mind to…
Example: 널 기다릴 맘은 없어 (no mind to wait for you) / 공부할 맘은 없어 (no mind to study)
Casual ending -아/어 (많아 → 괜찮아)
다들 Blah blah 참 말 많아 난 괜찮아
Adjective casual forms: 많다 → 많아, 괜찮다 → 괜찮아. The -아/어 run gives a carefree, whatever tone. 참 = really.
Pattern: [adjective] + -아/어 (casual ending)
Example: 너무 예뻐 (so pretty) / 재미있어 (so fun)
Because — -니까
내 답은 내가 아니까 It's OK
알다 (know) + -니까 = because. Here 알니까 is contracted to 아니까 for flow. = Because I know my own answer.
Pattern: [verb + -니까] = because…
Example: 비가 오니까 우산 가져가 (take an umbrella since it rains) / 졸리니까 잘게 (sleep since you're sleepy)
-아/어도: even if…
차갑게 보여도 어떡해
Verb stem + -아/어도 = even if…
Pattern: Verb stem + -아/어도
Example: OK even if late.
-니까: because (colloquial)
Cool한 나니까 눈치 볼 마음 없어
Verb stem + -(으)니까 = because…
Pattern: Verb stem + -(으)니까
Example: Watch it, it's fun.
-하게: adverbializer
당당하게 Let it go
Adjective stem + -하게 = …ly
Pattern: Adjective stem + -하게
Example: Speak quietly.
-를: object particle
길거리를 누비고 On a roll
Noun + 을/를 = … (object)
Pattern: Noun + 을/를
Example: Sing a song.
계속: continuously
계속 Blah blah They keep talkin'
계속 + verb = keep…ing
Pattern: 계속 + verb
Example: Keep practicing.
-아/어 봐: try…
날 봐 I'm not a liar
Verb stem + -아/어 봐 = try…
Pattern: Verb stem + -아/어 봐
Example: Try it once.
Onomatopoeia repetition
Bomb bomb bomb bomb
Onomatopoeia repetition = rhythm
Pattern: Onomatopoeia × N
Example: Boom boom boom!
Here we go (idiom)
Here we go
Here we go = let's start
Pattern: Here we go
Example: Here we go! Let's sing!
7-day study plan
Day 1 — Meet the song + key chorus words
- Listen to ICY 3 times, groove to the chorus
- Memorize 10 core words: 내/난/날/너/다들/괜찮아/자신/마음/없어/당당하게
- Count how many times "Icy but I'm on fire" appears
- Click Korean words in the vocab list to hear them
Day 2 — Full vocab sweep + sing the chorus
- Study group A: 15 state & confidence words (차갑게/자신/괜찮아/마음…)
- Study group B: 15 action & place words (누비고/맞출/찾느라/길거리/틀…)
- Hum the chorus 5 times with the music
- Make 1 sentence each with 괜찮아 and 자신 있어
Day 3 — Grammar 1-2 (-있어, -ㄹ 맘은 없어)
- Read grammar 1: -있어 (have) notes + examples
- Read grammar 2: -ㄹ 맘은 없어 (no mind to) notes + examples
- Find other places 있어 is used in the lyrics
- Make 1 sentence with -ㄹ 맘은 없어
Day 4 — Grammar 3-4 + read aloud
- Read grammar 3: casual -아/어 + examples
- Read grammar 4: -니까 (because) + examples
- Read the whole song aloud 2x (follow the rom)
- Record yourself reading and listen back
Day 5 — Dictation
- Listen to the chorus section 3x, write the Korean
- Check your answers and fix mistakes
- Re-listen and mark the words you don't know
- Copy each wrong word 3 times
Day 6 — Memorize + sing the whole song
- Sing along 2x without the lyrics
- Write the 4 chorus lines from memory
- Full sing-along once, all out
- Copy your favorite line into your notes
Day 7 — Sentence-making final review
- Write 3 sentences: one each with 자신 있어, 괜찮아, -ㄹ 맘은 없어
- Answer in Korean with -니까: why you like this song
- Sing the whole song again and record it
- Review all vocab and count how many you remember
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