BABYMONSTER are back — and this time, they’re not just climbing the charts, they’re rewriting the rules. 🐉
“We Go Up” hits hard with cinematic visuals, a booming bassline, and lyrics full of power and pride.
If “Hot Sauce” was confidence with flavor, “We Go Up” is confidence with fire.
Let’s look at these lines that define their unstoppable mindset:
“우린 보란듯이, 불을 지필 거야
세상 꼭대기에, 우린 판을 바꿀”
“We’ll light the fire for all to see,
At the top of the world, we’ll change the game.”
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💬 Key Phrases to Learn:
1️⃣ 우린 보란듯이 – As if to show / proudly for all to see
• 우린 – contraction of 우리는 (“we” + topic marker)
• 보다 – to see
• -란듯이 – “as if to show” or “in a way that others will notice”
→ Literally: “We, as if to show (them).”
💡 Often used to express doing something proudly or in defiance.
예: 보란듯이성공했어 → “I succeeded for everyone to see.”
2️⃣ 불을 지필 거야 – We’ll ignite a fire
• 불 – fire
• 지피다 – to kindle / light a fire
• -ㄹ 거야 – future tense, informal (will)
→ “We’ll light (the) fire.”
🔥 It’s a metaphor for sparking action or energy — a common theme in K-pop for ambition and drive.
3️⃣ 세상 꼭대기에 – At the top of the world
• 세상 – world
• 꼭대기 – top / peak / summit
• -에 – locative particle (“at / in / on”)
→ Literally: “At the summit of the world.”
💡 A poetic way to say they’ll reach the very top of success.
4️⃣ 우린 판을 바꿀 – We’ll change the game
• 판 – board / playing field / situation / system
• 바꾸다 – to change, switch
• -ㄹ – future or modifying form (“that will change”)
→ “We (are the ones who) will change the board.”
💡 판을 바꾸다 = a powerful idiom meaning “to turn the tables” or “redefine the rules.”
Used often by idols and rappers to declare innovation or dominance.
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💡 Grammar Tip:
The -ㄹ 거야 form is a casual future tense meaning “will / going to.”
Example: 할거야 (I’ll do it), 불을지필거야 (I’ll light the fire).
The contraction 우린 keeps the tone conversational and youthful — typical of confident lyrics.
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💬 Why It Matters:
BABYMONSTER keep proving they’re not just the next big thing — they are the thing.
With “우린 판을 바꿀”, they’re declaring what every new generation in K-pop strives for:
not to fit into the system, but to rebuild it.
🔥 What do you think — are BABYMONSTER the new game changers of K-pop? Drop a 🔥 if you agree!
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