Just a week after Kim Lip’s “Can You Entertain”, JinSoul gifts us her own solo — “Ring of Chaos”.

Where Lip’s track was bright and playful, JinSoul’s feels cool, fluid, and effortless, carried by her signature smooth tone.

The song combines an almost dreamlike flow with emotional control — it’s chaos, but beautifully composed.

Let’s take a look at this line from the chorus:

“찬란한 빛에

바뀌어 버린 Chaser

기다렸던 밤”

“In the dazzling light,

the chaser has changed,

the night I’ve been waiting for.”

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💬 Key Phrases to Learn:

1️⃣ 찬란한 빛에 – in the dazzling light

• 찬란한 – splendid, brilliant, dazzling (from 찬란하다)

• 빛 – light

• -에 – particle meaning in / at / by (location or cause marker)

→ “By / in the dazzling light.”

💡 Grammar tip: The adjective -한 turns 찬란하다 (to be dazzling) into its modifying form.

2️⃣ 바뀌어 버린 – has been changed (completely)

• 바뀌다 – to change / to be changed (passive of 바꾸다)

• -어 버리다 – auxiliary expressing finality or regret, often translated as “completely / after all / unintentionally.”

→ “has ended up being changed.”

💡 Example: 잊어버렸어요 → “I (completely) forgot.”

3️⃣ Chaser – the one who chases

• Borrowed English noun used symbolically here.

→ Could refer to JinSoul herself (the pursuer of something — dreams, light, transformation).

💡 In K-pop lyrics, Chaser often symbolizes someone chasing destiny or love.

4️⃣ 기다렸던 밤 – the night I’d been waiting for

• 기다리다 – to wait

• -었던 – modifier indicating a past action with continuing relevance

• 밤 – night

→ “The night (that I) had been waiting for.”

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💡 Grammar Tip:

Notice how Korean layers meaning through modifiers:

• 기다렸던 밤 condenses a full clause (“the night that I waited for”) into a compact phrase.

• Combining -었던 (past modifier) with nouns is common in poetic lyrics, lending both nostalgia and anticipation.

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💬 Why It Matters:

This line encapsulates JinSoul’s theme perfectly — transformation through chaos.

The “Chaser” (possibly herself) is changed under radiant light, in the very night she longed for.

The lyric suggests both destiny and self-realization: being consumed by the brilliance but emerging anew.

💭 Which ARTMS solo do you connect with most — the bright allure of Kim Lip’s “Can You Entertain” or the ethereal flow of JinSoul’s “Ring of Chaos”? Drop a 💍 if JinSoul’s light got you hypnotized!