If you know me, you’ll know that I usually cover every KiiiKiii song with a music video. So, it was only a matter of time before I reviewed ‘Delulu’, the first song and pre-release track from their latest EP, ‘Delulu Pack’.

I love this song because it’s incredibly energetic and captivating. While the lyrics are challenging to comprehend as a non-native speaker, they become quite enjoyable once you delve deeper.

I’m drawn to these lines and their reference to the Miyazaki film ‘Kiki’s Delivery Service’. I had anticipated this reference to appear in a song since their debut.

Someday

마녀 배달부 키키 Flyin’

요일은 상관없어

“Someday,

like Kiki the witch delivery girl, flyin’.

The day of the week doesn’t matter.”

Vocabulary & grammar breakdown

1. 마녀 배달부 키키

• 마녀 = “witch”
• 배달부 = “delivery person”
• 키키 = “Kiki”

→ Refers to Kiki’s Delivery Service.

→ Noun stacking pattern: [noun + noun + name].

2. Flyin’

• English present participle (“flying”), shortened for rhythm
• No Korean grammar here — stylistic code-switching

→ Very common in modern K-pop lyrics.

3. 요일은 상관없어

• 요일 = “day of the week”
• –은 = topic marker
• 상관없다 = “to not matter / to be irrelevant”
• 상관없어 = informal present

→ Pattern: N + 은/는 상관없다

= “As for N, it doesn’t matter.”

4. Omitted subject

• No explicit subject in either line
• In full sentence form:
• 요일은 (나한테) 상관없어

→ Subject often omitted when obvious from context.

Do you find it challenging to keep up with the language usage of GenZ and fifth-generation K-pop groups?