Today Kim Lip of ARTMS shines solo with her new single “Can You Entertain?”, and it’s pure retro perfection.
From the opening synths to the pulsing bass line, everything screams 1980s allure — neon lights, smoky eyes, and slow-motion confidence.
Lyrically, the song flirts with the question behind every spark: Can you keep up? Can you deliver what this chemistry promises?
Let’s take a look at this line that captures the thrill of the moment:
“살짝 달아오른 기분
이 순간을 원했어 나”
“A slightly heated feeling —
This is the moment I’ve been wanting.”
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💬 Key Phrases to Learn:
1️⃣ 살짝 달아오른 기분 – A slightly heated / flushed feeling
• 살짝 – slightly, gently, subtly
• 달아오르다 – to heat up, flush, become excited
• 기분 – feeling, mood
→ Literally: “a mood that has lightly heated up.”
💡 Grammar note: V-ㄴ/은 + N turns a verb into a descriptive form modifying a noun.
→ 달아오르다 → 달아오른기분 (“a feeling that has heated up”)
2️⃣ 이 순간을 – this moment (object)
• 이 – this
• 순간 – moment
• -을 – object particle
→ Marks “this moment” as what is being desired or wanted.
3️⃣ 원했어 – wanted
• From 원하다, “to want, to desire”
• Past tense -었어 → “I wanted.”
💡 Grammar: V-었어 / 았어 is the casual past tense ending.
→ 좋아했어 → “I liked (it).”
4️⃣ 나 – I / me
Used at the end of a sentence for emphasis or tone.
→ “I wanted this moment” becomes more personal, assertive, even playful when ending with 나.
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💡 Grammar Tip:
The structure (이) 순간을 원했어 나 reverses normal word order for emphasis.
Normally: 나는이순간을원했어.
But by ending with 나, she gives it punch — “This moment… it’s what I wanted.”
Korean often uses sentence-final 나, 너, 우리 for emotional focus, especially in lyrics.
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💬 Why It Matters:
This lyric perfectly matches the song’s energy — the moment right before the spark ignites.
Grammatically simple, emotionally charged, 살짝 달아오르다 is one of those expressions that carries both physical and emotional meaning — heat, attraction, tension.
And 이 순간을 원했어 나 captures the confidence of someone who knows what she wants and isn’t afraid to say it.
💭 Have you ever felt that electric moment — when the air around you just heats up a little? Drop a 🔥 if you know exactly what Kim Lip means.