Xdinary Heroes are back in the ICU — but don’t call the doctor yet.

Their newest release “ICU” isn’t about pain, it’s about the chaos of love: the kind that leaves your heart racing, your mind spinning, and your pulse hitting red alert.

With explosive rock energy and a message that blurs the line between pain and passion, this track shows once again why Xdinary Heroes are redefining what K-rock means in K-pop.

Let’s take a look at these lines from the chorus:

“거대하고 뜨거운 사랑을 준비해

떨린다면 설렘이라고”

“Prepare for a huge and burning love.

If you’re trembling — that’s called excitement.”

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💬 Key Phrases to Learn:

1️⃣ 거대하고 뜨거운 사랑을 준비해 – Prepare for a huge, burning love

• 거대하다 – to be huge, gigantic

• 뜨겁다 – to be hot (physically or emotionally passionate)

• -고 – connector meaning “and”

• 사랑을 – “love” (object particle -을)

• 준비해 – from 준비하다, “to prepare” (imperative or declarative casual form)

→ Literally: “Get ready for love that’s both massive and fiery.”

💡 Grammar: combining two adjectives (거대하다 + 뜨겁다) with -고 to modify a noun (사랑).

2️⃣ 떨린다면 설렘이라고 – If you’re trembling, that’s excitement

• 떨리다 – to tremble, shake (emotionally or physically)

• -ㄴ다면 – “if” (hypothetical conditional form)

• 설렘 – excitement, fluttering feeling (from 설레다, “to flutter / be thrilled”)

• -이라고 – quoting particle used after nouns → “(say that it) is”

→ “If you’re trembling, say it’s excitement.”

💡 Grammar: N-이라고 하다 is “to say it is N”; here shortened to -이라고 for lyric rhythm.

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💡 Grammar Tip:

The conditional -ㄴ다면 is stronger and more poetic than the usual -면, often used in lyrics to heighten emotional intensity.

떨린다면 설렘이라고 → “If your heart shakes, call it excitement”

This structure sounds reflective and cinematic — like a piece of advice or realization.

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💬 Why It Matters:

This line flips the script: trembling isn’t fear, it’s thrill.

Xdinary Heroes use medical imagery (“ICU”) not for weakness, but for vital intensity.

Love might feel like a near-death experience, but they’re saying: don’t back down — that pulse means you’re alive.

💭 How do you read this — is love a healing force or something dangerously thrilling? Drop a ❤️‍🔥 if Xdinary Heroes’ “ICU” revived your playlist!

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