Young Posse also made a comeback with the single ‘VISA’, and they double down on the hyper pop sound that they already featured in last year’s ‘ADHD’. This song is actually so hyper that, to me, it almost sounds like a song from Effie.

The text I analyze today are these strong lines:

내 미래엔 절대 빛

시작 안 하지 질 바엔

고기 끼우지 이 사이에

“My future is absolutely bright.

I won’t even start if I’m going to lose.

I make sure to put the meat in between.”

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1. 내 미래엔 절대 빛
nae miraeen jeoldae bit

• 내 미래엔 = “in my future” (엔 = 에는, topic + location)
• 절대 = “absolutely / never (negatively) / for sure” — here used positively for emphasis
• 빛 = “light” → metaphor for success, clarity, fame

→ Very hip-hop style noun-ending line: short, punchy, declarative.

2. 시작 안 하지 질 바엔

sijak an haji jil baen

• 시작 안 하지 = “I don’t start / I won’t start” (casual, confident tone)
• 질 바엔 = contraction of 지다 + –ㄹ 바에는

→ “rather than losing / if it’s just to lose”

→ Full meaning: “If it’s going to be a loss, I won’t even begin.”

3. –ㄹ 바에는 (key grammar pattern)

• Means “rather than doing X (undesirable), choose Y”
• Often used for strong personal standards or values

→ Fits the song’s message of self-worth and refusal to settle.

4.    고기 끼우지 이 사이에

gogi kkiuji i saie

• 고기 끼우다 = literally “to put meat in”
• Evokes sandwich imagery → bread alone is empty; meat makes it worthwhile
• Metaphorically: profit, substance, real value
• 이 사이에 = “in between / in the middle”

→ Slang-heavy flex: no empty moves, always adding value or money.

This is not your usual K-pop language but very raw and direct. The expression -ㄹ 바에 is quite advanced.

How do you like this sound from Young Posse? Are you delighted with this single or do you prefer the old school hip hop style as in ‘FREESTYLE’?