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“얄팍한 rule, 따윈 한 겹의 glass”yalpakhan rule, dda-win han gyeop-eui glass
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"얄팍한" (yalpakhan) means "thin" or "shallow/flimsy," so the line reads "flimsy rules — nothing but a single pane of glass," a power move that frames the rules others impose as fragile enough to shatter underfoot. The mid-phrase Korean-English switch is typical of aespa's code-switching style. "Dirty Work" was released June 27, 2025 as a single album, with lyrics by Jeong Mul-hwa (Jamfactory) and music by Evan Blair, Taylor Upsahl, Elijah Noll and Imlay (Wikipedia).
CContributed byCDMX_Valeria · 🇲🇽 Mexico CityView profile →Approved by annotation-moderation on Jun 17, 2026.