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한국어 (Korean)
English Translation
[Chorus: Karina, Giselle, Winter, Ningning, (All, Ningning)]
[Chorus: Karina, Giselle, Winter, Ningning, (All, Ningning)]
(We set the tone) Music on where we go
미친 beat drum, 같은 소리로
Insane beat drum, all to the same sound
(We set the tone) 몰려와, where we go
(We set the tone) They flood in, where we go
끌려오잖아 이미 넌
You're already drawn in
(We set the tone) 따라와, where we go
(We set the tone) Follow us, where we go
네가 찾던 rhythm groove 위로
Up onto the rhythm groove you've been searching for
(We set the tone) Get up, get up
(We set the tone) Get up, get up
더 소리쳐 봐 넌 (Ah-ooh)
Scream it louder (Ah-ooh)
[Post-Chorus: Giselle, Ningning]
[Post-Chorus: Giselle, Ningning]
Turn on your vibes, you got it?
Turn on your vibes, you got it?
I got it (I got it, I got it)
I got it (I got it, I got it)
[Verse 2: Karina, Winter, Giselle]
[Verse 2: Karina, Winter, Giselle]
Mean, mean, mean on the beat
Mean, mean, mean on the beat
Speed, speed, speed, 가뿐히
Speed, speed, speed, so effortlessly
Heat, heat, heat on the stage
Heat, heat, heat on the stage
들뜬 맘 위로 휙 올려 pitch
Lifting the mood up, flicking the pitch
멈춰 섰던 널 흔들어 (Blah)
Shaking you out of your standstill (Blah)
Stress out 던져 버려 (Okay)
Throw out the stress (Okay)
Put on blast now, 자유로워
Put on blast now, feeling free
Hear this song, 당겨 널, 발견해 또 다른 널
Hear this song, pull you in, discover another side of you
[Pre-Chorus: Winter, Giselle, Ningning, Karina, *All*]
[Pre-Chorus: Winter, Giselle, Ningning, Karina, *All*]
Dream on fire
Dream on fire
너를 향한, 너를 향한 voice
A voice aimed at you, aimed at you
Repeat of sound
Repeat of sound
The rhythm still moves you
Loud and loud
Loud and loud
Breakin' down, down, breakin' down, down, no
Breakin' down, down, breakin' down, down, no
압도하는 분위기로
With an overwhelming vibe
*We 'bout to—*
*We 'bout to—*
[Chorus: Giselle, Karina, Ningning, Winter, (All, Ningning)]
[Chorus: Giselle, Karina, Ningning, Winter, (All, Ningning)]
(We set the tone) Music on where we go
(We set the tone) Music on where we go
미친 beat drum, 같은 소리로
Insane beat drum, all to the same sound
(We set the tone) 몰려와, where we go
(We set the tone) They flood in, where we go
끌려오잖아 이미 넌
You're already drawn in
(We set the tone) 따라와, where we go
(We set the tone) Follow us, where we go
네가 찾던 rhythm groove 위로
Up onto the rhythm groove you've been searching for
(We set the tone) Get up, get up
(We set the tone) Get up, get up
더 소리쳐 봐 넌 (Ah-ooh)
Scream it louder (Ah-ooh)
[Bridge: Winter, Ningning, Karina]
[Bridge: Winter, Ningning, Karina]
거친 사막 같았던, 네 맘에 난
In your heart that felt like a harsh desert
물들여 눈부신 sound
I'm coloring it with dazzling sound
네 맘 더 깊이 들려와 사로잡지
Reach deeper into your heart, captivate you
We gon' turn it, turn it up
We gon' turn it, turn it up
[Chorus: Karina, Ningning, Winter, Giselle, (All, Winter, Giselle, Ningning)]
[Chorus: Karina, Ningning, Winter, Giselle, (All, Winter, Giselle, Ningning)]
(We set the tone) Number one, where we go
(We set the tone) Number one, where we go
거센 beat drum rhythm 그 위로 (그 위로)
Above the fierce beat drum rhythm (Above it)
(We set the tone) 보다 큰 세계로
(We set the tone) Toward a bigger world
달리고 있어 너와 난 (너와 난)
You and I are running (You and I)
(We set the tone) 달려봐, where we go (Ah)
(We set the tone) Let's run, where we go (Ah)
네가 찾던 rhythm groove 위로 (Rhythm groove 위로)
Up onto the rhythm groove you've been searching for (Rhythm groove above it)
(We set the tone) Get up, get up
(We set the tone) Get up, get up
난 네게 퍼져 가 (Ah-ooh)
I'm spreading through you (Ah-ooh)
[Outro: All, Ningning, Giselle]
[Outro: All, Ningning, Giselle]
We set the tone, reset the tone (Ah-ooh)
We set the tone, reset the tone (Ah-ooh)
We set the tone (Tone; Ah-ooh)
We set the tone (Tone; Ah-ooh)
We set the tone, we take it home (Ah-ooh)
We set the tone, we take it home (Ah-ooh)
We set the tone (Tone; Ah-ooh)
We set the tone (Tone; Ah-ooh)
Fan Annotations (2)
“rideumeun yeojeonhi gamdongsikyeo neol” 리듬은 여전히 감동시켜 널
"리듬은 여전히 감동시켜 널" means "the rhythm still moves you" — the key word is 감동 (gamdong), a Korean term for being deeply, emotionally stirred, well beyond simple enjoyment. It carries a full-body resonance closer to being "moved to tears," so aespa are claiming their sound does more than entertain. "Set The Tone" is a track on aespa's first studio album Armageddon, released May 27, 2024 (Wikipedia).
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“We set the tone” We set the tone
"Set the tone" is an English idiom meaning to establish the mood or standard before anyone else can — aespa open with it as a claim of creative authority, immediately followed by "Music on where we go." The repeated "(We set the tone)" works as a built-in chant for live call-and-response. The song appears on the 2024 album Armageddon (Wikipedia).
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