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Nxde

I NEVER DIE · 2022

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한국어 (Korean)

English Translation

벗어던진 가면 뒤에

Beoseodeonjin gamyeon dwie

Behind the mask I've taken off

진짜 내가 있어

Jinjja naega isseo

My true self exists

Nxde, 꾸밈없는 나

Nxde, kkumimeomneun na

Nxde — me without adornment

이게 진짜 아름다움

Ige jinjja areumdaum

This is true beauty

예술처럼 완성된 나

Yesulcheoreom wansseongdoen na

Me, perfected like art

Marilyn Monroe, yeah

Nxde, 있는 그대로야

Nxde, inneun geudaeroya

Nxde — exactly as it is

꾸밀 필요 없어 나는

Kkumil piryo eopseo naneun

I don't need to be dressed up

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“Marilyn Monroe, yeah” Marilyn Monroe, yeah

Naming "Marilyn Monroe" sets up the song's whole argument: "Nxde" reclaims the word "nude" to mean one's true, authentic self rather than something sexualized. (G)I-DLE leader Soyeon wrote, composed and arranged the track, and its MV stages the members as old-Hollywood movie stars with direct nods to Monroe, including Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) (Wikipedia). Musically it flips a classic on its head by sampling the "Habanera" aria from Bizet's 1875 opera Carmen (Wikipedia). It was the lead single from the EP I Love (October 17, 2022) and topped South Korea's Circle Digital Chart (Wikipedia).

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I NEVER DIE

2022 · LP

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