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한국어 (Korean)
English Translation
Nareul bwajweo eyes on me
Look at me, eyes on me
이 세상이 다 볼 수 있도록
I sesangi da bol su itdorok
So all of this world can see
Celebrity, I'm a celebrity
Celebrity, I'm a celebrity
Celebrity, I'm a celebrity
눈부시게 빛나는 별처럼
Nunbusige binnaneun byeolcheoreom
Like a dazzlingly shining star
온 세상에 나를 알릴게
On sesange nareul allilge
I'll make the whole world know me
내가 누군지 다 보여줄게
Naega nugunji da boyeojulge
I'll show everyone who I am
Naneun naya teukbyeolhan jonjaeya
I am me, I am a special being
이 무대 위에서 빛날게
I mudae uieseo binalge
I'll shine on this stage
Celebrity, 세상의 중심에서
Celebrity, sesangui jungsimseo
Celebrity, at the center of the world
보이니 눈부신 나의 빛이
Boini nunbusin naui bichi
Can you see my dazzling light
온 세상을 가득 채워가
On sesangeul gadeuk chaewoga
Filling all the world
I'm a celebrity, yeah
I'm a celebrity, yeah
I'm a celebrity, yeah
영원히 빛나는 나야
Yeongwonhi binnaneun naya
I'm the me that shines forever
Fan Annotations (2)
“naneun naya teukbyeolhan jonjaeya” 나는 나야 특별한 존재야
"나는 나야 특별한 존재야" (naneun naya teukbyeolhan jonjaeya) means "I am me, I am a special being" — the self-affirmation at the heart of the song. "Celebrity" addresses people who feel like outsiders, telling them their uniqueness is what makes them shine, so the "celebrity" of the title is the listener, not the star. IU wrote the lyrics and co-composed the track, released January 27, 2021 as the pre-release single for her fifth studio album LILAC; it hit #1 on the Circle/Gaon Digital Chart for six weeks and scored a perfect all-kill (Soompi).
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“nareul bwajwo eyes on me” 나를 봐줘 eyes on me
"나를 봐줘 eyes on me" (nareul bwajweo eyes on me) opens the song as an invitation rather than a demand — IU's gentlest possible flex. She pairs the Korean 나를 봐줘 ("look at me") with the English "eyes on me" so the hook lands for both Korean and international listeners at once. It sets up the song's central reversal, where the spotlight is ultimately turned back on the listener as the real "celebrity."
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