Show Up
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Show Up captures the longing for honesty and emotional truth beneath hidden facades in a heartfelt plea for genuine connection.
Release Date
January 14, 2019
Genre
K-pop / Dance
Label
Source Music
Composers / Lyricists
dyvahh, 이원종
Participating Members
Sowon
Yerin
Eunha
Yuju
SinB
Umji
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[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]
English Translation
ja deu-reo-bwa
sul-lae-e-ge jap-hi-myeon ji-neun ge-im-i a-nya
nan neo-e-ge hey now
han-beon gi-hoe-reul jul-ge deul-kyeo-bwa
so it’s go dance
mit-mit-ha-ge-man heul-leo-ga-neun ge
sul-lae-e-ge jap-hi-myeon ji-neun ge-im-i a-nya
nan neo-e-ge hey now
han-beon gi-hoe-reul jul-ge deul-kyeo-bwa
so it’s go dance
mit-mit-ha-ge-man heul-leo-ga-neun ge
Listen up
It’s not a game where you lose if caught by the seeker
To you, Hey now
I’ll give you a chance, get caught
So it’s go dance
Just flowing blandly
It’s not a game where you lose if caught by the seeker
To you, Hey now
I’ll give you a chance, get caught
So it’s go dance
Just flowing blandly
a-mu-reon neu-gim-jo-cha o-ji anh-neun ge
o-neul-do mul-gam han bang-ul twi-ji anh-go
nam-deul-gwa bi-seu-ta-ge
geu-reo-ke ji-ru-ha-ge
eo-di-e-do eobs-neun neo-ui
sae-geul bo-yeo-jwo
o-neul-do mul-gam han bang-ul twi-ji anh-go
nam-deul-gwa bi-seu-ta-ge
geu-reo-ke ji-ru-ha-ge
eo-di-e-do eobs-neun neo-ui
sae-geul bo-yeo-jwo
Feeling nothing at all
Today too, not a drop of paint splashes
Similar to others
So boring like that
Show your color
That’s nowhere to be found
Today too, not a drop of paint splashes
Similar to others
So boring like that
Show your color
That’s nowhere to be found
nan neol eon-je-kka-ji gi-da-ri-ran geo-ya
jo-geum deo nae-ge da-ga-wa
eo-jjeom geu-reo-ke sum-neun geo-ya
eo-seo ppal-li ne mam-eul bo-yeo-jwo bwa
na-neun neo-ui girl friend
sa-rang-seu-reo-un girl friend yeah
jo-geum deo nae-ge da-ga-wa
eo-jjeom geu-reo-ke sum-neun geo-ya
eo-seo ppal-li ne mam-eul bo-yeo-jwo bwa
na-neun neo-ui girl friend
sa-rang-seu-reo-un girl friend yeah
How long do you want me to wait?
Come a little closer to me
How can you hide like that?
Hurry and show me your heart
I am your Girl friend
Lovely Girl friend yeah
Come a little closer to me
How can you hide like that?
Hurry and show me your heart
I am your Girl friend
Lovely Girl friend yeah
nan jun-bi-ga dwaess-eo
sa-sil neo-reul jo-a-hae i’m in love
ae nae ap-e na-ta-na jwo
ha-na dul set
nun-chi ge-im-eul hal-ge mo-du-ga sum-ju-gin
i gong-gan-e you gotta say
sa-sil neo-reul jo-a-hae i’m in love
ae nae ap-e na-ta-na jwo
ha-na dul set
nun-chi ge-im-eul hal-ge mo-du-ga sum-ju-gin
i gong-gan-e you gotta say
I’m ready
Actually, I like you, I’m in love
Appear before me
One, two, three
Let’s play the guessing game, everyone holds their breath
In this space, You gotta say
Actually, I like you, I’m in love
Appear before me
One, two, three
Let’s play the guessing game, everyone holds their breath
In this space, You gotta say
deo-neun nun-chi bo-ji ma mal-hae-bwa
so it’s go dance
kkok-kkok sum-da-ga sa-ra-ji-gess-eo
a-mu-reon gi-eok-jo-cha nam-ji anh-gess-eo
wan-byeok-han bo-ho-sae-geul tti-go iss-eo-seo
a-ra-bol su-ga eobs-eo
so it’s go dance
kkok-kkok sum-da-ga sa-ra-ji-gess-eo
a-mu-reon gi-eok-jo-cha nam-ji anh-gess-eo
wan-byeok-han bo-ho-sae-geul tti-go iss-eo-seo
a-ra-bol su-ga eobs-eo
Don’t mind others, just say it
So it’s go dance
If you hide tightly, you’ll disappear
Not even a memory will remain
With a perfect camouflage
I can’t recognize you
So it’s go dance
If you hide tightly, you’ll disappear
Not even a memory will remain
With a perfect camouflage
I can’t recognize you
cha-ja-nael su eobs-eo
eo-di-e-do eobs-neun neo-ui
sae-geul bo-yeo-jwo
nan neol eon-je-kka-ji gi-da-ri-ran geo-ya
jo-geum deo nae-ge da-ga-wa
eo-jjeom geu-reo-ke sum-neun geo-ya
eo-di-e-do eobs-neun neo-ui
sae-geul bo-yeo-jwo
nan neol eon-je-kka-ji gi-da-ri-ran geo-ya
jo-geum deo nae-ge da-ga-wa
eo-jjeom geu-reo-ke sum-neun geo-ya
Can’t find you
Show your color
That’s nowhere to be found
How long do you want me to wait?
Come a little closer to me
How can you hide like that?
Show your color
That’s nowhere to be found
How long do you want me to wait?
Come a little closer to me
How can you hide like that?
eo-seo ppal-li ne mam-eul bo-yeo-jwo bwa
na-neun neo-ui girl friend
sa-rang-seu-reo-un girl friend yeah
nan jun-bi-ga dwaess-eo
sa-sil neo-reul jo-a-hae i’m in love
ae nae ap-e na-ta-na
na-neun neo-ui girl friend
sa-rang-seu-reo-un girl friend yeah
nan jun-bi-ga dwaess-eo
sa-sil neo-reul jo-a-hae i’m in love
ae nae ap-e na-ta-na
Hurry and show me your heart
I am your Girl friend
Lovely Girl friend yeah
I’m ready
Actually, I like you, I’m in love
Appear before me
I am your Girl friend
Lovely Girl friend yeah
I’m ready
Actually, I like you, I’m in love
Appear before me
mo-reu-gess-ji neo-neun kkwae-na o-rae-jeon-bu-teo
ne al su eobs-neun pyo-jeong-i na-e-ge-neun
pul-li-ji anh-ass-deon bi-mil-cheo-reom
nae mam-eul ae-tae-u-go iss-eo
i love
ae-ga iss-ji neo-mu ti-ga na-ji
ne al su eobs-neun pyo-jeong-i na-e-ge-neun
pul-li-ji anh-ass-deon bi-mil-cheo-reom
nae mam-eul ae-tae-u-go iss-eo
i love
ae-ga iss-ji neo-mu ti-ga na-ji
You don’t know, from quite a while ago
Your unreadable expression to me
Like a secret that wasn’t solved
It’s making my heart anxious
I love
I’m here, it’s too obvious
Your unreadable expression to me
Like a secret that wasn’t solved
It’s making my heart anxious
I love
I’m here, it’s too obvious
sum-eoss-deon neo-wa-neun da-reu-ge
eo-jjeom i-reo-ke jo-eun-ga bwa
eo-seo ppal-li ne mam-eul bo-yeo-jwo bwa
na-neun neo-ui girl friend
sa-rang-seu-reo-un girl friend yeah
nan jun-bi-ga dwaess-eo
eo-jjeom i-reo-ke jo-eun-ga bwa
eo-seo ppal-li ne mam-eul bo-yeo-jwo bwa
na-neun neo-ui girl friend
sa-rang-seu-reo-un girl friend yeah
nan jun-bi-ga dwaess-eo
Unlike you who hid
How can it be this good?
Hurry and show me your heart
I am your Girl friend
Lovely Girl friend yeah
I’m ready
How can it be this good?
Hurry and show me your heart
I am your Girl friend
Lovely Girl friend yeah
I’m ready
sa-sil neo-reul jo-a-hae i’m in love
ae nae ap-e na-ta-na jwo
ae nae ap-e na-ta-na jwo
Actually, I like you, I’m in love
Appear before me
Appear before me
🗣️ Practice Korean Words
보호색
(bohoseaek)
protective coloring
💡 Note: Refers to the perfect camouflage the beloved uses to hide their true self and emotions from the world.
밋밋하게
(mitmitageé)
blandly
💡 Note: Describes a monotonous, unremarkable flow of life where nothing stands out or creates genuine feeling.
색
(saek)
color
💡 Note: Symbolizes the unique, distinctive identity and authentic emotions the narrator desperately wants to see revealed.
풀리지
(pulri)
unsolved
💡 Note: Conveys something mysterious and enigmatic that remains hidden and unresolved, like a perpetual secret.
🎵 Song Meaning & Interpretation
The lyrics depict an urgent plea for someone to reveal their authentic self beneath the carefully constructed facade they maintain. Using the metaphor of a hide-and-seek game and protective camouflage, the narrator expresses frustration with the beloved’s emotional concealment, comparing their enigmatic nature to an unsolved mystery. The song conveys genuine readiness for a real relationship and a desperate invitation to show their true colors, declaring that the narrator’s own feelings are already laid bare and waiting to be reciprocated.
