GROUNDWORK
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Album
Release Date
March 24, 2025
Genre
K-pop / Hip-hop / Alternative Pop
Label
Starship Entertainment
Composers / Lyricists
RYAN JHUN, Charlie McClean, Martina Sorbara, Emily Rose Persich, 이슬아, 이훤
Participating Members
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[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]
and something to believe in
all i burn is something repeated
and something to trust in
all you learn is off of the book
and off the screen you’re lookin’
and level up on funky slippers
all we show is pretty trash
and go wild on imperfection
wink and question mark
mot-saeng-gin geul-ssi-ro-do
jeong-gog-eul jji-reu-ji
sil-su yeog-si na-ya
weird and unique me
Wink and question mark
Even with ugly writing
I hit the point
Mistakes are also me
Weird and unique me
deep into the earth (si-jak-hae)
Deep into the Earth (Start)
’til you crown us
burn the bad world
do that groundwork
no damage, just work
there’s no, role model
no cap, no sleep
that’s just what i feel
han ggeut cha-i-in-geol
tteol-lim-gwa seol-lem
cheo-eum-bu-teo al-ass-eo
this will be my field
That’s just what I feel
It’s a fine line
Between trembling and excitement
I knew from the start
This will be my field
superpower seed (si-jak-hae)
Superpower seed (Start)
light a firework
burn the bad world
do that groundwork
a-i-em geu-raun-deu ja-gi-so-gae-ha-gi u-rin
ha-a-m and soom
neo-ha-go neo groundwork
a-i-em geu-raun-deu ja-gi-so-gae-ha-gi u-rin
joo and bean
I am ground, introducing ourselves we are
Ha-a-m and Soom
You and you GROUNDWORK
I am ground, introducing ourselves we are
Joo and Bean
a-i-em geu-raun-deu ja-gi-so-gae-ha-gi nan
woo of kiiikiii
da-si groundwork
I am ground, introducing myself I am
Woo of KiiiKiii
Again GROUNDWORK
The lyrics celebrate building an identity from the ground up without following established rules or polished ideals. Questions, imperfect handwriting, mistakes, and strange qualities are treated not as weaknesses but as tools for digging beneath the surface and discovering something original. Rather than searching for role models, the narrators clear away what limits them, plant their own potential, and turn nervousness into excitement. Through fearless individuality, creative rebellion, and persistent effort, laying the foundation becomes the first step toward claiming their own place and transforming an imperfect world.
