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Like a Virgin

The K-pop group's 2010 cover transforms Madonna's pop anthem into a declaration of hard-won renewal.

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The K-pop group's 2010 cover transforms Madonna's pop anthem into a declaration of hard-won renewal.

The cover works because they treat the original's metaphor as literal autobiography.

Every 'like a virgin' here carries the weight of having been something else first, which gives the rebirth its conviction.

Editor's note

2NE1's 'Like a Virgin' Finds Strength in Rebirth

The K-pop group's 2010 cover transforms Madonna's pop anthem into a declaration of hard-won renewal.

I was beat incomplete

The cover works because they treat the original's metaphor as literal autobiography. Every 'like a virgin' here carries the weight of having been something else first, which gives the rebirth its conviction.

When CL sings 'I was beat incomplete,' it's a blunt admission of damage that comes before the transformation. That phrase 'shiny and new' feels less like a factory reset and more like someone polishing what was already there, just buried under hurt. The wilderness they made it through wasn't metaphorical, it sounds like a real place they had to walk out of.

It's a three-word inventory of exhaustion that makes the renewal that follows feel necessary, not just romantic. You believe the 'shiny and new' because you heard how broken the old was.

The way Dara delivers 'Yeah, your love thawed out' has this quiet, almost surprised relief in it. That small shift from 'made me feel' to 'thawed out' changes the temperature of the whole verse.

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Like a Virgin

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CL:

I made it through the wilderness

Somehow I made it through

Didn't know how lost I was

Until I found you

Minzy:

I was beat incomplete

I'd been had, I was sad and blue

But you made me feel

Dara:

Yeah, you made me feel

Shiny and new

CL:

Like a virgin

Touched for the very first time

Like a virgin

When your heart beats

Next to mine

Bom:

Gonna give you all my love, boy

My fear is fading fast

Been saving it all for you

'Cause only love can last

Minzy:

You're so fine and you're mine

Make me strong, yeah you make me bold

Oh, your love thawed out

Dara:

Yeah, your love thawed out

What was scared and cold

Bom:

Like a virgin

Touched for the very first time

Like a virgin

With your heart beat

Next to mine

Ooh, ooh, ooh

Dara:

You're so fine and you're mine

I'll be yours 'till the end of time

'Cause you made me feel

Yeah, you made me feel

I've nothing to hide

CL:

Like a virgin

Touched for the very first time

Like a virgin

With your heart beat

Next to mine

Bom:

Like a virgin, ooh, ooh Like a virgin

Feels so good inside

CL:

When you hold me, and your heart beats, and you love me

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Ooh, baby

Bom:

Can't you hear my heart beat

For the very first time?

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What is "Like a Virgin" by 2NE1 about?

The K-pop group's 2010 cover transforms Madonna's pop anthem into a declaration of hard-won renewal. The cover works because they treat the original's metaphor as literal autobiography. Every 'like a virgin' here carries the weight of having been something else first, which gives the rebirth its conviction.

Who performs "Like a Virgin"?

2NE1 performs "Like a Virgin", and this lyric page sits inside the 2NE1 catalog on LyroVerse.

Does LyroVerse have an editor's note for "Like a Virgin"?

Yes. The page carries the LyroVerse editor's note "2NE1's 'Like a Virgin' Finds Strength in Rebirth", followed by the full lyric and related songs.

Are there related songs to explore after "Like a Virgin"?

Yes. The related section below points to Falling In Love and It Hurts (Slow) with a short reason for opening each page next.

Where can I find more songs by 2NE1?

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