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HuH

The 2010 single turns a dismissive grunt into a declaration of independence.

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The 2010 single turns a dismissive grunt into a declaration of independence.

There's a blunt economy to framing ambition as simple personal taste.

Wanting to be on TV or in a magazine isn't presented as a grand dream, just something they'd like to do.

Editor's note

4Minute's 'HuH' and the sound of defiance

The 2010 single turns a dismissive grunt into a declaration of independence.

nan nae mamdaero nae meotdaero hae

There's a blunt economy to framing ambition as simple personal taste. Wanting to be on TV or in a magazine isn't presented as a grand dream, just something they'd like to do. That refusal to dress it up in humble language is the song's real power move.

The phrase 'nan nae mamdaero nae meotdaero hae', 'I do as I please, as I'm cool', is the whole engine. It's not a request for permission or a debate about taste. It's a flat statement of fact, answering every 'wae?' thrown their way with the pressure of someone who's done explaining themselves.

It's the song's north star. Everything else, the magazine covers, the fame, the top spot, spins out from that core idea of doing things your own way because it's your way. The lyric doesn't argue the point; it just states it as the operating system.

The way 'chingaling chingaling chingaling hai' tumbles out after 'I wanna be on magazine' has this playful, almost taunting energy. It sounds like counting cash or shaking jewelry, a little flash of attitude in the middle of the boast.

edit_note Ethan Walker · LyroVerse team · Apr 16
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the pull of "nan nae mamdaero nae meotdaero hae" the pull of "chingaling chingaling chingaling hai"
Lyrics

HuH

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Say humph (huh huh, huh huh)

Say humph (huh huh, huh huh)

Say humph (huh) Say humph (huh)

nan nae mamdaero nae meotdaero hae (huh huh, huh huh)

naega TVe naogo sipda hamyeon (wae? wae?)

jomdeo yeppeojigo sipda hamyeon (wae? wae?)

modu da an doendagoman malhae What you do

utgiji ma naneun nae mamdaero (uh huh, uh huh)

nae saenggakbodan (nae saenggakbodan)

jakku gateun geol barae (ttokgateun geotman barae)

modu da naegeseo gateun moseumman barae Plz leave me

Baby you are kidding me!

huh huh huh huh huh huh huh

I wanna be on magazine

modu mamdaero in ma scene

chingaling chingaling chingaling hai

work it work it work it out

ireon jeoreon maldeul da ijeobeoryeo (huh huh huh huh)

da gateun kkum jiwobeoryeo (huh huh huh huh)

Say humph (huh) Say humph (huh)

nan nae mamdaero nae meotdaero hae

nuguboda naega naega I'm on the top

igeot jeogeot jakku tto sikiji ma huh huh huh huh

nal bakkuryeogo haji ma huh huh huh huh huh

Say humph (huh) Say humph (huh)

nan nae mamdaero nae meotdaero hae

nuguboda naega naega I'm on the top

naega jjarbeun chimareul ibeumyeon (no oh, no oh)

meoril jjarpge jareugo sipda hamyeon (no oh, no oh)

modu da isanghadago malhae What you do

utgiji ma naneun nae mamdaero (uh huh, uh huh)

nae moseupbodan (nae moseupbodan)

jakku dareun geol barae (je meotdaerodeul malhae)

Plz leave me

modu da maeumdaero nareul bakkuryeogo hae Plz leave me

Baby you are kidding me!

huh huh huh huh huh huh huh

I am gonna be famous ijebuteon dangdanghan Ladies

chingaling chingaling chingaling hai

work it work it work it out

ireon jeoreon maldeul da ijeobeoryeo (huh huh huh huh)

da gateun kkum jiwobeoryeo (huh huh huh huh)

Say humph (huh) Say humph (huh) nan nae mamdaero nae meotdaero hae

nuguboda naega naega I'm on the top

Keep it ma way U can't touch us nal kkeokkeuryeo hadaga neon dachyeo

Real musiceuro mujanghan Young ladies sunjinhan pyojeongeun neol wihan Ma fake skill

Oh, oh beolsseo sumeobeoryeonni deo kkokkkok sumeora meorikarak boilla

ireon nal gamdanghal su itgenni huh? ajik boyeojulge sandeomiya huh!

ireon jeoreon maldeul da ijeobeoryeo (huh huh huh huh)

da gateun kkum jiwobeoryeo (huh huh huh huh)

Say humph (huh) Say humph (huh)

nan nae mamdaero nae meotdaero hae

nuguboda naega naega I'm on the top

igeot jeogeot jakku tto sikiji ma huh huh huh huh

nal bakkuryeogo hajima huh huh huh huh huh

Say humph (huh) Say humph (huh)

nan nae mamdaero nae meotdaero hae

nuguboda naega naega I'm on the top

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The 2010 single turns a dismissive grunt into a declaration of independence. There's a blunt economy to framing ambition as simple personal taste. Wanting to be on TV or in a magazine isn't presented as a grand dream, just something they'd like to do.

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