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Volume Up

The 2012 track finds the K-pop group refusing to be ignored any longer.

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The 2012 track finds the K-pop group refusing to be ignored any longer.

The lyric moves from being dismissed to becoming the noise itself.

It's not a request for attention so much as a declaration that the volume is already rising, whether anyone's ready or not.

Editor's note

4Minute's defiant anthem about turning up the volume

The 2012 track finds the K-pop group refusing to be ignored any longer.

nae moksoril nopyeo jwo

The lyric moves from being dismissed to becoming the noise itself. It's not a request for attention so much as a declaration that the volume is already rising, whether anyone's ready or not.

The repeated plea 'nae moksoril nopyeo jwo', turn up my voice, isn't just a party command. It's a response to being overlooked, to someone who 'couldn't even look at me' at first. The words answer a specific frustration: the need to finally be the thing that can't be tuned out.

It's a direct address, but the repetition turns it into a mantra. You stop asking and start insisting.

The way the chant 'pump up the volume up, up' locks in with the beat makes the demand feel physical, not just lyrical.

edit_note Ethan Walker · LyroVerse team · Apr 17
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how "nae moksoril nopyeo jwo" turns into a mantra the pull of "couldn't even look at me" the pull of "pump up the volume up, up"
Lyrics

Volume Up

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나를 처음 봤을 땐 눈도 못 땠었던

nareul cheoeum bwasseul ttaen nundo mot ttaesseotdeon

(너, uh, uh, uh, uh, 너, uh, uh, uh, uh)

(neo, uh, uh, uh, uh, neo, uh, uh, uh, uh)

쉽다고 싫다며 뒤에서 내 얘길

swipdago sildamyeo dwieseo nae yaegil

(Hey, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, why)

(Hey, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, why)

매일 내 목소리에

maeil nae moksorie

춤을 추고 웃고 바라보던

chumeul chugo utgo barabodeon

넌 이제 내 목소리도

neon ije nae moksorido

듣기 싫다고서 등을 돌리고 있어

deutgi sildagoseo deung-eul dolligo isseo

미치겠어 나 이제 끝났대

michigesseo na ije kkeunnatdae

더 이상은 내 자리가 없대 (whoa)

deo isang-eun nae jariga eopdae (whoa)

내 목소릴 높여 줘 높여 줘 높여 줘

nae moksoril nopyeo jwo nopyeo jwo nopyeo jwo

이 음악을 더 크게 everybody time to rock

i eumageul deo keuge everybody time to rock

다 치우고 pump up the volume up, up

da chiugo pump up the volume up, up

듣기 싫어 pump up the volume up, up

deutgi sireo pump up the volume up, up

갈수록 더 변해질 거야 ah

galsurok deo byeonhaejil geoya ah

독하게 eh, eh, eh

dokage eh, eh, eh

Oh 더

Oh deo

Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh

Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh

Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh

Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh

Oh 더

Oh deo

Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh

Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh

Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh

Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh

제대로 날 한 번 봐준 적 없었던

jedaero nal han beon bwajun jeok eopseotdeon

(너, uh, uh, uh, uh, 너, uh, uh, uh, uh)

(neo, uh, uh, uh, uh, neo, uh, uh, uh, uh)

내가 뭘 하던지 관심조차 없던

naega mwol hadeonji gwansimjocha eopdeon

(Hey, eh, eh, eh, eh, why)

(Hey, eh, eh, eh, eh, why)

매일 내 가슴만 더

maeil nae gaseumman deo

조여오게 하는 너의 시선이

joyeooge haneun neoui siseoni

이제 내 가슴에 더

ije nae gaseume deo

상처로 남아서 나를 감춰 버렸어

sangcheoro namaseo nareul gamchwo beoryeosseo

미치겠어 나 이제 끝났대

michigesseo na ije kkeunnatdae

더 이상은 내 자리가 없대 (whoa)

deo isang-eun nae jariga eopdae (whoa)

내 목소릴 높여 줘 높여 줘 높여 줘

nae moksoril nopyeo jwo nopyeo jwo nopyeo jwo

이 음악을 더 크게 everybody time to rock

i eumageul deo keuge everybody time to rock

다 치우고 pump up the volume up, up

da chiugo pump up the volume up, up

듣기 싫어 pump up the volume up, up

deutgi sireo pump up the volume up, up

갈수록 더 변해질 거야 ah

galsurok deo byeonhaejil geoya ah

독하게 eh, eh, eh

dokage eh, eh, eh

Oh 더

Oh deo

Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh

Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh

Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh

Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh

Oh 더

Oh deo

Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh

Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh

Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh

Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh

넌 모를 거야

neon moreul geoya

나를 잘 알 수 없겠지

nareul jal al su eopgetji

아무것도 모르고

amugeotdo moreugo

내 앞에서 그렇게

nae apeseo geureoke

Lie, lie, lie, lie

Lie, lie, lie, lie

Lie, lie, lie, lie

Lie, lie, lie, lie

Lie, lie, lie, lie

Lie, lie, lie, lie

다 치우고 pump up the volume up, up

da chiugo pump up the volume up, up

(Pump up the volume)

(Pump up the volume)

듣기 싫어 pump up the volume up, up (듣기 싫어)

deutgi sireo pump up the volume up, up (deutgi sireo)

갈수록 더 변해질 거야 ah (변해질 거야)

galsurok deo byeonhaejil geoya ah (byeonhaejil geoya)

독하게 eh, eh, eh

dokage eh, eh, eh

Oh 더 (yeah)

Oh deo (yeah)

Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh

Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh

Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh

Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh

Oh 더 (yeah)

Oh deo (yeah)

Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh

Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh

Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh

Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh

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What is "Volume Up" by 4minute about?

The 2012 track finds the K-pop group refusing to be ignored any longer. The lyric moves from being dismissed to becoming the noise itself. It's not a request for attention so much as a declaration that the volume is already rising, whether anyone's ready or not.

Who performs "Volume Up"?

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Yes. The page carries the LyroVerse editor's note "4Minute's defiant anthem about turning up the volume", followed by the full lyric and related songs.

Are there related songs to explore after "Volume Up"?

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