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Wait a Minute

A K-pop track that cooks up tension with a recipe of sharp flavors and playful commands.

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Quick meaning

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A K-pop track that cooks up tension with a recipe of sharp flavors and playful commands.

The phrase "jalppajigo mikkeunhan yachaereul kkeonaenda", pulling out a well-ripened nightshade, isn't just a cooking image.

It's about presenting something that's been prepared, something that's reached its peak and is ready now.

Editor's note

4Minute's spicy, sweet demand for patience

A K-pop track that cooks up tension with a recipe of sharp flavors and playful commands.

"I'll make your mouth water / geu maseun sinsegye"

The phrase "jalppajigo mikkeunhan yachaereul kkeonaenda", pulling out a well-ripened nightshade, isn't just a cooking image. It's about presenting something that's been prepared, something that's reached its peak and is ready now. That pressure to get the timing right, to not rush the moment when something is perfectly ripe, sits underneath all the 'wait a minute' refrains.

Calling a taste a 'new world' frames desire as discovery. It's a boast that turns appetite into awe, promising an experience that rewrites the rules.

The way 'yummy, yummy' and 'cook it down' get chopped and repeated gives the track a stuttering, impatient energy, even as it tells you to wait.

edit_note Ethan Walker · LyroVerse team · Apr 17
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the pull of "jalppajigo mikkeunhan yachaereul kkeonaenda" how "wait a minute" turns into a mantra how "yummy, yummy" turns into a mantra
Lyrics

Wait a Minute

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4minute, yeah

4minute, yeah

Woo!

Woo!

Wait, wait, wait, wait a minute

Wait, wait, wait, wait a minute

짜릿하게 yummy, yummy

jjaritage yummy, yummy

Cook it down, cook it down

Cook it down, cook it down

Wait, wait, wait, wait a minute

Wait, wait, wait, wait a minute

달콤하게 yummy, yummy

dalkomhage yummy, yummy

Cook it down, cook it down

Cook it down, cook it down

잘빠지고 미끈한 야채를 꺼낸다

jalppajigo mikkeunhan yachaereul kkeonaenda

보기 좋게 먹기도 좋게 썰어 준다

bogi joke meokgido joke sseoreo junda

매콤달콤 짜릿한 양념도 한다

maekomdalkom jjaritan yangnyeomdo handa

I’ll make your mouth water 그 맛은 신세계

I’ll make your mouth water geu maseun sinsegye

뜨거워지면 늦어 빨리 빨리 넣어

tteugeowojimyeon neujeo ppalli ppalli neoeo

Pow, pow, pow, pow (핫 뜨거 뜨거 핫)

Pow, pow, pow, pow (hat tteugeo tteugeo hat)

뜨겁게 달궈지면 이리저리 저어

tteugeopge dalgwojimyeon irijeori jeoeo

하나 둘 셋 넷

hana dul set net

Wait a minute

Wait a minute

라라 랄랄라

rara rallalla

팬을 뒤집는다

paeneul dwijimneunda

팬을 뒤집는다

paeneul dwijimneunda

요리조리 (wait a minute)

yorijori (wait a minute)

라라 랄랄라

rara rallalla

다시 뒤집는다

dasi dwijimneunda

다시 뒤집는다

dasi dwijimneunda

이리저리

irijeori

Wait, wait, wait, wait a minute

Wait, wait, wait, wait a minute

짜릿하게 yummy, yummy

jjaritage yummy, yummy

Cook it down, cook it down

Cook it down, cook it down

Wait, wait, wait, wait a minute

Wait, wait, wait, wait a minute

달콤하게 yummy, yummy

dalkomhage yummy, yummy

Cook it down, cook it down

Cook it down, cook it down

새콤달콤 맛나 그 맛을 넌 몰라

saekomdalkom manna geu maseul neon molla

입안이 불나 불나 모두들 안달나

ibani bulla bulla modudeul andalla

Like a kitty, baby

Like a kitty, baby

Don’t be like a kid, boy

Don’t be like a kid, boy

보채지 좀 마요 기다려 신세계

bochaeji jom mayo gidaryeo sinsegye

뜨거워지면 늦어 빨리빨리 넣어

tteugeowojimyeon neujeo ppallippalli neoeo

Pow, pow, pow, pow (핫 뜨거 뜨거 핫)

Pow, pow, pow, pow (hat tteugeo tteugeo hat)

뜨겁게 달궈지면 이리저리 저어

tteugeopge dalgwojimyeon irijeori jeoeo

하나 둘 셋 넷

hana dul set net

Wait a minute

Wait a minute

라라 랄랄라

rara rallalla

팬을 뒤집는다

paeneul dwijimneunda

팬을 뒤집는다

paeneul dwijimneunda

요리조리 (wait a minute)

yorijori (wait a minute)

라라 랄랄라

rara rallalla

다시 뒤집는다

dasi dwijimneunda

다시 뒤집는다

dasi dwijimneunda

이리저리 (wait a minute)

irijeori (wait a minute)

Wait, wait, wait, wait a minute

Wait, wait, wait, wait a minute

짜릿하게 yummy, yummy

jjaritage yummy, yummy

Cook it down, cook it down

Cook it down, cook it down

Wait, wait, wait, wait a minute

Wait, wait, wait, wait a minute

달콤하게 yummy, yummy

dalkomhage yummy, yummy

Cook it down, cook it down

Cook it down, cook it down

랄랄랄라

rallallalla

혀끝에 츄르릅 코끝에 샤르르 맴돌아

hyeokkeute chyureureup kokkeute syareureu maemdora

랄랄랄라

rallallalla

온 몸이 부르르 그 맛에 스르륵 녹아

on momi bureureu geu mase seureureuk noga

High, high ya

High, high ya

하늘을 날아 구름 위에 누워

haneureul nara gureum wie nuwo

High, high ya

High, high ya

향기에 취해 그 맛에 푹 빠질 걸

hyanggie chwihae geu mase puk ppajil geol

하나 둘 셋 넷

hana dul set net

Wait a minute

Wait a minute

라라 랄랄라

rara rallalla

팬을 뒤집는다

paeneul dwijimneunda

팬을 뒤집는다

paeneul dwijimneunda

요리조리 (wait a minute)

yorijori (wait a minute)

라라 랄랄라

rara rallalla

다시 뒤집는다

dasi dwijimneunda

다시 뒤집는다

dasi dwijimneunda

이리저리 (wait a minute)

irijeori (wait a minute)

Wait, wait, wait, wait a minute

Wait, wait, wait, wait a minute

짜릿하게 yummy, yummy

jjaritage yummy, yummy

Cook it down, cook it down

Cook it down, cook it down

Wait, wait, wait, wait a minute

Wait, wait, wait, wait a minute

달콤하게 yummy yummy

dalkomhage yummy yummy

Cook it down, cook it down

Cook it down, cook it down

라라 랄랄라

rara rallalla

정말 맛있겠다

jeongmal masitgetda

정말 맛있겠다

jeongmal masitgetda

Yummy, yummy

Yummy, yummy

라라 랄랄라

rara rallalla

정말 맛있겠다

jeongmal masitgetda

정말 맛있겠다

jeongmal masitgetda

Yummy, yummy

Yummy, yummy

라라 랄랄라

rara rallalla

정말 맛있겠다

jeongmal masitgetda

정말 맛있겠다

jeongmal masitgetda

Yummy, yummy

Yummy, yummy

라라 랄랄라

rara rallalla

정말 맛있겠다

jeongmal masitgetda

정말 맛있겠다

jeongmal masitgetda

Yummy, yummy (wait a minute)

Yummy, yummy (wait a minute)

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What is "Wait a Minute" by 4minute about?

A K-pop track that cooks up tension with a recipe of sharp flavors and playful commands. The phrase "jalppajigo mikkeunhan yachaereul kkeonaenda", pulling out a well-ripened nightshade, isn't just a cooking image. It's about presenting something that's been prepared, something that's reached its peak and is ready now.

Who performs "Wait a Minute"?

4minute performs "Wait a Minute", and this lyric page sits inside the 4minute catalog on LyroVerse.

Does LyroVerse have an editor's note for "Wait a Minute"?

Yes. The page carries the LyroVerse editor's note "4Minute's spicy, sweet demand for patience", followed by the full lyric and related songs.

Are there related songs to explore after "Wait a Minute"?

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