Girls' Generation
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The Boys

A 2011 K-pop anthem about confidence, competition, and bringing the heat.

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Quick meaning

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A 2011 K-pop anthem about confidence, competition, and bringing the heat.

The lyric treats the world like a battlefield you can win with style.

'wollae jeonjaeng gateun salmeul saneun in-ganin-geol', 'living a life that was originally like a war', is just a flat observation.

Editor's note

Girls' Generation calls the boys out

A 2011 K-pop anthem about confidence, competition, and bringing the heat.

neon wollae meotjyeosseo

The lyric treats the world like a battlefield you can win with style. 'wollae jeonjaeng gateun salmeul saneun in-ganin-geol', 'living a life that was originally like a war', is just a flat observation. It doesn't complain; it states the rules so it can show you how to play them better.

There's a line that asks, 'neon gildeuryeojyeo beoryeonni?', 'Did you fall down because you were pushed?' It's not really a question. It's a taunt wrapped in a smirk, the kind of thing you say when you already know the answer and it makes you stronger. The pressure it answers is the whole game: proving you belong at the top.

'You were originally cool.' It's a reminder tossed back at someone, implying they've forgotten their own strength. The praise has an edge to it.

The way 'B-bring the boys out' cuts through everything else. It's the engine.

edit_note Ethan Walker · LyroVerse team · Apr 17
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Lyrics

The Boys

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겁이 나서 시작조차 안 해 봤다면

geobi naseo sijakjocha an hae bwatdamyeon

그댄 투덜대지 마라 좀 (GG)

geudaen tudeoldaeji mara jom (GG)

주저하면 기회는 모두 너를 비켜 가

jujeohamyeon gihoeneun modu neoreul bikyeo ga

가슴 펴고 나와 봐라 좀 (T.R.X)

gaseum pyeogo nawa bwara jom (T.R.X)

B-bring the boys out (yeah, you know)

B-bring the boys out (yeah, you know)

B-bring the boys out

B-bring the boys out

We bring the boys out

We bring the boys out

We bring the boys out, yeah

We bring the boys out, yeah

B-bring the boys out

B-bring the boys out

순리에 맞춰 사는 것

sullie matchwo saneun geot

넌 길들여져 버렸니?

neon gildeuryeojyeo beoryeonni?

괜찮니? (Get up!)

gwaenchanni? (Get up!)

암담한 세상이 그댈

amdamhan sesang-i geudael

주눅 들게 만드니? (That’s funny)

junuk deulge mandeuni? (That’s funny)

괜찮니?

gwaenchanni?

그냥 볼 수가 없어 난

geunyang bol suga eopseo nan

부딪히고 깨져도

budichigo kkaejyeodo

몇 번이고 일어나

myeot beonigo ireona

날카롭게 멋지게

nalkaropge meotjige

일을 내고야 말던

ireul naegoya maldeon

니 야성을 보여 줘

ni yaseong-eul boyeo jwo

My boy

My boy

B-bring the boys out

B-bring the boys out

Girls' Generation make you feel the heat

Girls' Generation make you feel the heat

전 세계가 너를 주목해

jeon segyega neoreul jumokae

B-bring the boys out

B-bring the boys out

위풍도 당당하지

wipungdo dangdanghaji

뼛속부터 넌 원래 멋졌어

ppyeotsokbuteo neon wollae meotjyeosseo

You know the girls

You know the girls

B-bring the boys out

B-bring the boys out

흔들리지 말고 그댄 자릴 지켜

heundeulliji malgo geudaen jaril jikyeo

원래 전쟁 같은 삶을 사는 인간인걸

wollae jeonjaeng gateun salmeul saneun in-ganin-geol

너는 왜? (Yeah, fly high)

neoneun wae? (Yeah, fly high)

벌써 왜? (You, fly high) 포기해?

beolsseo wae? (You, fly high) pogihae?

Oh 넌 멀었잖아

Oh neon meoreotjana

너의 집념을 보여 줘

neoui jimnyeomeul boyeo jwo

지굴 좀 흔들어 줘

jigul jom heundeureo jwo

모두가 널 볼 수 있게

moduga neol bol su itge

역사는 새롭게

yeoksaneun saeropge

쓰여지게 될걸

sseuyeojige doelgeol

주인공은 바로 너 (hahahahahaha)

juin-gong-eun baro neo (hahahahahaha)

바로 너 (hahahahahaha)

baro neo (hahahahahaha)

B-bring the boys out

B-bring the boys out

Girls' Generation make you feel the heat

Girls' Generation make you feel the heat

전 세계가 너를 주목해

jeon segyega neoreul jumokae

B-bring the boys out

B-bring the boys out

위풍도 당당하지

wipungdo dangdanghaji

뼛속부터 넌 원래 멋졌어

ppyeotsokbuteo neon wollae meotjyeosseo

You know the girls

You know the girls

B-bring the boys out

B-bring the boys out

Girls, bring the boys out!

Girls, bring the boys out!

I wanna dance right now

I wanna dance right now

내가 이끌어 줄게 come out

naega ikkeureo julge come out

세상 남자들이여 난 No. 1

sesang namjadeuriyeo nan No. 1

지혜를 주는 Athena, check this out

jihyereul juneun Athena, check this out

즐겨 봐라 도전의 설레임

jeulgyeo bwara dojeonui seolleim

이미 모두 가진 세상의 남자

imi modu gajin sesang-ui namja

그대로 쭉 가는 거야 keep up

geudaero jjuk ganeun geoya keep up

Girls' Generation, we don’t stop

Girls' Generation, we don’t stop

B-bring the boys out

B-bring the boys out

막혀 버렸던 미래가

makyeo beoryeotdeon miraega

안 보였던 미래가

an boyeotdeon miraega

네 눈앞에 펼쳐져

ne nunape pyeolchyeojyeo

점점 더 완벽한

jeomjeom deo wanbyeokan

니 모습에 마치

ni moseube machi

난 빨려 들 것 같아

nan ppallyeo deul geot gata

My heart

My heart

겁이 나서 시작조차 안 해 봤다면

geobi naseo sijakjocha an hae bwatdamyeon

그댄 투덜대지 마라 좀

geudaen tudeoldaeji mara jom

Just bring the boys out

Just bring the boys out

주저하면 기회는 모두 너를 비켜 가

jujeohamyeon gihoeneun modu neoreul bikyeo ga

가슴 펴고 나와 봐라 좀

gaseum pyeogo nawa bwara jom

Bring the boys out

Bring the boys out

'Cause the girls, bring the boys out

'Cause the girls, bring the boys out

Girls, bring the boys out

Girls, bring the boys out

Girls, bring the boys out

Girls, bring the boys out

Girls, bring the boys out

Girls, bring the boys out

Girls' Generation make 'em feel the heat

Girls' Generation make 'em feel the heat

전 세계가 우릴 주목해

jeon segyega uril jumokae

B-bring the boys out

B-bring the boys out

세상을 이끌 남자

sesang-eul ikkeul namja

멋진 여자들 여기 모여라

meotjin yeojadeul yeogi moyeora

You know the girls

You know the girls

B-bring the boys out

B-bring the boys out

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What is "The Boys" by Girls' Generation about?

A 2011 K-pop anthem about confidence, competition, and bringing the heat. The lyric treats the world like a battlefield you can win with style. 'wollae jeonjaeng gateun salmeul saneun in-ganin-geol', 'living a life that was originally like a war', is just a flat observation.

Who performs "The Boys"?

Girls' Generation performs "The Boys", and this lyric page sits inside the Girls' Generation catalog on LyroVerse.

Does LyroVerse have an editor's note for "The Boys"?

Yes. The page carries the LyroVerse editor's note "Girls' Generation calls the boys out", followed by the full lyric and related songs.

Are there related songs to explore after "The Boys"?

Yes. The related section below points to The Boys (English Version) and FLOWER POWER with a short reason for opening each page next.

Where can I find more songs by Girls' Generation?

Use the artist link near the top of the page or the related paths section below to keep moving through Girls' Generation's lyric pages.

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