The 1990s K-pop pioneers declare independence from the older generation in this defiant anthem.
The 1990s K-pop pioneers declare independence from the older generation in this defiant anthem.
The lyric doesn't argue with the older generation; it announces their irrelevance.
"I don't need you, I don't wanna help you" isn't anger, it's a clean break.
The 1990s K-pop pioneers declare independence from the older generation in this defiant anthem.
nan nae sesangeun naega seuseuro mandeul geoya
The lyric doesn't argue with the older generation; it announces their irrelevance. "I don't need you, I don't wanna help you" isn't anger, it's a clean break. The future here is something you build inside yourself, not something you inherit.
The Korean line "eoreundeurui sesangeun imi gatda" translates roughly to "the world of adults has already ended." That's the song's central pressure: a generation tired of waiting for permission. When they sing "nan nae sesangeun naega seuseuro mandeul geoya", "I will make my world with my own hands", it's less about rebellion than about claiming a space that doesn't yet exist.
That line, "I will make my world with my own hands", carries the whole song's weight. It turns ambition from a daydream into a manual.
The way "We are the future!" punches through after each verse, half chant, half promise. It sticks because it feels less like a pop hook and more like a creed.
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10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Hey, everybody-body, look at me!
ijeneun sesangui teureul bakkwobeoril geoya
naega ije juini doen geoya
eoreundeurui sesangeun imi gatda
nalga ppajin geot maldo andwaeneun sorin jibeo chiwo
The future is mine, 1, 2 and 3 and 4 and go!
ajikkkaji urin eoreundeurui geuneul arae isseo jayuropji aneunde
ireonjeoreon ganseopdeullo harul jisaeuni pigonhal su bakke
eonjekkaji uril jasindeurui teure matchwoyaman jikseongi pullineunji
haruiteul nari galsurok urin jichyeo sseureojil geot gata
nan nae sesangeun naega seuseuro mandeul geoya
ttokgateun saleul gangyohaji ma
nae aneseo kkumteuldaeneun saeroun segye
nan kiwogagesseo
We are the future!
jibeochyeo nan jigeumbuteo
nae insaengui juineun nara malhagesseo
tto mitgesseo mitgesseo
jalhae nagalgeora naneun mitgesseo
Hey, hey
ije dasi nae insaenge chamgyeonhaji marajwoyo
I don't need you, I don't wanna help you
We want it uhyeogi let's go
We are the future!
han beonjjeum nado saenggakaesseotji
naega eoreuni doemyeon eotteon moseubilkka
hangsang ireon moseubeuro sal su isseulkka? Oh, baby
nan nae sesangeun naega seuseuro mandeulgeoya
ttokgateun saleul gangyohajima
nae aneseo kkumteuldaeneun saeroun segye
nan kiwogagesseo
nan nae sesangeun naega seuseuro mandeulgeoya
ttokgateun saleul gangyohajima
nae aneseo kkumteuldaeneun saeroun segye
nan kiwogagesseo
We are the future!
The 1990s K-pop pioneers declare independence from the older generation in this defiant anthem. The lyric doesn't argue with the older generation; it announces their irrelevance. "I don't need you, I don't wanna help you" isn't anger, it's a clean break.
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