A K-pop survival show anthem that turns desperation into a glittering demand.
The lyric frames longing as a performance.
'Hey baby show you my paradise' and 'Hey feel me show you my secret boy' are presentations of a self designed to be selected.
Lyric guide
Pick Me
A K-pop survival show anthem that turns desperation into a glittering demand.
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Editor's note
I.O.I's 'Pick Me' and the urgency of being chosen
A K-pop survival show anthem that turns desperation into a glittering demand.
I want you pick me up
The lyric frames longing as a performance. 'Hey baby show you my paradise' and 'Hey feel me show you my secret boy' are presentations of a self designed to be selected. It's pop music as a direct application.
The repeated 'Pick me pick me pick me up' isn't asking politely. It's stacking requests until they become a command, a rhythmic insistence that mirrors the show's voting process. There's a vulnerability in 'Can you hold me nareul kkok anajwo', 'hold me tightly', that wants both safety and certainty in the same breath.
It strips the fantasy down to a simple, active verb. The desire isn't for passive admiration but for the concrete act of being lifted, chosen, and moved from one place to another.
The way 'dugeun dugeun', the onomatopoeia for a heartbeat, punctuates the verses makes the anxiety feel physical, not just emotional.
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What to keep in your ear
the pull of "Hey baby show you my paradise"
how "Pick me pick me pick me up" turns into a mantra
the pull of "Can you hold me nareul kkok anajwo"
Lyrics
Pick Me
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Urineun kkumeul kkuneun sonyeodeul
Neowa na kkumeul nanul I sungan
Dalkomhan neoreul hyanghan shining light
Neomanui nal
Hey baby show you my paradise
Neo ttaeme naega jeongmal isanghae
Gaseumi dugeun dugeun ttwijanha
Teojil geot gata simkung simkung neoreul boneun nal
Hey feel me show you my secret boy
Can you feel me nareul neukkyeobwayo
Can you touch me nareul butjaba jwo
Can you hold me nareul kkok anajwo
I want you pick me up
Pick me pick me pick me up
Pick me pick me pick me up
Pick me pick me pick me pick me
Pick me pick me pick me up
I want you pick me up
Oneureul nohchijima tell me now
Neowa na bimireul nanul sigan
Jigeumi animyeon na eodiro galji molla
Hey baby show you my paradise
Neol bomyeon nae maeumi dugeundae
Neoege nan nunbicceul jjinggeushae
Somsatangcheoreom bupun nae maeumeul arajwo
Hey feel me show you my secret boy
Can you feel me nareul neukkyeobwayo
Can you touch me nareul butjaba jwo
Can you hold me nareul kkok anajwo
Pick me pick me pick me up
Pick me pick me pick me up
Pick me pick me pick me pick me
Pick me pick me pick me up
I want you pick me up
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What is "Pick Me" by I.O.I about?
A K-pop survival show anthem that turns desperation into a glittering demand. The lyric frames longing as a performance. 'Hey baby show you my paradise' and 'Hey feel me show you my secret boy' are presentations of a self designed to be selected.
Who performs "Pick Me"?
I.O.I performs "Pick Me", and this lyric page sits inside the I.O.I catalog on LyroVerse.
Does LyroVerse have an editor's note for "Pick Me"?
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Are there related songs to explore after "Pick Me"?
Yes. The related section below points to 너무너무너무 (Very Very Very) and Hip Song with a short reason for opening each page next.
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