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CHEER UP

A K-pop hit about the nervous push and pull of confessing a crush.

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Quick meaning

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A K-pop hit about the nervous push and pull of confessing a crush.

The lyric keeps circling the same few gestures: apologizing, promising to call later, telling someone not to worry.

It's the script of a conversation that hasn't happened yet, rehearsed in your head because the real thing feels too risky.

Editor's note

TWICE's Cheer Up and the shy crush

A K-pop hit about the nervous push and pull of confessing a crush.

shy, shy, shy

The lyric keeps circling the same few gestures: apologizing, promising to call later, telling someone not to worry. It's the script of a conversation that hasn't happened yet, rehearsed in your head because the real thing feels too risky. The tension is in all the things left unsaid between 'I'm sorry' and 'cheer up.'

The phrase 'shy, shy, shy' does a lot of work here. It's not just describing a feeling; it's the sound of someone tripping over their own words, stuck in a loop of hesitation. That 'chin-gureul mannaneura' bit, meeting your chin, hints at looking down, avoiding eye contact, the whole physical weight of being too timid to speak up.

It captures that flustered, repetitive state where you can't even get a full sentence out. The repetition is the point, it's the sound of being stuck.

The way 'cheer up, baby' cuts through the apologies has a real pep-talk energy, like a friend nudging you to just get it over with.

edit_note Ethan Walker · LyroVerse team · Apr 17
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the pull of "I'm sorry" the pull of "shy, shy, shy" the pull of "chin-gureul mannaneura"
Lyrics

CHEER UP

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매일 울리는 벨 벨벨

maeil ullineun bel belbel

이젠 나를 배려 해 줘

ijen nareul baeryeo hae jwo

배터리 낭비하긴 싫어

baeteori nangbihagin sireo

자꾸만 봐 자꾸자꾸만 와

jakkuman bwa jakkujakkuman wa

전화가 펑 터질 것만 같아

jeonhwaga peong teojil geonman gata

몰라 몰라 숨도 못 쉰대

molla molla sumdo mot swindae

나 때문에 힘들어

na ttaemune himdeureo

쿵 심장이 떨어진대 왜

kung simjang-i tteoreojindae wae

걔 말은 나 너무 예쁘대

gyae mareun na neomu yeppeudae

자랑하는건 아니고

jaranghaneun-geon anigo

Ah 아까는 못받아서 미안해

Ah akkaneun motbadaseo mianhae

친구를 만나느라 shy, shy, shy

chin-gureul mannaneura shy, shy, shy

만나긴 좀 그렇구 미안해

mannagin jom geureoku mianhae

좀 있다 연락할게 later

jom itda yeollakalge later

조르지 마 얼마 가지 않아

joreuji ma eolma gaji ana

부르게 해줄게 baby

bureuge haejulge baby

아직은 좀 일러 내맘 갖긴 일러

ajigeun jom illeo naemam gatgin illeo

하지만 더 보여줄래

hajiman deo boyeojullae

Cheer up baby, cheer up baby

Cheer up baby, cheer up baby

좀 더 힘을 내

jom deo himeul nae

여자가 쉽게 맘을 주면 안돼

yeojaga swipge mameul jumyeon andwae

그래야 니가 날 더 좋아하게 될걸

geuraeya niga nal deo joahage doelgeol

태연하게 연기할래 아무렇지 않게

taeyeonhage yeon-gihallae amureochi an-ge

내가 널 좋아하는 맘 모르게

naega neol joahaneun mam moreuge

Just get it together

Just get it together

And then, baby, cheer up

And then, baby, cheer up

안절부절 목소리가 여기까지 들려

anjeolbujeol moksoriga yeogikkaji deullyeo

땀에 젖은 전화기가 여기서도 보여

ttame jeojeun jeonhwagiga yeogiseodo boyeo

바로 바로 대답하는 것도 매력 없어

baro baro daedapaneun geotdo maeryeok eopseo

메시지만 읽고 확인 안 하는 건 기본

mesijiman ilkko hwagin an haneun geon gibon

(Oh oh oh) 너무 심했나 boy

(Oh oh oh) neomu simhaenna boy

이러다가 지칠까 봐 걱정되긴 하고

ireodaga jichilkka bwa geokjeongdoegin hago

(Oh oh oh) 안 그러면 내가 더

(Oh oh oh) an geureomyeon naega deo

빠질 것만 같어 빠질 것만 같어

ppajil geonman gateo ppajil geonman gateo

Oh ah 답장을 못해줘서 미안해

Oh ah dapjang-eul motaejwoseo mianhae

친구를 만나느라 shy, shy, shy

chin-gureul mannaneura shy, shy, shy

만나긴 좀 그렇구 미안해

mannagin jom geureoku mianhae

좀 있다 연락할게 later

jom itda yeollakalge later

조르지 마 어디 가지 않아

joreuji ma eodi gaji ana

되어 줄게 너의 baby

doe-eo julge neoui baby

너무 빨린 싫어 성의를 더 보여

neomu ppallin sireo seong-uireul deo boyeo

내가 널 기다려 줄게

naega neol gidaryeo julge

Cheer up baby, cheer up baby

Cheer up baby, cheer up baby

좀 더 힘을 내

jom deo himeul nae

여자가 쉽게 맘을 주면 안돼

yeojaga swipge mameul jumyeon andwae

그래야 니가 날 더 좋아하게 될걸

geuraeya niga nal deo joahage doelgeol

태연하게 연기할래 아무렇지 않게

taeyeonhage yeon-gihallae amureochi an-ge

내가 널 좋아하는 맘 모르게

naega neol joahaneun mam moreuge

Just get it together

Just get it together

And then, baby, cheer up

And then, baby, cheer up

나도 니가 좋아 상처 입을까 봐

nado niga joa sangcheo ibeulkka bwa

걱정되지만 여자니까 이해해주길

geokjeongdoejiman yeojanikka ihaehaejugil

속 마음 들킬 까봐 겁이나

sok ma-eum deulkil kkabwa geobina

지금처럼 조금만 더 다가와

jigeumcheoreom jogeumman deo dagawa

그리 오래 걸리진 않아

geuri orae geollijin ana

Just get it together

Just get it together

And then, baby, cheer up

And then, baby, cheer up

Be a man, a real man

Be a man, a real man

Gotta see you love me like a real man

Gotta see you love me like a real man

Be a man, a real man

Be a man, a real man

Gotta see you love me like a real man

Gotta see you love me like a real man

(Oh) cheer up baby, cheer up baby

(Oh) cheer up baby, cheer up baby

좀 더 힘을 내

jom deo himeul nae

여자가 쉽게 맘을 주면 안돼

yeojaga swipge mameul jumyeon andwae

그래야 니가 날 더 좋아하게 될걸

geuraeya niga nal deo joahage doelgeol

태연하게 연기할래 아무렇지 않게

taeyeonhage yeon-gihallae amureochi an-ge

내가 널 좋아하는 맘 모르게

naega neol joahaneun mam moreuge

내가 널 좋아하는 맘 모르게

naega neol joahaneun mam moreuge

Just get it together

Just get it together

And then, baby, cheer up

And then, baby, cheer up

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What is "CHEER UP" by TWICE about?

A K-pop hit about the nervous push and pull of confessing a crush. The lyric keeps circling the same few gestures: apologizing, promising to call later, telling someone not to worry. It's the script of a conversation that hasn't happened yet, rehearsed in your head because the real thing feels too risky.

Who performs "CHEER UP"?

TWICE performs "CHEER UP", and this lyric page sits inside the TWICE catalog on LyroVerse.

Does LyroVerse have an editor's note for "CHEER UP"?

Yes. The page carries the LyroVerse editor's note "TWICE's Cheer Up and the shy crush", followed by the full lyric and related songs.

Are there related songs to explore after "CHEER UP"?

Yes. The related section below points to Gone and I CAN'T STOP ME (English Version) with a short reason for opening each page next.

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