I AM

I AM · 2023

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한국어 (Korean)

English Translation

Naneun naya naega jeonghan gireul ga

I am who I am, I walk the path I chose

무슨 말이 필요해

Museun mari piryohae

What more needs to be said

I AM, 두려움 없이

I AM, duryeoum eopsi

I AM, without fear

내 안에 빛이 있어

Nae ane biti isseo

There is light inside me

흔들리지 않아 절대로

Heundeulliji ana jeoldaero

I will not be shaken, not ever

I AM, I AM, I AM

세상이 뭐라 해도

Sesangi mworago haedo

No matter what the world says

나는 나답게 빛날게

Naneun nadapge bitnalge

I will shine in my own way

Fan Annotations (1)

“naneun naya naega jeonhan gireul ga” 나는 나야 내가 정한 길을 가

'나는 나야 내가 정한 길을 가' means 'I am who I am, I walk the path I chose' — the emotional core is '내가 정한' (the path I decided), framing the whole song as self-determination rather than fate or following someone else. 'I AM' was released April 10, 2023 as the lead single from IVE's first full album I've IVE (Wikipedia). It topped South Korea's Circle Digital Chart for six weeks and became IVE's fourth number-one single there (Wikipedia).

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