(Early Access) A sneak peek into (G)I-DLE - Oh My God Explained

This is a sneak peek into the Oh My God Explained video coming out tomorrow!

Great song.

(G)I-DLE – Oh My God Explained

(G)I-DLE is my favorite KPOP artist out there right now, and they have just put out the most provocative song out of their entire library – Oh My God. I’m excited and so should you, so let’s get right into it. Let’s start with the lyrics.

Help me help me 숨이 멎을 것 같이 I feel

Set me free set me free

녹아 버릴 것 같이 So sick

The narrator cries for help, she feels like she is melting, and falling into a trap – she can’t breathe, and asks for herself to be set free, but it’s too late. 

쉴 틈 없이 빠져들고 이리저리 갖고 놀고

이성을 깨부수고 제멋대로 들어오지

위험하니 갖고 싶고 아픔까지 안고 싶고

결국 너를 품으니 난

The narrator is absolutely infatuated by this person. This person breaks down the narrator’s logic and common sense – and completely takes over her mind and body. What makes it more appealing is how it’s dangerous and tragic the relationship is – so eventually the narrator accepts her feelings and takes this person in… and then the big reveal is in the next verse….

Oh my god She took me to the sky

Oh my god She showed me all the stars

This person turns out to be a she not a he. It becomes clear that this is essentially a song about a woman becoming completely infatuated by another woman, and realizing that it’s forbidden, but this is what she wants and it ‘takes her to the sky’ making her happy.

Now Korea is still relatively closed off towards lgbtq relationships, hence why the narrator felt it was dangerous and tragic, and why she felt this love was breaking her logic and common sense.

Oh god 어찌 저에게

이런 시험을 줬나요 Is it a call from hell?

Can’t stop 대체 어떻게

그녀를 빠져나갈까요

당신이 준 절제는

어두운 블랙홀 속 갈기갈기

찢겨져 혼이 나간 채로 그저 어리버리

통제가 불가능해 설탕 뿌린 마약같이

이게 죄라면 벌이라도 아주 달게 받지

In Soyeon’s verse she questions God why the narrator is facing this paramount test of her will power – she feels attracted to this woman, but she knows the society will think of queer love as a sin. However she steps up by saying she will gladly take any punishment for this so called sin, if it even is a sin. She says it’s like a drug – she can’t help it – and also she makes this weird but cute sound. (*Slurp) 

짙은 보랏빛 향길 온몸에 물들이고

높고 넓은 하늘의 저 끝까지 퍼트리네  

짙은 붉은색 사랑을 얼굴에 새기고

그 누가 뭐라 해도 Fall in love

In the very last verse the narrator becomes fully confident in her love – she accepts and owns it, no longer questions whether it is a sin or not. She says ‘no matter what others say she’ll fall in love’ – and mutters the latin words ‘ab imo pectore’ (2:38~2:42) which means from the bottom of my heart. She truly loves this woman – it’s real love.

Oh my god She took me to the sky

Oh my god She showed me all the stars

This song is interesting because not only does it talk about queer love – but it talks about it in what I would imagine how one could feel about queer love in a country like korea. The first lines show the narrator wanting to escape from it – sees it as a sin, a trap, but then slowly starts opening herself to accept that this is what she wants – and in the later verses saying this is how she truly feels from the bottom of her heart. 

Now I know there are a few dividing opinions of whether or not this is actually about queer love – but I think the visuals of the music video all point to this theme.

--------check the rest in tomorrow's video--------