🚦 Learn Korean Through BLACKPINK - "Shut Down" 🚦

1️⃣ About the Song: What is "Shut Down"?

BLACKPINK’s "Shut Down" is a powerful and confident track that highlights their undefeated success and dominance in the music industry. The lyrics emphasize staying humble despite their achievements while making it clear that they have never lost.

📌 In this lesson, you’ll learn:
✅ How to use "진 적이 없으니까" (Because we’ve never lost) to express undefeated confidence
✅ The meaning of "겸손하게" (Humbly) to talk about humility despite success
✅ Cultural insights on confidence and humility in Korean expressions

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2️⃣ Key Korean Expressions from the Song

📝 "진 적이 없으니까" (Jin jeogi eopseunikka) 🏆

🎧 Key Korean Expressions Start At:

• "진 적이 없으니까" → 0:31

➡ Meaning: "Because we’ve never lost." / "We've never been defeated."
➡ Pronunciation: Jin jeo-gi eop-seu-ni-kka

• 지다 (jida) = "to lose"
• -ㄴ 적이 없다 (-n jeogi eopda) = "have never experienced"
• -니까 (-nikka) = "because"

📢 How to use it in real life:
✅ "내가 진 적이 없으니까 당연히 자신 있지!" – "I’ve never lost, so of course I’m confident!"
✅ "우리 팀은 지금까지 진 적이 없으니까, 이번에도 이길 거야!" – "Our team has never lost, so we’ll win again this time!"

🔥 This phrase is often used to express confidence and an undefeated track record.

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📝 "겸손하게" (Gyeomsonhage) 🙏

🎧 Key Korean Expressions Start At:

• "겸손하게" → 0:46

➡ Meaning: "Humbly." / "With humility."
➡ Pronunciation: Gyeom-son-ha-ge

• 겸손 (gyeomson) = "humility"
• -하게 (-hage) = adverbial form (turns a noun into an adverb)

📢 How to use it in real life:
✅ "아무리 성공해도 항상 겸손하게 살아야 해." – "No matter how successful you are, you should always stay humble."
✅ "그는 겸손하게 행동하면서도 강한 자신감을 가지고 있어." – "He acts humbly but still carries strong confidence."

💡 This phrase is commonly used to emphasize the importance of remaining humble despite achievements.

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3️⃣ Cultural Insight: Confidence vs. Humility in Korean Culture

🚦 "진 적이 없으니까" → Expresses strong confidence and dominance
🚦 "겸손하게" → Highlights the value of humility even in success

📢 Did you know?
Korean culture places great emphasis on being humble despite success. Many successful figures, including K-pop idols, often say 겸손하게 행동해야 한다 (You should act humbly) even after major achievements. However, songs like "Shut Down" show a new generation of K-pop artists embracing bold self-confidence while still acknowledging humility.

✔ Other similar expressions:

• "우린 절대 지지 않아!" → "We never lose!"
• "겸손함을 잊지 마!" → "Don’t forget to be humble!"

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4️⃣ Practice & Challenge!

📝 Try using these expressions in real life!
1️⃣ Say "진 적이 없으니까" when talking about a winning streak.
2️⃣ Use "겸손하게" when discussing the importance of humility.

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