Lirik dan Makna Lagu NOT ME - ILLIT, Tolak Dilabeli Orang Lain

That's not my, not my, not my name, that's not my name
That's not my, not my, not my name, that's not my name
That's not my, not my, not my

Yeogijeogi joke useo online
Yesangeul kkaebeoryeo, mian, I'm a surprise (Uh-huh, uh-huh)
Nuntteumyeon ssodajineun Shorts, muhan gamsa
Gyesok roding jungiya yecheuk bulga (Uh-huh, uh-huh)
Me and my girls butyeojin ireum
Machi naboda nal deo jal aneun geot gateum (Uh-huh, uh-huh)
Onmome labelling, labelling, an boil jigyeongiya
Igeo jom tteeonaego sipeo, what the ****

Ah, oops, kamelleon
Man piseu peojeulcheoreom
Oops, like a nonmun, dapjeongneoga aningeol nan geunyang nailppun
Doel su isseo mwodeunji maeumdaero

They call me "LIT," they call me "IL-LIT"
They call me "nyang," they call me "ppoyong"
They call me "ae," they call me "jelly"
They call me "J," they call me "daeng" (That's not my, not my, not my name)
They call me "LIT," they call me "IL-LIT"
They call me "E," they call me "Bad"
They call me "haem," they call me "Princess" (Mm-mm)
They call me "BAE," they call me "Core" (Mm-mm)

That's not my, not my, not my name, that's not my name
That's not my, not my, not my name, that's not my name
That's not my, not my, not my name, that's not my name
That's not my, not my, not my name, that's not my name
That's not my, not my, not my

Jeonbu teullin geon anya (Uh-huh, uh-huh)
Ttaeron matgido haji
Geunyang nal gadueodujineun ma (Uh-huh, uh-huh)
Geu masi jjarithae

Ah, oops, look what I've done
Rebel muhan nanido, what? geuge nain geol
Because we're more than what they see, gwagamhi jiwobeoryeo teduri
Born to be, be what we want

They call me "LIT", they call me "IL-LIT"
They call me "Real," they call me "kkum"
They call me "Lead," they call me "eonni" (Mm-mm)
They call me "king," they call me "Star" (Mm-mm)
They call me "LIT," they call me "IL-LIT" (That's not my, not my, not my name, that's not my name)
They call me "kong," they call me "Luck" (That's not my, not my, not my name, that's not my name)
They call me "Nerd," they call me "yeosin" (That's not my, not my, not my name, that's not my name; Mm-mm)
They call me "Duck," they call me "Love" (That's not my, not my, not my name, that's not my name; Mm-mm)

That's not my, not my, not my name, that's not my name
That's not my, not my, not my name, that's not my name
That's not my, not my, not my name, that's not my name
That's not my, not my, not my name, that's not my name
That's not my, not my, not my name, that's not my name
That's not my, not my, not my name, that's not my name
That's not my, not my, not my name, that's not my name
That's not my, not my, not my name, that's not my name
That's not my, not my, not my name, that's not my name

Lagu "NOT ME" menggambarkan jati diri ILLIT yang sebenarnya. Liriknya tentang bagaimana para anggota dengan percaya diri menunjukkan identitas mereka, nih. ILLIT tidak ingin terus-menerus terjebak dalam sebuah citra yang terbentuk atas pandangan orang lain.

Bagian kunci dari lagu "NOT ME" sendiri adalah lirik yang diulang-ulang, "Not my name," yang kian memperkuat pesan yang ingin disampaikan. ILLIT menekankan gagasan untuk menolak label dari orang lain, serta memamerkan persona mereka yang penuh potensi tidak terbatas.

Lagu "NOT ME" sebenarnya bukan rilisan baru dari ILLIT, lho. Lagu tersebut merupakan b-side track dari single album perdana girl group tersebut, NOT CUTE ANYMORE, yang dirilis pada 24 November 2025. Meski begitu, lagu "NOT ME" tentunya tak kalah populer karena menekankan pesan tentang jati diri untuk penggemar.

Lagu "NOT ME" menghadirkan tempo upbeat yang catchy khas ILLIT. Proses produksinya juga melibatkan komposer wanita asal Amerika, Pebbles & TamTam, yang dikenal karena hit mereka "Pink Like Suki" yang populer di TikTok. Selain itu, tiga member ILLIT, Yunah, Minju, dan Moka, turut dikreditkan dalam lagu "NOT ME" tersebut.

Dalam video musiknya, para anggota terlihat berjalan melalui tempat parkir sambil membawa barang sehari-hari seperti pakaian, boneka, kopi, dan bahan makanan. Bergerak di antara truk dan mobil yang terparkir, ILLIT menampilkan sisi alami dan tanpa filter dari diri mereka yang secara visual memperkuat pesan lagu tentang identitas.