The song was written and composed by duo Black Eyed Pilseung, with Jeon Goon participating in the lyrics writing, FLYT participating in the composition and arrangement, and the duo's Rado participating in the arrangement.
The track has been described as an energetic pop song with hip hop characterized by energetic brass and drum sounds, with lyrics carrying the message of "easily forgetting all your problems, like a piece of cake". ITZY’s leader, Yeji, explained that the song is “a summer score filled with the girl group's energetic vibe". Yuna noted that "the core essence of the track is the summer-themed melody that's guaranteed to fight off the heatwave". The song was composed in the key of G major, with a tempo of 103 beats per minute.
The song received its first and only music show win on August 11th, 2023, on Music Bank. The song was nominated for the ‘Best Music — Fall’ award at The Fact Music Awards.
The song peaked at #22 on the Gaon Digital 200 in South Korea, and debuted at number 194 on the Billboard Global 200 chart on September 2, 2023.
CAKE
Itzy Lyrics
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Cake, cake, cake, cake, cake
It's a piece of cake, cake, cake, cake, cake
Cake, cake, cake, cake, cake
Yeah, piece of cake, cake, cake, cake, cake
(Ooh-wee) la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la
(Ooh-wee) la-la-la, la-la-la, la
Cake, cake, cake, cake, cake
하늘은 참 파래
또 내 시간은 never waits
똑같은 건 뻔해
또 다른 걸 난 원해 chase (yeah, right)
어떻게 모두를 다 맞춰줘
존중해 줘 I do me, you do you (you and I)
너는 너, 나는 나 좋잖아 (yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah)
Cake, cake, can't wait 'til I bite them
어차피 인생은 내꺼 (내꺼)
Bam-bam, can't wait 'til I shoot them
뭘 그리 복잡해 매번 (매번)
Shake it, shake, shake it, shake, shake it, shake
Bust it up, bust it up, bust it up
우린 너무나 바빠 yeah, like my birthday
Maybe 쉽지 않아 anyway
생각대로 everyday
고민, 고민 대신에
나만 생각해 이제
다 괜찮아, 어때?
껌이라고 난 생각해
Alright, alright
왕 하고 먹어버려 다 yeah, like (uh-huh)
Cake, cake, cake, cake, cake
It's a piece of cake, cake, cake, cake, cake
Cake, cake, cake, cake, cake
Yeah, piece of cake, cake, cake, cake, cake
(Ooh-wee) la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la
(Ooh-wee) la-la-la, la-la-la, la
왕 하고 먹어버려 다 yeah, like
Cake, cake, cake, cake, cake
장담 못 해 날씨처럼
It's up in the air
내일도 너 행복할지?
Who can guarantee it so
A-T-M 지금이 훨씬 중요해
Yeah, your way
Just live it up 'cause maybe
쉽지 않아 anyway
생각대로 everyday
고민, 고민 대신에
나만 생각해 이제
다 괜찮아, 어때?
껌이라고 난 생각해
Alright, alright
왕 하고 먹어버려 다 yeah, like
Cake, cake, cake, cake, cake
It's a piece of cake, cake, cake, cake, cake
Cake, cake, cake, cake, cake
Yeah, piece of cake, cake, cake, cake, cake
(Ooh-wee) la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la
(Ooh-wee) la-la-la, la-la-la, la
왕 하고 먹어버려 다 yeah, like
Cake, cake, cake, cake, cake
Sometimes, sometimes
시원한 바람을 원해
힘이 더 날지 몰라 ooh-ooh-ooh
Sometimes, sometimes
가끔 무관심이 편해
Ayy 누구든 들리게 말해
Ayy 쉽게 좀 생각해 like that
쉽지 않아 anyway
생각대로 everyday
고민, 고민 대신에
나만 생각해 이제
다 괜찮아, 어때?
껌이라고 난 생각해
Alright, alright
왕 하고 먹어버려 다 yeah, like
The lyrics to Itzy's song "Cake" convey a message of self-confidence and individualism. The group emphasizes the idea that life should be enjoyed and celebrated, comparing it to a piece of cake that is easy to consume. They express their determination to live life on their own terms, refusing to conform to societal expectations. The chorus repeats the phrase "Cake, cake, cake" as a metaphor for embracing one's uniqueness and finding joy in the simple pleasures of life.
The lyrics also touch upon the pressures and uncertainties that come with growing up. They acknowledge that life is unpredictable, and instead of dwelling on worries and insecurities, they encourage themselves and their listeners to focus on their own happiness and well-being. The lines "Sometimes, sometimes, I want a cool breeze" and "Sometimes, sometimes, it's easier to be indifferent" suggest a desire for freedom and the ability to let go of stress and concerns.
Overall, "Cake" promotes a message of self-assurance, urging individuals to stay true to themselves and find joy in their own unique experiences. Itzy encourages their audience to embrace life's challenges with a positive mindset and to prioritize their own happiness.
Line by Line Meaning
Cake, cake, cake, cake, cake
This is an easy task or situation
It's a piece of cake, cake, cake, cake, cake
It's very simple or easy to accomplish
Yeah, piece of cake, cake, cake, cake, cake
Yes, it's very easy to do
(Ooh-wee) la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la
Expressing enjoyment or excitement
왕 하고 먹어버려 다 yeah, like
We conquer and enjoy everything easily, like a king
하늘은 참 파래
The sky seems so blue
또 내 시간은 never waits
My time never waits around
똑같은 건 뻔해
The same things are obvious
또 다른 걸 난 원해 chase (yeah, right)
I want something different, I want to chase after it
어떻게 모두를 다 맞춰줘
How can I please everyone
존중해 줘 I do me, you do you (you and I)
Please respect my choices, everyone can do what they want
너는 너, 나는 나 좋잖아 (yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah)
You are you, I am me, it's better that way
Cake, cake, can't wait 'til I bite them
I can't wait to taste the success or rewards
어차피 인생은 내꺼 (내꺼)
Anyway, life is mine
Bam-bam, can't wait 'til I shoot them
I'm eager to achieve my goals or dreams
뭘 그리 복잡해 매번 (매번)
Why make things complicated every time
Shake it, shake, shake it, shake, shake it, shake
Move or change things up
Bust it up, bust it up, bust it up
Break through and overcome obstacles
우린 너무나 바빠 yeah, like my birthday
We are very busy, like it's my birthday
Maybe 쉽지 않아 anyway
Maybe it's not easy anyway
생각대로 everyday
Every day doesn't go as planned
고민, 고민 대신에
Instead of worrying, instead of overthinking
나만 생각해 이제
I will only think about myself now
다 괜찮아, 어때?
Everything will be fine, how about that?
껌이라고 난 생각해
I think it's as easy as chewing gum
Alright, alright
Everything is okay, it's alright
장담 못 해 날씨처럼
I can't guarantee it, like the weather
It's up in the air
It's uncertain or undecided
내일도 너 행복할지?
Will you be happy tomorrow too?
Who can guarantee it so
No one can guarantee it
A-T-M 지금이 훨씬 중요해
Right now is much more important
Yeah, your way
Yes, your own way
Just live it up 'cause maybe
Just enjoy life because maybe
Sometimes, sometimes
Occasionally, at times
시원한 바람을 원해
I want a refreshing breeze
힘이 더 날지 몰라 ooh-ooh-ooh
I might gain more strength, ooh-ooh-ooh
가끔 무관심이 편해
Sometimes, indifference is comfortable
Ayy 누구든 들리게 말해
Ayy, tell everyone to listen
Ayy 쉽게 좀 생각해 like that
Ayy, think it's easy, like that
쉽지 않아 anyway
It's not easy anyway
생각대로 everyday
Every day doesn't go as planned
고민, 고민 대신에
Instead of worrying, instead of overthinking
나만 생각해 이제
I will only think about myself now
다 괜찮아, 어때?
Everything will be fine, how about that?
껌이라고 난 생각해
I think it's as easy as chewing gum
Alright, alright
Everything is okay, it's alright
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Tae Ju Kim, Seung Hyun Jeon, Joo Young Song
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@Emeraldnicki
how much I want them to succeed, this TT won’t help them.
Good thing their album sales are high, but the song charting and reviews are bad…
So yes, we should put our bias aside, and get accountability from JYPE writers, composers and producers..
ITZY has been producing bangers form debut to Loco… but I agree with thousands that say “since sneakers era, they haven’t given a good song” although the japan releases have been fire.
We as Midzy should stop being resilient and demand accountability.
JYPE has been the ruin of Itzy, and a lot of people have said that, there are even YouTube videos and articles writing that.
I know Midzy will never get tired of defending Itzy, but it about dang time JYPE company should address the problem they they ARE the problem.
@islamisthetruewaytogod6812
Hello ! May Allah protect and guide you to his light and happiness in this life and the hereafter, God bless, Ameen. Excuse me for giving a little presentation of Islam, because it is very misunderstood nowadays, especially on those « Antichrist's » times, where media and politics are mixed to distort history and truth. And terrorists (puppets of the Antichrist) who misinterpret verses, out of ignorance and political motivations, and take them out of historical context (just like radical atheists do by the way), don't help either. Thank you very much for your time.
Islam is an arabic word that means the Surrender to the One and Only God, our Creator, Protector, Provider, who gives us life and all that we have, we are safe and sound by his will and grace, we are His and to Him we return, and we have to thank him in this trial life by submitting to him by our free will, or later in the Day of judgment when it's too late to save our own skin. Islam was the original Religion descended to earth from heaven with Adam and Eve (peace and blessing be upon them) in the beginning of humanity. and was passed to people with the succession of the 124 000 prophets and 315 messengers of God to all nations and civilizations since, passing by Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Ismaël, Joseph, Moses, Aaron, Joshua, David, Solomon and Jesus (Peace and blessing be upon them) during the history of mankind, the last replaces and completes the previous, until the succession of the last messenger of God fourteen centuries ago, Muhammad (Peace and blessing be upon him) to complete the noble morals of all mankind, to bring humans and jinns out of darkness into light, and to purify people's religion and belief from corruption and polytheism, and return it to purity and true monotheism, like it was in the times of the prophets (Peace and blessing be upon them).
Many Religions that we know nowadays, at their beginning were true and under Islam, initiated by one of the prophets of God, but their original teachings, history and scriptures have been corrupted over time with falsification and polytheism, or lost and replaced with false ones. That's why Islam is the only Religion accepted by God nowadays, which consists in bearing witness that there is no god besides Allah (God in Aramaic, the original language of Jesus and the Gospel), and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger, just like Jesus and Moses and others are His servants and messengers. Never a messenger of God said he was God or literally son of God, it was the people after him who changed the words of God and corrupted the Religion. God is unique and absolute, He does not need to have a family and sons or to associate anyone else with His kingdom, He can simply create whatever He wants, everything belongs to Him, and to Him everything will return. Allah said in Surah Al-Mu’minun : “God has never begotten a son, nor is there any god besides Him. Otherwise, each god would have taken away what it has created, and some of them would have gained supremacy over others. Glory be to God, far beyond what they describe. The Knower of the hidden and the manifest. He is exalted, far above what they associate. (91-92 / Translated by ITANI).
Allah means the one and only God, the God of all prophets and creatures, the creator of the universe and mankind, and the Master of the Day of judgment, where our destiny, Hell or Paradise, is decided based on our faith and deeds in this trial life, and above all, Allah's mercy.
Allah said in Surah Al-Ikhlas : In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful.
Say, “He is God, the One. God, the Absolute. He begets not, nor was He begotten. And there is none comparable to Him.” (1-4 / Translated by ITANI).
Allah said in Surah An-Nisa : O FOLLOWERS of the Gospel! Do not overstep the bounds [of truth] in your religious beliefs, and do not say of God anything but the truth. The Christ Jesus, son of Mary, was but God's Apostle - [the fulfilment of] His promise which He had conveyed unto Mary - and a soul created by Him. Believe, then, in God and His apostles, and do not say, "[God is] a trinity". Desist [from this assertion] for your own good. God is but One God; utterly remote is He, in His glory, from having a son: unto Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth; and none is as worthy of trust as God. Never did the Christ feel too proud to be God's servant, nor do the angels who are near unto Him. And those who feel too proud to serve Him and glory in their arrogance [should know that on Judgment Day] He will gather them all unto Himself: (171-172 / Translated by Muhammad Asad).
Allah the Most Merciful said in Surah Ali-Imran : Behold, the only [true] religion in the sight of God is [man's] self-surrender unto Him; and those who were vouchsafed revelation aforetime took, out of mutual jealousy, to divergent views [on this point] only after knowledge [thereof] had come unto them. But as for him who denies the truth of God's messages - behold, God is swift in reckoning!
Thus, [O Prophet,] if they argue with thee, say, "I have surrendered my whole being unto God, and [so have] all who follow me!" - and ask those who have been vouchsafed revelation aforetime, as well as all unlettered people, "Have you [too] surrendered yourselves unto Him?" And if they surrender themselves unto Him, they are on the right path; but if they turn away - behold, thy duty is no more than to deliver the message: for God sees all that is in [the hearts of] His creatures.
Verily, as for those who deny the truth of God's messages, and slay the prophets against all right, and slay people who enjoin equity - announce unto them a grievous chastisement.
It is they whose works shall come to nought both in this world and in the life to come; and they shall have none to succour them.
(19-22 / Translated by Muhammad Asad)..
Salam (Peace) -------
@Emeraldnicki
even if a lot of people say CAKE it good,, there are a lot more saying it’s bad.
I’m a Midzy myself, and no matter how much I want them to succeed, this TT won’t help them.
Good thing their album sales are high, but the song charting and reviews are bad…
So yes, we should put our bias aside, and get accountability from JYPE writers, composers and producers..
ITZY has been producing bangers form debut to Loco… but I agree with thousands that say “since sneakers era, they haven’t given a good song” although the japan releases have been fire.
We as Midzy should stop being resilient and demand accountability.
JYPE has been the ruin of Itzy, and a lot of people have said that, there are even YouTube videos and articles writing that.
I know Midzy will never get tired of defending Itzy, but it about dang time JYPE company should address the problem they they ARE the problem.
@illegaluser69
MIDZY, We gotta make ITZY be on the top. They've worked so hard for this comeback!
@gtorokhateclub
Yes.
@Gabb2912
Yess
@soyaxg
I’m ready!!
@nayraalves4231
Yes💪🏻
@Gabb2912
@@Alyisgay what stray kids have to do with ITZY's comeback--------------
@syrelbaltazar
Yuna part is so addicting the mv is so pretty plus love their vocals so much ITZY always slaying
@SonNguyen-fs4qf
Seake moon star ?
@paulinarojas6191
yesss my favorite part
@hellodil_lyn
Performance queens