처음부터 (From the Beginning)

In Talk To Me In Korean Level 1 Lesson 25, we learnt -에서/부터 and -까지, which means from - and to -.

Big Bang's TOP uses these phrases at the start of both his rap parts.
하나부터 열까지 모든 게 다 한 수위: From one to ten, everything is one level above
머리끝부터 발끝까지 비쥬얼은 쇼크: From my head to my toes, there’s a visual shock

하나 = 1, 열 = 10 in native korean. There, you just learnt two numbers in native korean :D
머리끝 = top of the head, 발끝 = tip of the toes. Basically, 끝 means end. And I just learnt from TOP that you can use 끝 for both head and toes @.@ Yes, TOP, you're a visual shock. Imma freeze if I were to meet you face to face (if GD isn't there to distract me).

B1A4 uses these words in their debut song, O.K.
이제부터 니꺼야: from now on, I'm yours
머리부터 발까지 I love you: from head to toe, I love you

TTMIK also uses from head to toe as an example:

From head to toe
= 머리부터 발끝까지
= 머리에서 발끝까지

-에서 and -부터 are interchangeably used here because we're talking about locations. But you can't say 이제에서 to mean from now on, because -에서 is strictly for indicating a place, while -부터 is for both place and time. -에서 is also used as a location marking particle for where an action is taking place. Refer to TTMIK Level 1 Lesson 18 to learn more.

처음부터 is also a commonly heard phrase, which means from the beginning.
You might hear 끝까지 as a pair with 처음부터, since it means to the end.
Kyeong-eun uses them at the end of the lesson's podcast.

Big Bang's Ain't No Fun (재미없어) also uses these two phrases :)


처음부터 우린 아니었어: from the beginning, we weren't meant to be
넌 끝까지 답답해서: till the end, you were suffocating

Bonus G-Dragon song mention.. :) Without You (결국)
내 마음은 처음부터 그대로인데: my heart is just like the first time
여기까지가 마지막인지 우린: this point is our last

I'm memorising the lyrics to this song at the moment, to be ready for G-Dragon's concert in Singapore :D And I think 처음부터 is a really cute sounding phrase. Don't ask me why. I'm weird. ㅋㅋ

Lyrics Credit
Big Bang - Fantastic Baby
B1A4 - O.K
Big Bang - Ain't No Fun
G-Dragon - Without You

Romanisation
하나부터 열까지 모든 게 다 한 수위: hanabuteo yeolkkaji modeun ge da han suwi
머리끝부터 발끝까지 비쥬얼은 쇼크: meorikkeutpputeo balkkeutkkaji bijyueoreun syokeu
이제부터 니꺼야: ijebuteo nikkeoya
머리부터 발끝까지: meoributeo balkkeutkkaji
넌 끝까지 답답해서: neon ggeutggaji dabdabhaeseo
처음부터 우린 아니었어: cheoeumbuteo urin anieosseo
내 마음은 처음부터 그대로인데: nae maeumeun cheoeum buteo geudaero inde
여기까지가 마지막인지 우린: yeogi kkajiga majimag inji urin