STAYC “BUBBLE” Korean Lyrics
STAYC · 2023 · Beginner
Naggings are soap bubbles — 'I'm me, you're you, different isn't wrong.' Short repetitive lines with a vivid metaphor: a perfect beginner track for topic particles and indirect questions.
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Full lyrics (Korean, romanization, English translation)
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S.T.A.Y.C GO!S.T.A.Y.C GO!S.T.A.Y.C GO!
Iffy yo iffy yeah 이불 밖은 위험해iffy yo iffy yeah ibul bageun wiheomhaeiffy yo iffy yeah Danger beyond the blanket
Let it go let it pass 좋은 것만 기억해joheun geonman gieokhaelet it go let it pass Only remember the good
빙글빙 빙글뱅 안 돌리고 싶어 해binggeulbing binggeulbaek an dolligo sipeo haeRing around, round and round, Don't want to spin it round
Listen up listen up 나다운 게 필요해nadaun ge piryohaelisten up listen up I need something being me
Let me go let me say 이제 그만 hate or hateije geuman hate or hatelet me go let me say Now please stop hate or hate
hello hello punch you like a 808hello hello punch you like a 808hello hello punch you like a 808
나는 나 너는 너 전혀 문제없는걸naneun na neoneun neo jeonhyeon munjeeomneungeolI am me and you are you, there's no problem at all
다른 것과 틀린 건 달라dareun geotgwa teullin geon dallaBeing different and being wrong is different
동그라미 원하지donggeurami wonhajiWhat we all want is circles
미래는 그 누구도 몰라 Nobody knowsmiraeneun geu nugudo mollaNo one knows the future Nobody Knows
어쩌지 I can’t be 어디로 튈지 몰라eojjeoji I can't be eodiro twilji mollaWhat should I do, I can’t be, things are unpredictable
stupid stopstupid stopstupid stop
잔소린 Bubble Bubble Bubblejansorin Bubble Bubble BubbleNaggings are Bubble Bubble Bubble
잔소린 Bubble Bubble Bubblejansorin Bubble Bubble BubbleNaggings are Bubble Bubble Bubble
I’m sorry Bubble Bubble BubbleI’m sorry Bubble Bubble BubbleI’m sorry Bubble Bubble Bubble
참 많은 걸 꿈이 말야 가끔 세곤 해cham maneun geol kkumi marya gakkeum segon haeI've got so many dreams that sometimes I count them
궁금한 건 참지 못해 그냥 해볼래gunggeuman geon chamji mothae geunyang haebollaeI can't stand my curiosities, I'm going to try
제멋대로래 가끔 생각 없어 보인대jemeotdaellae gakkeum saenggak eopseo boindaeThey say I do what I want, sometimes I seem reckless
어쩌겠어 뭘 해도 난 절대 안 변해eojjegesseo mwol haedo nan jeoldae an byeonhaeSo what, whatever I do I will never change
Let me go let me say 이제 그만 hate or hateije geuman hate or hatelet me go let me say Now please stop hate or hate
hello hello punch you like a 808hello hello punch you like a 808hello hello punch you like a 808
나는 나 너는 너 전혀 문제없는걸naneun na neoneun neo jeonhyeon munjeeomneungeolI am me and you are you, there's no problem at all
다른 것과 틀린 건 달라dareun geotgwa teullin geon dallaBeing different and being wrong is different
동그라미 원하지donggeurami wonhajiWhat we all want is circles
미래는 그 누구도 몰라 Nobody knowsmiraeneun geu nugudo mollaNo one knows the future Nobody Knows
어쩌지 I can’t be 어디로 튈지 몰라eojjeoji I can't be eodiro twilji mollaWhat should I do, I can’t be, things are unpredictable
stupid stopstupid stopstupid stop
잔소린 Bubble Bubble Bubblejansorin Bubble Bubble BubbleNaggings are Bubble Bubble Bubble
잔소린 Bubble Bubble Bubblejansorin Bubble Bubble BubbleNaggings are Bubble Bubble Bubble
I’m sorry Bubble Bubble BubbleI’m sorry Bubble Bubble BubbleI’m sorry Bubble Bubble Bubble
They say I’m in troubleThey say I’m in troubleThey say I’m in trouble
사라질 거품뿐인걸 너무 흔들리지 마sarajil geopunwineogeol neomu heundeulliji maBut they're all bubbles to disappear don't let it get to you
That's meThat's meThat's me
So whatSo whatSo what
다르면 어때 특별한데dareumyeon eottae teukbyeolhandeWhat if I'm different, I'm special
동그라미 원하지donggeurami wonhajiWhat we all want is circles
미래는 그 누구도 몰라 Nobody knowsmiraeneun geu nugudo mollaNo one knows the future Nobody Knows
어쩌지 I can’t be 어디로 튈지 몰라eojjeoji I can't be eodiro twilji mollaWhat should I do, I can’t be, things are unpredictable
stupid stopstupid stopstupid stop
잔소린 Bubble Bubble Bubblejansorin Bubble Bubble BubbleNaggings are Bubble Bubble Bubble
잔소린 Bubble Bubble Bubblejansorin Bubble Bubble BubbleNaggings are Bubble Bubble Bubble
I’m sorry Bubble Bubble BubbleI’m sorry Bubble Bubble BubbleI’m sorry Bubble Bubble Bubble
Vocabulary (25)
| Korean | Romanization | English | Note |
|---|
| 이불 | ibul | blanket | 이불 깔고 일하자 = 'let's spread the blanket and get to work' (grand talk). |
| 위험하다 | wiheomhada | to be dangerous | 위험해요 is everyday high-frequency speech. |
| 기억하다 | gieokhada | to remember | 기억 안 나 ('I can't remember'). |
| 빙글빙글 | binggeulbinggeul | round and round | Reduplicated mimetic: 빙글빙글 돌다 (spin around). |
| 돌리다 | dollida | to turn, spin | Causative 돌리다 vs intransitive 돌다: 머리를 돌리다 (turn one's head). |
| 나답다 | nadapda | to be like myself | Same word as RUDE!'s 나다울 때 — cross-song review point. |
| 필요하다 | piryohada | to need | ~가/이 필요해 = 'I need ~'. |
| 그만 | geuman | stop, enough | 이제 그만 ('enough already') is a gentle discouragement. |
| 문제 | munje | problem | 문제없다 ('no problem') is ultra-common. |
| 다르다 | dareuda | to be different | One of the famous trio: 다르다 ≠ 틀리다 ≠ 달라. |
| 틀리다 | teullida | to be wrong | 답이 틀렸어 ('the answer is wrong'). |
| 동그라미 | donggeurami | circle | The O mark (correct) on tests: 동그라미 vs X. |
| 원하다 | wonhada | to want, desire | Pairs with 대로: 원하는 대로 (as you wish). |
| 미래 | mirae | future | 미래는 아무도 몰라 ('nobody knows the future'). |
| 튀다 | twida | to bounce, pop out | 눈에 튀다 (stand out); 어디로 튈지 모르다 (unpredictable). |
| 잔소리 | jansori | nagging | The song's core metaphor: nags = bubbles. |
| 세다 | seda | to count; to be strong | Same form, two meanings: 세다 (count) and 세다 (be strong). |
| 궁금하다 | gunggeumhada | to be curious | Same 궁금하다 as in the H2H captions — review point. |
| 참다 | chamda | to endure, hold back | 참아! ('hold it in!') is a common shout. |
| 제멋대로 | jemeotdaello | self-willed | 제멋대로래 ('they say I'm willful') — the -래 hearsay ending. |
| 절대 | jeoldae | never, absolutely | 절대 pairs with negation: 절대 안 변해 ('never change'). |
| 변하다 | byeonhada | to change | Related to 변화 (change). |
| 거품 | geopum | bubble, foam | Also behind the loanword 버블 (bubble economy). |
| 흔들리다 | heundeullida | to waver, shake | Passive of 흔들다: 마음이 흔들리다 (heart wavers). |
| 특별하다 | teukbyeolhada | to be special | 특별한 날 (a special day). |
Grammar notes (13)
ibul bakk-eun wiheomhae: the world outside the blanket is dangerous
Iffy yo iffy yeah 이불 밖은 위험해
이불 (blanket) + 밖 (outside) + 은 (topic) + 위험하다. A beloved Korean self-deprecating joke: winter is so cold that 'outside the blanket is dangerous'.
Pattern: [noun] + bakk + -eun
Example: gyeouren ibul bageun wiheomhae = In winter, outside the blanket is dangerous
joheun geonman: only the good things
Let it go let it pass 좋은 것만 기억해
좋다 attributive 좋은 + 것 (thing) + 만 (only) = 'only the good stuff'. A universal pattern for filtering.
Pattern: [adj attributive] + geonman
Example: jungyohan geonman golla = Pick out only the important ones
-go sipeo hada: (someone else) wants to
빙글빙 빙글뱅 안 돌리고 싶어 해
Third-person desire takes ~고 싶어 하다 (first person: ~고 싶다): 'they don't want to be spun around'. 빙글빙글 is the spinning onomatopoeia.
Pattern: [verb] + -go sipeo hada
Example: dongsaengeun jago sipeo haeyo = My little sibling wants to sleep
-neun ge piryohae: need (the thing that)
Listen up listen up 나다운 게 필요해
나다운 ('like my true self') + 게 (contracted 것) + 필요하다 = 'I need what's me'. ~는 게 필요해 is the everyday 'I need to...' pattern.
Pattern: [verb] + -neun ge piryohada
Example: jigeumeun hyusigi piryohae = Right now I need rest
ije geuman: enough already
Let me go let me say 이제 그만 hate or hate
그만 = 'stop there'. 이제 그만 해 = 'please stop now'. The standard gentle discouragement.
Pattern: ije geuman + [imperative]
Example: ije geuman ja = Enough, go to sleep
naneun na, neoneun neo: topic particles 101
나는 나 너는 너 전혀 문제없는걸
은/는 marks the topic: 나는 나 ('me? I'm me'). 전혀 (at all) + 문제없는걸 (문제없다 + 는걸 exclamatory).
Pattern: [noun]neun [noun]
Example: saneun geon gakjui bangsikiji = Everyone lives their own way
dareuda vs teullida vs dalla
다른 것과 틀린 건 달라
다르다 (different), 틀리다 (wrong/incorrect), 달라 (imperative/exclamatory of 달다 'to differ') — Korea's most famous word-confusion trio. The lyric nails it: different ≠ wrong.
Pattern: A-wa B-neun dalla
Example: neurin georang mothaneun geon dalla = Slow and can't-do are two different things
-(e)ulji moreuda: don't know whether
어쩌지 I can't be 어디로 튈지 몰라
튈다 (bounce) future attributive 튈 + 지 + 모르다 = indirect question ('no clue where it'll bounce'). 어쩌지 = 'what do I do'.
Pattern: [verb] + -(e)ulji moreuda
Example: naeil biga olji molla = I don't know if it'll rain tomorrow
jansori: nagging, scolding
잔소린 Bubble Bubble Bubble
잔소리 is a daily-culture keyword — parents' nagging. + 은 → 잔소린. The lyric compares nags to soap bubbles that pop.
Pattern: [noun] + -eun
Example: eomma jansorie jichyeosseo = I'm tired of mom's nagging
-gon hada: tend to, do now and then
참 많은 걸 꿈이 말야 가끔 세곤 해
~곤 하다 contracts ~고는 하다 — 'do from time to time': 가끔 세곤 해. 말야 = 말이야 ('you see, it's...').
Pattern: [verb] + -gon hada
Example: jumaren deungsanhagon haeyo = I often hike on weekends
-ji mothae: can't hold back
궁금한 건 참지 못해 그냥 해볼래
참다 (endure) negative 참지 못해 = 'can't hold back'. 해볼래 with ~(으)ㄹ래 = a self-declared 'I'm gonna try'.
Pattern: [verb] + -ji mothae
Example: useumeul chamji mothaesseo = I couldn't hold back my laughter
-l ppun: nothing but, merely
사라질 거품뿐인걸 너무 흔들리지 마
사라지다 (vanish) future attributive 사라질 + 거품 (bubble) + 뿐 (merely) = 'nothing but bubbles that will vanish'. 흔들리지 마 = don't waver.
Pattern: [verb] + -(e)ul ppun
Example: sijagil ppuniya = It's only the beginning
-(e)umyeon eottae: so what if
다르면 어때 특별한데
A rhetorical punch: 다르면 어때? ('so what if I'm different?'). The ~ㄴ데 ending adds a 'well, actually~' flavor: 특별한데 ('it's special, you know').
Pattern: [stem] + -(e)umyeon eottae
Example: neutge sijakamyeon eottae? = So what if I start late?
7-day study plan
Day 1 — Meet the song & core words
- Listen to BUBBLE twice and catch its fizzy lightness
- Core words: jansori nag / geopum bubble / dareuda different / teullida wrong / teukbyeolhada special
- Shadow the chorus: 잔소린 Bubble Bubble Bubble
- Skim the vocab list for 10 minutes
Day 2 — Verse: -man & -go sipeo hada
- Close-listen the verse (18-45s), shadow with romanization
- Learn the 이불 밖은 위험해 culture joke
- Sort out 다르다 vs 틀리다 vs 달라
- Review Day 1 vocab
Day 3 — Pre-chorus: -(e)ulji moreuda
- Focus on 어디로 튈지 몰라 / 동그라미 원하지
- Learn the indirect question -(으)ㄹ지 and make two sentences
- Make your own need-statement with 나다운 게 필요해
- Shadow the pre-chorus three times
Day 4 — Verse 2: -gon hada & chamda
- Focus on 참 많은 걸 꿈이 말야 / 궁금한 건 참지 못해
- Learn ~곤 하다 and describe your own habits
- Vocab quiz aiming for 70%+
- Sing the chorus along
Day 5 — Bridge: -l ppun & don't waver
- Focus on 사라질 거품뿐인걸 / 다르면 어때 특별한데
- Master the 'merely' flavor of -(으)ㄹ 뿐
- Review this song's wrong answers
- Shadow 다르면 어때 특별한데
Day 6 — Review day & grammar wrap-up
- Do 'today's review' and clear wrong answers
- Re-read all 13 grammar notes
- Write five sentences with this song's vocab
- One full listen — every line should land
Day 7 — Final review & output
- Full-song quiz aiming for 80%+
- Sing the whole song without subtitles
- One sentence each with 다르다/틀리다/달라
- Review STAYC items in your cross-song list
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