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ILLIT “Cherish (My Love)” Korean Lyrics

ILLIT · 2024 · Beginner

ILLIT's 2024 comeback single about treasuring every moment of a crush. Catchy chorus, simple Korean — great listening practice.

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Full lyrics (Korean, romanization, English translation)

You know what?You know what?You know what?

Not even god can stop meNot even god can stop meNot even god can stop me

I’ll like youI’ll like youI'll like you

I’m a diamondI’m a diamondI'm a diamond

너무 소중한 내 마음은neomu sojunghan nae maeumeunMy heart’s a precious thing and

너를 볼 때 빛나neoreul bol ttae bitnaIt shines when I see you

I can’t, I can’t stop myselfI can’t, I can’t stop myselfI can't, I can't stop myself

Am I selfish?Am I selfish?Am I selfish?

눈치 없는 네 맘 대신nunchi eopsneun ne mam daesinIt’s not your clueless feelings

지금 이 설렘이jigeum i seolremiBut this thrill right now

훨씬 더 내겐 소중해hwolssin deo naegen sojunghaeIs way more precious to me

Boy, I ch ch ch ch cherish my loveBoy, I ch ch ch ch cherish my loveBoy, I ch ch ch ch cherish my love

Ch ch ch ch cherish my loveCh ch ch ch cherish my loveCh ch ch ch cherish my love

Oh my crush, that's all my wishOh my crush, that's all my wishOh my crush, that's all my wish

빛이 나는 이 설렘은 못 참지biti naneun i seolremeun mot chamjiI can’t resist this brilliant thrill

협조해줘 you gottahyeopjohaejwo you gottaWork with me here, you gotta

Ch ch ch ch cherish my loveCh ch ch ch cherish my loveCh ch ch ch cherish my love

어차피 넌 내 게, 내 게 분명eochapi neon nae ge, nae ge bunmyeongIn the end you’re mine, sure you’re mine

날 말릴 순 없을걸nal malril sun eopseulgeolThere’s no way you could stop me

하느님도 두 손 두 발 들었지haneunimdo du son du bal deuleossjiEven god’s given up completely

좋아해 cuz I wannajotahae cuz I wannaI like you cuz I wanna

너란 아이는 make me higherneoran aineun make me higherYou make me higher

널 웃기면neol utgimyeonIf I’m funny

웃을까? 어떨까?uteulkka? eotteolkka?Will you laugh? What’ll you do?

이상하게 볼까?isanghage bolkka?Are you gonna think I’m weird?

상상만으로 난sangsangmaneuro nanI can just imagine

Oh cherish my loveOh cherish my loveOh cherish my love

If you, if you, if you love me or notIf you, if you, if you love me or notIf you, if you, if you love me or not

궁금해 너의 맘gunggeumhae neoui mamWanna know how you feel

고민은 3초만 난 my waygomineun 3choman nan my wayI’ll give it three seconds then it’s my way

네 맘은 두 번째ne mameun du beonjjaeYour feelings come second

내 각오가 첫 번째nae gakoga cheot beonjjaeWhat I decide comes first

절대 끝까지 지켜! 내 감정jeoldae kkeutkkaji jikyeo! nae gamjeongNever compromise on my feelings! My feelings

Boy, I ch ch ch ch cherish my loveBoy, I ch ch ch ch cherish my loveBoy, I ch ch ch ch cherish my love

Ch ch ch ch cherish my loveCh ch ch ch cherish my loveCh ch ch ch cherish my love

Oh my crush, that's all my wishOh my crush, that's all my wishOh my crush, that's all my wish

빛이 나는 이 설렘은 못 참지biti naneun i seolremeun mot chamjiI won’t resist this brilliant thrill

협조해줘 you gottahyeopjohaejwo you gottaWork with me here, you gotta

Ch ch ch ch cherish my loveCh ch ch ch cherish my loveCh ch ch ch cherish my love

어차피 넌 내 게, 내 게 분명eochapi neon nae ge, nae ge bunmyeongIn the end you’ll be with me, sure you’ll be mine

날 말릴 순 없을걸nal malril sun eopseulgeolThere’s no way you could stop me

하느님도 두 손 두 발 들었지haneunimdo du son du bal deuleossjiEven god gave up completely

좋아해 cuz I wannajotahae cuz I wannaI like you cuz I wanna

Cherish 이 설렘 넌 cherry on topCherish i seolrem neon cherry on topCherish this thrill, you’re the cherry on top

Cherish 내 욕심이 원해 you’re mineCherish nae yoksimi wonhae you’re mineCherish I desire you, you’re mine

알쏭달쏭 너의 표정에 괜히 불타올라alssongdalssong neoui pyojeonge gwaenhi bultaolraI burn up from your vague expression

무조건 직진할래mujogeon jikjinhalraeI’m going straight ahead

Boy, I ch ch ch ch cherish my loveBoy, I ch ch ch ch cherish my loveBoy, I ch ch ch ch cherish my love

Ch ch ch ch cherish my loveCh ch ch ch cherish my loveCh ch ch ch cherish my love

Oh my crush, that's all my wishOh my crush, that's all my wishOh my crush, that's all my wish

빛이 나는 이 설렘은 못 참지biti naneun i seolremeun mot chamjiI won’t resist this brilliant thrill

협조해줘 you gottahyeopjohaejwo you gottaWork with me here, you gotta

Ch ch ch ch cherish my loveCh ch ch ch cherish my loveCh ch ch ch cherish my love

어차피 넌 내 게, 내 게 분명eochapi neon nae ge, nae ge bunmyeongIn the end you’ll be with me, sure you’ll be mine

날 말릴 순 없을걸nal malril sun eopseulgeolThere’s no way you could stop me

하느님도 두 손 두 발 들었지haneunimdo du son du bal deuleossjiEven god gave up completely

좋아해 cuz I wannajotahae cuz I wannaI like you cuz I wanna

I’m a diamondI’m a diamondI'm a diamond

너무 소중한 내 마음은neomu sojunghan nae maeumeunMy heart’s a precious thing and

너를 향해 빛나neoreul hyanghae bitnaIt shines towards you

네게 건네 줄거야nege geonne julgeoyaI’ll give it to you

Vocabulary (75)

Korean	Romanization	English	Note
너무	neomu	so/too	so/too
소중한	sojunghan	precious	precious
내	nae	my	my
마음은	maeumeun	heart (topic)	heart (topic)
너를	neoreul	you (object)	you (object)
볼	bol	seeing	seeing
때	ttae	when/moment	when/moment
빛나	bitna	shine	shine
눈치	nunchi	noticing/sense	noticing/sense
없는	eopsneun	lacking	lacking
네	ne	your	your
맘	mam	heart (short)	heart (short)
대신	daesin	instead of	instead of
지금	jigeum	now	now
이	i	this	this
설렘이	seolremi	flutter/excitement	flutter/excitement
훨씬	hwolssin	much more	much more
더	deo	more	more
내겐	naegen	to me	to me
소중해	sojunghae	is precious	is precious
빛이	biti	light	light
나는	naneun	shining / I am	shining / I am
설렘은	seolremeun	flutter (topic)	flutter (topic)
못	mot	can't	can't
참지	chamji	hold back	hold back
협조해줘	hyeopjohaejwo	cooperate please	cooperate please
어차피	eochapi	anyway	anyway
넌	neon	you are	you are
게	ge	thing (contracted)	thing (contracted)
분명	bunmyeong	clearly	clearly
날	nal	me / day	me / day
말릴	malril	stop (me)	stop (me)
순	sun	way (can)	way (can)
없을걸	eopseulgeol	won't be able to	won't be able to
하느님도	haneunimdo	even god	even god
두	du	two	two
손	son	hand(s)	hand(s)
발	bal	foot/feet	foot/feet
들었지	deuleossji	raised, right?	raised, right?
좋아해	jotahae	like	like
너란	neoran	someone like you	someone like you
아이는	aineun	kid (topic)	kid (topic)
널	neol	you (contracted)	you (contracted)
웃기면	utgimyeon	if (I) make you laugh	if (I) make you laugh
웃을까	uteulkka	will (you) laugh?	will (you) laugh?
어떨까	eotteolkka	how would it be?	how would it be?
이상하게	isanghage	strangely	strangely
볼까	bolkka	will (you) look?	will (you) look?
상상만으로	sangsangmaneuro	just by imagining	just by imagining
난	nan	I am	I am
궁금해	gunggeumhae	curious	curious
너의	neoui	your	your
고민은	gomineun	worry (topic)	worry (topic)
초만	choman	just (3 seconds)	just (3 seconds)
맘은	mameun	heart (topic)	heart (topic)
번째	beonjjae	ordinal suffix	ordinal suffix
각오가	gakoga	determination	determination
첫	cheot	first	first
절대	jeoldae	never/absolutely	never/absolutely
끝까지	kkeutkkaji	to the end	to the end
지켜	jikyeo	protect	protect
감정	gamjeong	emotion	emotion
설렘	seolrem	flutter	flutter
욕심이	yoksimi	greed/desire	greed/desire
원해	wonhae	want	want
알쏭달쏭	alssongdalssong	hazy/mixed-up	hazy/mixed-up
표정에	pyojeonge	on (your) expression	on (your) expression
괜히	gwaenhi	for nothing	for nothing
불타올라	bultaolra	blaze up	blaze up
무조건	mujogeon	unconditionally	unconditionally
직진할래	jikjinhalrae	I'll go straight	I'll go straight
향해	hyanghae	toward	toward
네게	nege	to you	to you
건네	geonne	hand over	hand over
줄거야	julgeoya	will give (you)	will give (you)

Grammar notes (12)

-ㄴ/은 adnominal

너무 소중한 내 마음은

소중하다 → 소중한; 마음 + 은 (topic).

Pattern:

Example:

-(으)ㄹ 때 (when)

너를 볼 때 빛나

보다 → 볼 때 = 'when (I) see you'; consonant-final stems take 으ㄹ.

Pattern:

Example:

대신 (instead of)

눈치 없는 네 맘 대신

없는 = lacking (없다+는); 대신 = 'instead of'.

Pattern:

Example:

훨씬 더 (much more)

훨씬 더 내겐 소중해

훨씬 + 더 = far more; 내겐 = 내게+는.

Pattern:

Example:

못 + 지 (can't help it)

빛이 나는 이 설렘은 못 참지

못 참지 = 'I can't hold it back'; -지 exclaims.

Pattern:

Example:

-아/어 줘 (do it for me)

협조해줘 you gotta

협조하다 → 협조해 줘 = 'cooperate for me'; 주다 = do for someone.

Pattern:

Example:

어차피 (anyway)

어차피 넌 내 게, 내 게 분명

어차피 = 'in any case'; 게 = contraction of 것이.

Pattern:

Example:

-(으)ㄹ 수 없다 (can't)

날 말릴 순 없을걸

말릴 순 = 말릴 수는 contracted; 없을걸 adds 'I bet'.

Pattern:

Example:

도 (also/even)

하느님도 두 손 두 발 들었지

하느님 + 도 = 'even god'; 들었지 = raised (past) + -지.

Pattern:

Example:

-(으)면 / -(으)까

널 웃기면 웃을까? 어떨까?

웃기면 = if I make you laugh; 웃을까/어떨까 = wondering aloud.

Pattern:

Example:

절대 + imperative

절대 끝까지 지켜! 내 감정

절대 usually pairs with negatives; here it intensifies a positive command.

Pattern:

Example:

무조건 (unconditionally)

무조건 직진할래

무조건 + 직진할래 = 'I'll go straight no matter what'; ㄹ래 = intention.

Pattern:

Example:

7-day study plan

Day 1 — Meet the song and core words

Listen to Cherish (My Love) twice
Scan the vocab list
Hum the chorus: Ch ch ch ch cherish my love
Learn 5 words: 소중한/설렘/마음/빛나/끝까지

Day 2 — Dig into vocab (part 1)

Tap the first 20 vocab for pronunciation
Pick 5 new words, make a mnemonic
Follow the karaoke highlight once
Quiz mode A (KR→ZH) 5 questions

Day 3 — Vocab part 2 + review

Tap the rest of the vocab
Re-say the 5 words from Day 2
Find words appearing 2+ times
Quiz mode A, 10 questions

Day 4 — Key grammar lines

Read all 12 grammar notes
Read 3 lines with romanization
Make a sentence with -고 싶다 and -(으)ㄹ게
Quiz mode B (ZH→KR) 5 questions

Day 5 — Listening & karaoke

Listen once with Korean only
Sing the chorus twice
Tap 5 random words, recall meanings
Quiz mode C (listening) 5 questions

Day 6 — Whole-song comprehension

Read the full zh translation
Spot 3 grammar points in lyrics
Sing the whole song once
15-question quiz, aim for perfect

Day 7 — Review & output

Speed-run the vocab list
Sing Ch ch ch ch cherish my love without subtitles
Write one KR line about 珍藏心動的每個瞬間
Beat your high score (15q)

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