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2NE1 “COME BACK HOME” Korean Lyrics

2NE1 · 2014 · Album: CRUSH · Intermediate

EDM-meets-hip-hop call for return — 2014's electronic K-POP wave in one track.

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What are the lyrics of “COME BACK HOME” about?

EDM-meets-hip-hop call for return — 2014's electronic K-POP wave in one track.

How do I learn Korean with “COME BACK HOME”?

Sing along with the karaoke-synced lyrics, then study 15 key vocabulary, 4 grammar points and a 7-day study plan — free, no sign-up.

How hard is this song for Korean learners?

The level is “Intermediate” — every line comes with pronunciation, romanization and translation, great for learners with some basics.

Which group sings “COME BACK HOME”?

YG's four-piece (2009) — fierce hip-hop style and girl-power lyrics; founding mothers of the modern girl-group aesthetic.

Full lyrics (Korean, romanization, English translation)

아무 대답 없는 너amu daedap eopsneun neoYou, without any answer
밤 새워 기다린 나bam saewo gidarin naI waited all night
이미 니 맘 속엔 다른 누군가가 있은 뒤였지imi ni mam soken dareun nugungaga isseun dwiyeossjiSomeone else already filled your heart
굳이 니가 말 안 해도 다 알고 있었지guti niga mal an haedo da algo isseossjiI knew it all even if you didn't say
Come back home, can you come back homeCome back home, can you come back homeCome back home — can you come back home?
떠나지 마 그리워 너를tteonaji ma geuriwo neoreulDon't leave — I miss you
너는 나를 떠나 갈 곳 없데neoneun nareul tteona gal got eopsdeYou left me with nowhere to go
Come back home, come back homeCome back home, come back homeCome back home, come back home
니 앞에 서면 나는 바보가 돼ni ape seomyeon naneun baboga dwaeBefore you I turn into a fool
고정반으로 다시 태어나고 싶어gojeongbaneuro dasi taeeonago sipeoI wanna be reborn as the top student
미친 애처럼 보이기는 싫지만michin aecheoreom boigineun silhjimanI don't wanna look like a madman
어쩔 수가 없어 나는 오직 너만 바라eojjeol suga eopseo naneun ojik neoman baraI can't help it — I only want you
세상이 다 변해도 너 하나만은sesangi da byeonhaedo neo hanamaneunEven if the world changes, only you
영원히 나의 여자라 믿었는데yeongwonhi naui yeojara miteossneundeI believed you'd be my woman forever
이제는 무의미한 말뿐ijeneun muuimihan malppunNow it's all meaningless words

Vocabulary (15)

KoreanRomanizationEnglishNote
대답daedapanswerwait for an answer
밤새워bamsaewoall night throughstay up all night
기다리다gidaridato waitwait a bit
굳이gutiunnecessarily / persistentlyeven without saying
바보babofoolfool in love
고정반gojeongbanfixed member / top rankschool term
태어나다taeeonadato be bornbe born again
미치다michidato be crazylike crazy
어쩔 수가 없다eojjeol suga eopsdacan't be helpedit can't be helped
오직ojikonlythe only one
바라다baradato wish for / wantmake a wish
세상sesangworldthe best in the world
변하다byeonhadato changeseasons change
영원히yeongwonhiforeverbe together forever
무의미하다muuimihadato be meaninglessmeaningless fight

Grammar notes (4)

-ㄴ 뒤였지 = it had already happened

이미 니 맘 속엔 다른 누군가가 있은 뒤였지

-ㄴ 뒤 = after it happened: 'someone had already been there.'

Pattern: [stem] + 은 뒤에

Example: 먹은 뒤에 양치해 (brush after eating)

-아도 = even if

굳이 니가 말 안 해도 다 알고 있었지

-아도 = even if (you don't say it), I knew.

Pattern: [stem] + 지 않아도

Example: 보지 않아도 알아 (I know without looking)

오직 너만 = only you

어쩔 수가 없어 나는 오직 너만 바라

오직 + 만 doubles the 'only' — emphasis on exclusivity.

Pattern: 오직 + [noun] + 만

Example: 오직 너를 위해서 (only for you)

-ㄴ다고 믿다 = believe that

세상이 다 변해도 너 하나만은 영원히 나의 여자라 믿었는데

-다고 믿다 = believe (quoted content): believed you'd be mine.

Pattern: [stem] + ㄴ다고 믿다

Example: 진심이라고 믿었어 (I believed it was sincere)

7-day study plan

Day 1 — Vocab Set A + hum along to the chorus

Day 2 — Grammar 1, 2 (-ㄴ 뒤였지 = it had already happened, -아도 = even if)

Day 3 — Vocab Set B + Grammar 3 (오직 너만 = only you)

Day 4 — Grammar 4 (-ㄴ다고 믿다 = believe that) + Vocab Set C

Day 5 — Grammar 5, 6 + sing the whole song

Day 6 — Vocab review + quiz

Day 7 — Final check: full sing-through + use the grammar

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