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SHINee “Don't Call Me” Korean Lyrics

SHINee · 2021 · Album: Don't Call Me · Intermediate

SHINee's comeback: hanging up on an obsessive ex for good. KENZIE's hard-hitting hip-hop groove, rich in phone and break-up vocabulary.

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What are the lyrics of “Don't Call Me” about?

SHINee's comeback: hanging up on an obsessive ex for good. KENZIE's hard-hitting hip-hop groove, rich in phone and break-up vocabulary.

How do I learn Korean with “Don't Call Me”?

Sing along with the karaoke-synced lyrics, then study 19 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 “Don't Call Me”?

SM's stage virtuosos (2008) — K-POP's sound pioneers. Sensual, forward-looking lyrics and signature five-part harmony.

Full lyrics (Korean, romanization, English translation)

Don't call meDon't call meDon't call me
Don't call meDon't call meDon't call me
I keep saying next time은 없어I keep saying next timeeun eopseoI keep saying there's no next time
깊어진 밤 집요하게 벨이 울려 It's your callinggipeojin bam jipyohage beli ulryeo It's your callingDeep in the night, the bell rings persistently, it's your calling
고집스럽고 지독하지 그게 바로 너 Still callgojipseureopgo jidokhaji geuge baro neo Still callStubborn and persistent — that's you, still call
너는 쉽게 포기 못해neoneun swipge pogi mothaeYou can't give up easily
그 성질 버리지 못해geu seongjil beoriji mothaeYou can't discard that temper
온종일 내 이름만 서치해onjongil nae ireumman seochihaeYou search my name all day long
내 흔적들을 찾아 핥아 대nae heunjeokdeuleul chata halta daeYou find my traces and lick them
내 아침을 망치곤 해nae achimeul mangchigon haeYou keep ruining my mornings
그 패턴은 뻔해geu paeteoneun ppeonhaeThat pattern is so obvious
관심 꺼줄래gwansim kkeojulraeMind your own business
I know where you came fromI know where you came fromI know where you came from
한때는 나의 Shawtyhanttaeneun naui ShawtyYou were once my shawty
사라져 줄래 저리sarajyeo julrae jeoriWon't you disappear, over there
Don't think about callingDon't think about callingDon't think about calling
넌 못 버티겠지neon mot beotigessjiYou won't be able to endure it
집착뿐이겠지jipchakppunigessjiIt's only obsession left
나처럼 잘한 사람 없을 거니까nacheoreom jalhan saram eopseul geonikkaNo one treated you as well as I did
Don't call meDon't call meDon't call me
미쳤어 넌michyeosseo neonYou're crazy
Don't call meDon't call meDon't call me
느껴봐 넌 최악이야neukkyeobwa neon choeakiyaFeel it — you're the worst
끝났어 너의 Lovekkeutnasseo neoui LoveYour love is over
Don't want it now oohDon't want it now oohDon't want it now, ooh
사랑하면 보내줘saranghamyeon bonaejwoIf you love me, let me go
계속 말하잖아gyesok malhajanhaI keep telling you
Next time은 없어 In your lifeNext timeeun eopseo In your lifeThere is no next time in your life
니 사랑 난 이제 아냐ni sarang nan ije anyaI'm no longer your love
지워 날 잊어버려 제발jiwo nal iteobeoryeo jebalErase it, please forget about me
난 널 몰라nan neol molraI don't know you
So 내게 전화하지 마So naege jeonhwahaji maSo don't call me
Sick of all your trashSick of all your trashSick of all your trash
진짜 늦었다니까jinjja neuteossdanikkaI'm telling you it's really too late
널 믿지 않아 You know whyneol mitji anha You know whyI don't believe you, you know why
날 속였다는 걸 알아nal sokyeossdaneun geol alaI know you deceived me
비극은 왜 사랑의 몫인데?bigeukeun wae sarangui moksinde?Why must tragedy be love's share?
슬픈 에픽 속 그 끝을 보고 있네seulpeun epik sok geu kkeuteul bogo issneI'm watching the end of a sad epic
Erase it, forget about me pleaseErase it, forget about me pleaseErase it, forget about me please
I'm gonna save my loveI'm gonna save my loveI'm gonna save my love
For the next callFor the next callFor the next call
Sorry the number you have calledSorry the number you have calledSorry, the number you have called
has been disconnectedhas been disconnectedHas been disconnected

Vocabulary (19)

KoreanRomanizationEnglishNote
집요하다jipyohadato be persistent / relentlessrelentlessly chase
벨이 울리다beli ulridathe bell ringsthe phone rings
고집스럽다gojipseureopdato be stubborna stubborn person
지독하다jidokhadato be vicious / terriblea vicious temper
포기하다pogihadato give upcan't give up easily
성질seongjiltemper / dispositiona nasty temper
서치하다seochihadato searchsearch a name
흔적heunjeoktraceleave a trace
망치다mangchidato ruinruin the mood
패턴paeteonpatternan obvious pattern
뻔하다ppeonhadato be obviousthe ending is obvious
관심을 끄다gwansimeul kkeudato lose interest / back offback off, will you?
사라지다sarajidato disappeargo away
버티다beotidato endure / hold outendure to the end
집착jipchakobsessiondeep obsession
속이다sokidato deceivedeceive someone
비극bigeuktragedythe end of a tragedy
몫moksone's share / lotlove's share
에픽epikepica sad epic

Grammar notes (4)

-아/어진 = become ~

깊어진 밤 집요하게 벨이 울려

깊다 + -어진 = 'grown deep': the deepening night — a classic lyric phrase.

Pattern: [adj] + 아/어진 + [noun]

Example: 어두워진 하늘 (the darkened sky)

-(으)면 = if

사랑하면 보내줘

Basic conditional: 'if (you) love (me)' + 보내다-줘 = 'release me (for me).'

Pattern: [stem] + (으)면

Example: 보고 싶으면 연락해 (call me if you miss me)

-은/는 없다 = there is no ~

Next time은 없어 In your life

The loanword 'next time' takes topic 은: flatly negating any 'next time.'

Pattern: [noun] + 은/는 없다

Example: 시간은 없어 (there's no time)

-인데 = (rhetorical) it is..., and?

비극은 왜 사랑의 몫인데?

-인데 adds an emotional, rhetorical edge: 'why is it that tragedy goes to love?'

Pattern: [noun] + 인데

Example: 그게 무슨 말인데? (what's that supposed to mean?)

7-day study plan

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

Day 2 — Grammar 1, 2 (-아/어진 = become ~, -(으)면 = if)

Day 3 — Vocab Set B + Grammar 3 (-은/는 없다 = there is no ~)

Day 4 — Grammar 4 (-인데 = (rhetorical) it is..., and?) + 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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