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WINNER “EMPTY” Korean Lyrics

WINNER · 2014 · Album: 2014 S/S · Intermediate

WINNER's debut: after you left, mirror, street, bed — everything feels 'empty.' The 텅/공허해 refrain is the perfect emptiness lesson.

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What are the lyrics of “EMPTY” about?

WINNER's debut: after you left, mirror, street, bed — everything feels 'empty.' The 텅/공허해 refrain is the perfect emptiness lesson.

How do I learn Korean with “EMPTY”?

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 “EMPTY”?

YG's songwriter quartet (2014) — self-penned tropical pop and coming-of-age ballads with honest, youthful lyrics.

Full lyrics (Korean, romanization, English translation)

거울 속에 내 모습은 텅geoul soke nae moseupeun teongMy reflection in the mirror — hollow
빈 것처럼 공허해bin geotcheoreom gongheohaeEmpty, as if there's nothing left
혼자 길을 걸어봐도 텅honja gileul geoleobwado teongWalking alone, the street is hollow
빈 거리 너무 공허해bin geori neomu gongheohaeThe empty street feels so hollow
너란 꿈에서 깬 현실의neoran kkumeseo kkaen hyeonsiluiWaking from the dream called you
아침은 공허해achimeun gongheohaeThe morning of reality feels hollow
아침을 맞이하면서 다시 자각해achimeul matihamyeonseo dasi jagakhaeFacing the morning, I realize again
날 깨워주는 건 네가 아닌 알람벨nal kkaewojuneun geon nega anin alrambelWhat wakes me isn't you — it's the alarm bell
빌어먹을 침대는 왜 이리 넓적해bileomeokeul chimdaeneun wae iri neolbjeokhaeWhy is this damn bed so wide?
허허벌판 같은 맘에 시린 바람만 부네heoheobeolpan gateun mame sirin baramman buneIn my desert-like heart, only a bitter wind blows
나는 빈 껍데기 너 없인 겁쟁이naneun bin kkeopdegi neo eopsin geopjaengiWithout you I'm an empty shell, a coward
주위 사람들의 동정의 눈빛이 날 죽게 만들어juwi saramdeului dongjeongui nunbiti nal jukge mandeuleoThe pity in people's eyes is killing me
끝이 났네요 나의 그대여kkeuti nassneyo naui geudaeyeoIt has ended, my love
어디 있나요 이제 우린eodi issnayo ije urinWhere are we now?
추억이 됐죠 행복했어요chueoki dwaessjyo haengbokhaesseoyoWe've become memories — we were happy
날 잊지 말아요 또 다시 만나요nal itji malayo tto dasi mannayoDon't forget me — we'll meet again
좋았던 날들과 슬펐던 날들jotassdeon naldeulgwa seulpeossdeon naldeulThe good days and the sad days
힘들었던 날들과 행복했던 날들himdeuleossdeon naldeulgwa haengbokhaessdeon naldeulThe hard days and the happy days
이젠 지나가버린 시간 속에 추억이 되어ijen jinagabeorin sigan soke chueoki doeeoNow they're memories inside the time that's gone
과거에 머물러 있는 그대와 나는 overgwageoe meomulreo issneun geudaewa naneun overYou and I, stuck in the past — it's over
현실로 돌아온 것 같아hyeonsilro dolaon geot gataI feel like I'm back in reality
삶의 이유가 사라져 머리가 복잡해salmui iyuga sarajyeo meoriga bokjaphaeMy reason to live is gone, my head's a mess
아침에 눈을 뜨면 가슴이 텅 빈 것 같이achime nuneul tteumyeon gaseumi teong bin geot gatiWhen I open my eyes, my chest feels hollow
공허함을 느껴 너를 만나기 전과 똑같아gongheohameul neukkyeo neoreul mannagi jeongwa ttokgataI feel the emptiness — same as before I met you

Vocabulary (19)

KoreanRomanizationEnglishNote
거울geoulmirrormy reflection
텅teonghollow / empty (onomatopoeic)a hollow room
공허하다gongheohadato be hollow / emptyI feel hollow
현실hyeonsilrealityreturn to reality
자각하다jagakhadato realize / be awarerealize once more
알람벨alrambelalarm bellthe alarm rings
빌어먹을bileomeokeuldamn (cursing)damn luck
넓적하다neolbjeokhadato be wide and flatbroad shoulders
허허벌판heoheobeolpanbarren fielda desert-like heart
시리다siridato be biting colda biting wind
껍데기kkeopdegishellan empty shell
겁쟁이geopjaengicowardrun like a coward
동정dongjeongpity / sympathya pitying look
추억chueokmemory (nostalgic)become a memory
머물다meomuldato stay / remainstay in the past
삶salmlifereason to live
복잡하다bokjaphadato be complicatedone's head is a mess
똑같다ttokgatdato be identicalsame as before
빈binempty (attributive)an empty street

Grammar notes (4)

텅 빈 = hollow-empty (intensified)

거울 속에 내 모습은 텅 빈 것처럼 공허해

텅 intensifies the emptiness three layers deep: hollow → empty → void.

Pattern: [noun] + テン ビン コトチョム

Example: 머릿속이 텅 빈 것 같아 (my head feels empty)

-는 건 = the thing that ~

날 깨워주는 건 네가 아닌 알람벨

The '-는 건 A가 아닌 B' pattern strips the romance: the wake-up call is a machine.

Pattern: [stem] + ヌンゴン + Aガ アニン B

Example: 남는 건 추억뿐이야 (only memories remain)

-네 = (realization/exclamation)

허허벌판 같은 맘에 시린 바람만 부네

-네 marks self-realization: loneliness described as a climate of its own.

Pattern: [stem] + ネ

Example: 벌써 겨울이 오네 (winter's already here)

-아/어 있는 = remaining in a state

과거에 머물러 있는 그대와 나는 over

-어 있는 fixes them in place: a relationship preserved in amber, and dead.

Pattern: [stem] + ア/オ イヌン + [noun]

Example: 닫혀 있는 마음 (a closed-off heart)

7-day study plan

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

Day 2 — Grammar 1, 2 (텅 빈 = hollow-empty (intensified), -는 건 = the thing that ~)

Day 3 — Vocab Set B + Grammar 3 (-네 = (realization/exclamation))

Day 4 — Grammar 4 (-아/어 있는 = remaining in a state) + 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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