2024 reverse-run hit, slow ballad. "I hate being hurt" heals daily life; clear enunciation perfect for singing along.
| Korean | Romanization | English | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 생각 | saenggak | thought, thinking | 생각은 = thinking (은 = topic particle). = Because I absolutely hate overthinking. |
| 카페인 | kapein | caffeine | Loanword. 카페인으로 = with caffeine (으로 = by means of). The mind held up by caffeine. |
| 온종일 | onjongil | all day long | 온 (whole) + 종일 (all day). 온종일 한 손엔 = all day in one hand. |
| 똑같이 | ttokgati | the same way | Adverb of 똑같다 (to be identical). 똑같이 하루를 시작하고 = start the day the same way. |
| 하루 | haru | a day | 하루 = a day. 하루를 시작하다 = to start the day; 하루 종일 = all day long. |
| 시작 | sijak | start, beginning | 시작하다 = to start. 시작하고 = 시작하다 + -고 (and then start). |
| 한 | han | one, a | Numeral "one". 한 손엔 = in one hand (손에 + ㄴ). |
| 손 | son | hand | 손엔 = spoken contraction of 손에 (in the hand). 한 손엔 = in one hand. |
| 아이스 | aiseu | ice (iced) | Loanword. 아이스 아메리카노 = iced Americano — the Korean office worker's lifeline. |
| 아메리카노 | amerikano | Americano | Loanword (Italian). The national drink of Korea, sold by the millions daily. |
| 지하철 | jihacheol | subway | 지하 (underground) + 철 (railway). Commuter scene. 지하철 속 = inside the subway. |
| 속 | sok | inside, within | 지하철 속 = inside the subway. 속 after a noun means "within/inside." |
| 이 | i | this | Demonstrative "this." 이 장면 = this scene; 이 삶에 = in this life. |
| 장면 | jangmyeon | scene | 지하철 속 이 장면 = this scene in the subway. A familiar everyday sight. |
| 어제 | eoje | yesterday | 어제 꿈에서 봤나 = did I see it in a dream yesterday? |
| 꿈 | kkum | dream | 꿈에서 = in a dream (에서 = in). 어제 꿈에서 = in yesterday's dream. |
| 아참 | acham | oh right | Exclamation when something suddenly comes to mind. 아참 매일이지 = oh right, it's every day. |
| 매일 | maeil | every day | 매일이지 = 매일 + 이지 (it's every day, right). The repeating routine. |
| 바쁜 | bappeun | busy (attributive) | Attributive of 바쁘다 (to be busy). 바쁜 이 삶에 = in this busy life. |
| 삶 | salm | life | Nominalized from 살다 (to live). 삶에 = in life. |
| 흔한 | heunhan | ordinary, common | Attributive of 흔하다 (to be common). 흔한 날에 = on an ordinary day. |
| 날 | nal | day | 날에 = on the day. 흔한 날에 = on an ordinary day. |
| 그치 | geuchi | right? isn't it | Spoken contraction of 그렇지, seeking agreement. 그치 이상하지 = right? weird, right? |
| 그 | geu | that | Demonstrative "that." 그 애 = that person. |
| 애 | ae | kid, person (colloquial) | Colloquial form of 아이. 그 애 = that person (casual way to refer to someone). |
| 보고 | bogo | seeing, having seen (보다 + -고) | 보다 (to see) + -고 (connective). 그 애를 보고 말야 = I saw that person, you know. |
| 말야 | malya | you know, I mean | Contraction of 말이야, used to emphasize what you're saying. = "you know, I'm telling you." |
| 어둡던 | eodupdeon | had been dark (-던 recollection) | 어둡다 (to be dark) + -던 (past recollection). 어둡던 눈앞 = the darkness that had been before my eyes. |
| 눈앞 | nunap | before one's eyes | 눈 (eye) + 앞 (front). 눈앞이 = before my eyes (이 = subject particle). |
| 붉어지며 | bulkeojimyeo | turning red (and) | 붉다 (red) + -어지다 (become) + -며 (while). 눈앞이 붉어지며 = as my view turns red. |
| 붉어져도 | bulkeojyeodo | even if (it) turns red | 붉어지다 + -아/어도 (even if). 어둡던 눈앞이 붉어져도 = even when the darkness turns red. |
| 봤나 | bwassna | did (I) see? (보다 past + -나) | 보다 (to see) + past + -나 (self-question). 어제 꿈에서 봤나 = did I see it in a dream yesterday? |
| 기억 | gieok | memory | 흔적 없는 기억 밖 = outside a memory that leaves no trace. |
| 다시 | dasi | again | 다시 놓쳐버리는 것만 같아 = feels like I'm letting it slip away again. |
| 딴 | ttan | other, another | Shortened form of 다른. 딴 차원에 = in another dimension. |
| 혹 | hok | perhaps, maybe | 혹 = perhaps. 혹 과거에 미래에 = maybe in the past, in the future. |
| 과거 | gwageo | the past | 과거에 = in the past (에 = in). 혹 과거에 미래에 = maybe past or future. |
| 미래 | mirae | the future | 미래에 = in the future, contrasting 과거 (past). |
| 차원 | chawon | dimension | 딴 차원에 = in another dimension. A sci-fi-flavored imagination. |
| 세계 | segye | world | 세계에 = in a world. 혹…세계에 = maybe in some world. |
| 정신 | jeongsin | mind, consciousness | 정신은 = my mind (은 = topic particle). The mind held by caffeine slipped away. |
| 종일 | jongil | all day | 하루 종일 = the whole day. 하루 종일 신경 쓰여 = on edge all day. |
| 신경 | singyeong | nerves, care | 신경 쓰다 = to worry about. 신경 쓰여 = being on edge. |
| 쓰여 | sseuyeo | being spent (쓰이다) | Passive of 쓰다 (to use): 쓰이다. 신경 쓰여 = my nerves being worn = anxious. |
| 토할 | tohal | about to vomit (토하다 + -ㄹ) | 토하다 (to vomit) + -ㄹ. 토할 것 같아 = feel like throwing up (hyperbole for distress). |
| 잡은 | jabeun | held, grasped (잡다 + -은) | 잡다 (to hold) + -은. 카페인으로 잡은 정신 = the mind held together by caffeine. |
| 슬픈 | seulpeun | sad (attributive) | Attributive of 슬프다 (to be sad). 슬픈 표정을 하고 = with a sad expression. |
| 표정 | pyojeong | facial expression | 표정을 = expression (을 = object particle). 슬픈 표정을 하고 = wearing a sad look. |
| 하고 | hago | with, doing (하다 + -고) | 하다 (to do) + -고. 표정을 하고 = wearing an expression. |
| 아는 | aneun | knowing (알다 + -는) | Attributive of 알다 (to know). 오랫동안 나를 아는 = the one who has known me so long. |
| 없는 | eopsneun | without, lacking (없다 + -는) | Attributive of 없다 (to not exist). 흔적 없는 기억 = a memory with no trace. |
| 흔적 | heunjeok | trace, mark | 흔적 없는 = without a trace. 흔적 없는 기억 밖 = beyond a traceless memory. |
| 밖 | bak | outside, beyond | 기억 밖 = beyond memory. 밖 also means "outside the scope of." |
| 오랫동안 | oraetdongan | for a long time | 오래 (long) + 동안 (period). 오랫동안 나를 아는 = who has known me for so long. |
| 웃긴데 | utginde | funny, but (웃기다 + -ㄴ데) | 웃기다 (to be funny) + -ㄴ데 (background). 나도 웃긴데 말야 = I know it's funny, you know. |
| 이상하지 | isanghaji | strange, isn't it (이상하다 + -지) | 이상하다 (to be strange) + -지 (seeking agreement). 그치 이상하지 = right? it's weird, right? |
| 있잖아 | issjanha | you know (있다 + -잖아) | 있다 + -잖아 (reminding shared knowledge). 말야 있잖아 = you know? |
| 놓쳐버리는 | notchyeobeorineun | letting slip away (놓치다 + -아버리다 + -는) | 놓치다 (to miss) + -아 버리다 (completely) + -는. = feels like losing it all over again. |
| 아냐 | anya | no (contraction of 아니야) | Contraction of 아니야. 아냐 지나치는 게 나을 것 같아 = no, better to just pass by. |
| 지나치고 | jinachigo | passing by, and (지나치다 + -고) | 지나치다 (to pass by) + -고. 아참 매일이지 지나치고 = oh right, passing by every day. |
| 빠졌고 | ppajyeotgo | fell out, slipped away (빠지다 + -고) | 빠지다 (to fall out) + -고. 정신은 빠졌고 = my mind slipped away. |
| 근데 | geunde | but, by the way | Spoken transition word. 그치 이상하지 근데 말야 = right? weird — but you know. |
| 나 | na | I, me | First person "I". With particles: 나는 (I am), 나도 (me too), 나를 (me). |
| 오늘 | oneul | today | 오늘도 = today, too. -도 after a time word stresses "likewise". |
| 아침 | achim | morning | 아침엔 is the spoken contraction of 아침에는 (in the morning). |
| 입 | ip | mouth | 입에 빵을 물고 = with bread in my mouth. 입에 = in/on the mouth (에 = at/in). |
| 빵 | ppang | bread | Loanword (from Japanese), used daily in Korea. 빵을 = bread (object particle 을). |
| 하늘 | haneul | sky | 하늘이 무너지다 = the sky falls (hyperbole for world collapsing). 하늘이 = sky (subject particle 이). |
| 것 | geot | thing, matter | 것 같다 = seems like. 것만 = only that (것 + 만). 것은 is often contracted to 건 in speech. |
| 저녁 | jeonyeok | evening | 저녁이 돼도 = even when evening comes (되다 = to become). 저녁이 = evening (particle 이). |
| 배고픔 | baegopeum | hunger | Nominalized from 배고프다 (to be hungry) + -ㅁ. 배고픔까지 = even hunger itself (까지 = even). |
| 아픈 | apeun | hurt, painful (attributive) | Attributive form of 아프다 (to hurt). 아픈 건 = the matter of being hurt (건 = 것 + 은). |
| 건 | geon | the thing of… (것 + 은 contraction) | 것은 is contracted to 건 in speech. 아픈 건 딱 질색 = utterly hate the whole being-hurt thing. |
| 딱 | ttak | exactly, just | 딱 질색 = utterly hate. 딱 emphasizes "exactly this, no more no less". |
| 질색이니까 | jilsaekinikka | because (I) hate it (질색이다 + -니까) | 질색 = aversion. 질색이다 + -니까 (because) = "because I hate". The song title comes from this line. |
| 물고 | mulgo | biting, holding in mouth (물다 + -고) | 물다 (to bite/hold in mouth) + -고 (and then). 입에 빵을 물고 = bread held in the mouth. |
| 피곤해 | pigonhae | tired (spoken form of 피곤하다) | -해 form of 피곤하다 (to be tired). 피곤해 죽겠네 = so tired I could die. |
| 죽겠네 | jukgessne | I could die (hyperbole) | 죽다 (to die) + -겠- (guess) + -네 (exclamation). Everyday hyperbole: "dead tired", "starving". |
| 뭔가 | mwonga | something | 뭐 (what) + -ㄴ가 = "something". 뭔가 잊고 온 게 = something I left behind. |
| 잊고 | itgo | forgetting (잊다 + -고) | 잊다 (to forget) + -고. 잊고 오다 = to leave behind (lit. forget and come). |
| 온 | on | came (back) — past attributive of 오다 | Past attributive of 오다 (to come). 잊고 온 게 = the thing I forgot to bring back. |
| 게 | ge | the thing that… (contraction of 것이) | Contraction of 것이, extremely common in speech. = "the thing that...". |
| 있는 | issneun | existing, having (attributive of 있다) | Attributive of 있다 (to exist/have). 게 있는 것 같아 = feels like there's something. |
| 같아 | gata | seems like (-아 form of 같다) | 것 같아 = seems like. The core pattern of this song — it appears over and over. |
| 평온했던 | pyeongonhaessdeon | had been peaceful (-았/었던 recollection) | 평온하다 (to be calm) + -았/었던 (past recollection modifier) — nostalgic, cinematic. |
| 무너지고 | muneojigo | collapsing (무너지다 + -고) | 무너지다 (to collapse) + -고. The peaceful sky came crashing down. |
| 괜히 | gwaenhi | for no reason | 괜히 이상하게 = weirdly for no reason. Common in speech for "without cause". |
| 이상하게 | isanghage | strangely | Adverb form of 이상하다 (to be strange), made with -게. |
| 막 | mak | just, wildly (colloquial) | 막 울 것만 같고 = like I could burst into tears. 막 adds "suddenly/recklessly" energy. |
| 울 | ul | (to) cry — stem of 울다 | Stem of 울다 (to cry). 울 것만 같고 = feel like I'm about to cry. |
| 같고 | gatgo | seems like… and (같다 + -고) | 같다 + -고 (connective). 것만 같고 links "feel like..." to the next clause. |
| 그냥 | geunyang | just, as is | 그냥 지나치다 = to just pass by. One of the most frequent adverbs in spoken Korean. |
| 지나치는 | jinachineun | passing by (attributive of 지나치다) | Attributive of 지나치다 (to pass by). = "passing by" as a subject (게). |
| 나을 | naeul | better (-ㄹ modifier of 낫다) | 낫다 (to be better) + -ㄹ. 나을 것 같아 = it'd probably be better. |
| 처음 | cheoeum | first time | 처음 본 순간 = the moment I first saw you. 처음 뵙겠습니다 = nice to meet you (formal). |
| 본 | bon | saw, seen (past attributive of 보다) | Past attributive of 보다 (to see). 처음 본 순간 = the first moment (I) saw you. |
| 순간 | sungan | moment, instant | 그 순간 = that moment. Lyrics love it for fateful moments. |
| 뭐라 | mwora | what (as) — contraction of 뭐라고 | Spoken contraction of 뭐라고. 뭐라 할까 = what should I say? |
| 할까 | halkka | shall I? (하다 + -ㄹ까) | 하다 (to do) + -ㄹ까 (self-questioning). 뭐라 할까 = what to say, I wonder. |
| 그립달까 | geuripdalkka | should I say I miss it? (그립다 + -ㄹ까) | 그립다 (to long for) + -ㄹ까, contracted from 그립다 할까. A question to oneself. |
| 돼도 | dwaedo | even if (it) becomes (되다 + -아/어도) | 되다 (to become) + -아/어도 (even if). 저녁이 돼도 = even when evening comes. |
| 까먹고 | kkameokgo | forgetting completely (까먹다 + -고) | 까먹다 (to completely forget) + -고. 배고픔까지 까먹고 = even forgot my hunger. |
나는 아픈 건 딱 질색이니까
Attach -니까 to a verb/adjective stem to give a reason — the most common "because" in spoken Korean. The song opens by explaining "why": "because I hate being hurt."
Pattern: verb/adjective stem + 니까
Example: 나는 아픈 건 딱 질색이니까 (Because I absolutely hate being hurt)
오늘도 아침엔 입에 빵을 물고
-도 after a noun means "also/even," stressing repetition — "today, too." Very common after time words (오늘도) and pronouns (나도).
Pattern: noun + 도
Example: 오늘도 아침엔 입에 빵을 물고 (Today again, bread in my mouth in the morning)
피곤해 죽겠네
죽겠네 = 죽다 (to die) + -겠- (guess) + -네 (exclamation). "피곤해 죽겠네" literally means "so tired I'd die" — everyday hyperbole like "dead tired."
Pattern: adjective stem + 죽겠네
Example: 피곤해 죽겠네 (I'm dead tired) / 배고파 죽겠어 (I'm starving)
뭔가 잊고 온 게 있는 것 같아
것 같다 after a modifier means "seems like...". 잊고 온 게 있는 것 같아 = "it feels like there's something I forgot." Perfect for uncertain feelings — used all the time.
Pattern: verb -ㄴ/은 + 것 같다
Example: 뭔가 잊고 온 게 있는 것 같아 (It feels like there's something I left behind)
평온했던 하늘이 무너지고
Stem + -았/었던 makes a past-recollection modifier: "the sky that HAD been peaceful." Unlike plain past -은, -았/었던 brings the scene back with nostalgia — ballad lyrics love it.
Pattern: stem + 았/었던 + noun
Example: 평온했던 하늘이 무너지고 (The peaceful sky came crashing down)
괜히 이상하게 막 울 것만 같고
것만 같다 is an intensified 것 같다 — the 만 stresses "just about to." 울 것만 같고 = "I could cry any second," stronger and more imminent than -ㄹ 것 같아.
Pattern: verb -ㄹ 것만 같다
Example: 괜히 이상하게 막 울 것만 같고 (For no reason, I feel like I'm about to cry)
그냥 지나치는 게 나을 것 같아
Verb + -ㄹ 것 같다 expresses your own judgment or hunch: 나을 것 같아 = "it'd probably be better." While -ㄴ 것 같아 guesses about the past, -ㄹ 것 같아 looks ahead.
Pattern: verb -ㄹ + 것 같다
Example: 그냥 지나치는 게 나을 것 같아 (I think it's better to just pass by)
처음 본 순간 뭐라 할까 그립달까
-ㄹ까 after a verb is self-questioning hesitation: 뭐라 할까 = "what should I say?", 그립달까 = "should I call it longing?" Perfect for talking to yourself.
Pattern: verb -ㄹ까?
Example: 처음 본 순간 뭐라 할까 그립달까 (The first moment I saw you — what to say? Is it longing?)
저녁이 돼도 배고픔까지 까먹고
Stem + -아/어도 means "even if...": 저녁이 돼도 = "even when evening comes." Paired with 까지 ("even"), it stresses "I even forgot hunger itself."
Pattern: stem + 아/어도
Example: 저녁이 돼도 배고픔까지 까먹고 (Even by evening, I've even forgotten my hunger)