ZEROBASEONE “GOOD SO BAD” Korean Lyrics

ZEROBASEONE · 2025 · Album: NEVER SAY NEVER · Intermediate

The 'so good it's bad' allure — cosmic imagery with exclamations.

Full lyrics (Korean, romanization, English translation)

놓치지 않으려 애쓸수록 그 아픔만 깊어질 뿐이다notchiji anheuryeo aesseulsurok geu apeumman gipeojil ppunidaThe harder you clutch, the deeper it aches

그러니 놓아, 그녀를geureoni nota, geunyeoreulSo let go — let her go

Making me feel good, wanting it moMaking me feel good, wanting it moMaking me feel good, wanting it more

You're so badYou're so badYou're so bad

어떻게 날 변하게 해eotteotge nal byeonhage haeHow do you change me like this

It's so goodIt's so goodIt's so good

온 우주가 말해on ujuga malhaeThe whole universe says

"그녀를 놓치지 마""geunyeoreul notchiji ma"'Don't let her go'

All of youAll of youAll of you

눈이 부셔 Good so badnuni busyeo Good so badIt's blinding — good so bad

특별하지teukbyeolhajiSpecial, right?

순식간에 변해가는 세상에sunsikgane byeonhaeganeun sesangeIn a world that changes in a blink

넌 영원히 빛나는 걸 Yeahneon yeongwonhi bitnaneun geol YeahYou shine forever, yeah

You in my head 가득하게You in my head gadeukhageYou in my head, brimming

생각 멈추지 못해saenggak meomchuji mothaeCan't stop thinking

난 너만이 전부니nan neomani jeonbuniBecause you're all I have

I can't get enough yeahI can't get enough yeahI can't get enough yeah

가끔 네 마음이 안 보여gakkeum ne maeumi an boyeoSometimes I can't see your heart

너무 차가워지지 마neomu chagawojiji maDon't turn too cold

Wanna know wanna knowWanna know wanna knowWanna know wanna know

내가 해줄 수 있는 것, 다naega haejul su issneun geot, daEverything I can do for you — all of it

Making me feel good, wanting it moMaking me feel good, wanting it moMaking me feel good, wanting it more

You're so badYou're so badYou're so bad

어떻게 날 변하게 해eotteotge nal byeonhage haeHow do you change me like this

It's so goodIt's so goodIt's so good

온 우주가 말해on ujuga malhaeThe whole universe says

"그녀를 놓치지 마""geunyeoreul notchiji ma"'Don't let her go'

All of youAll of youAll of you

눈이 부셔 Good so badnuni busyeo Good so badIt's blinding — good so bad

Wanna know wanna knowWanna know wanna knowWanna know wanna know

Making me feel good, wanting it moMaking me feel good, wanting it moMaking me feel good, wanting it more

You're so badYou're so badYou're so bad

어떻게 날 변하게 해eotteotge nal byeonhage haeHow do you change me like this

It's so goodIt's so goodIt's so good

온 우주가 말해on ujuga malhaeThe whole universe says

"그녀를 놓치지 마""geunyeoreul notchiji ma"'Don't let her go'

All of youAll of youAll of you

눈이 부셔 Good so badnuni busyeo Good so badIt's blinding — good so bad

Making me feel good, wanting it moMaking me feel good, wanting it moMaking me feel good, wanting it more

You're so badYou're so badYou're so bad

어떻게 날 변하게 해eotteotge nal byeonhage haeHow do you change me like this

It's so goodIt's so goodIt's so good

온 우주가 말해on ujuga malhaeThe whole universe says

"그녀를 놓치지 마""geunyeoreul notchiji ma"'Don't let her go'

All of youAll of youAll of you

눈이 부셔 Good so badnuni busyeo Good so badIt's blinding — good so bad

Vocabulary (15)

Korean	Romanization	English	Note
놓치다	notchida	to miss / let go	miss the chance
애쓰다	aesseuda	to strive	hard-earned result
아픔	apeum	pain	noun of 아프다
깊어지다	gipeojida	to deepen	affection deepens
놓다	notda	to release / let go	undo the knot
변하다	byeonhada	to change	seasons change
우주	uju	universe	spaceship
순식간	sunsikgan	an instant	vanish in a blink
영원히	yeongwonhi	forever	I'll remember forever
빛나다	bitnada	to shine	shine like a star
가득하게	gadeukhage	brimmingly	full of love
전부	jeonbu	everything	lost everything
차갑다	chagapda	to be cold (to touch)	cold gaze
직감	jikgam	intuition	the hunch was right
선명하다	seonmyeonghada	to be vivid	vivid photo

Grammar notes (4)

-ㄹ수록 / -ㄹ 뿐이다

놓치지 않으려 애쓸수록 그 아픔만 깊어질 뿐이다

-ㄹ수록 (the more) + -ㄹ 뿐이다 (nothing but): hopeless escalation.

Pattern: [stem] + ㄹ수록 ... ㄹ 뿐이다

Example: 바쁠수록 건강을 챙겨야 한다 (the busier, the more you need self-care) / 웃을 뿐이다 (just laughing it off)

-게 하다 = make/let

어떻게 날 변하게 해

-게 하다 causative: 'how do you make me change?'

Pattern: [stem] + 게 하다

Example: 눈물 나게 해 (brings me to tears) / 웃게 해줘 (make me laugh)

-아 가는 = progressively changing

순식간에 변해가는 세상에 넌 영원히 빛나는 걸

-아 가는 attributive: 'the ever-changing world.'

Pattern: [stem] + 아 가는 + [noun]

Example: 자라나는 아이들 (growing children) / 없어져 가는 언어 (vanishing languages)

-지 마 = don't

가끔 네 마음이 안 보여 너무 차가워지지 마

-아지다 (become) + -지 마 (don't) = 'don't turn cold.'

Pattern: [adj] + 아지지 마

Example: 늦어지지 마 (don't run late) / 복잡해지지 마 (don't overcomplicate)

7-day study plan

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

Memorize 10 basic words
Listen to the song 3 times
Hum along to the chorus 온 우주가 말해 그녀를 놓치지 마
Write today's new words once

Day 2 — Grammar 1, 2 (-ㄹ수록 / -ㄹ 뿐이다, -게 하다 = make/let)

Review vocab set A
Learn -ㄹ수록 / -ㄹ 뿐이다 and -게 하다 = make/let
Notice these patterns while listening
Make two sentences with today's grammar

Day 3 — Vocab Set B + Grammar 3 (-아 가는 = progressively changing)

Memorize GOOD SO BAD keywords
Learn -아 가는 = progressively changing
Sing the whole chorus
Sing the chorus along with the video

Day 4 — Grammar 4 (-지 마 = don't) + Vocab Set C

Learn -지 마 = don't
Read the lyrics aloud twice
Make a sentence with 우주 (宇宙)
Shadow the verses once

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

Learn -ㄹ수록 / -ㄹ 뿐이다 and -게 하다 = make/let
Sing the whole song with karaoke
Flag the words you still miss
Review grammar 1-3

Day 6 — Vocab review + quiz

Score 80+ on the vocab quiz
Write missed words 3 times
Sing the chorus without looking
Explain the meaning of 우주 to a friend

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

Sing the entire song without subtitles
Make one sentence per grammar point
Record yourself singing and check pronunciation
Use today's expressions in a short diary entry

ZEROBASEONE “GOOD SO BAD” Korean Lyrics

Full lyrics (Korean, romanization, English translation)

Vocabulary (15)

Grammar notes (4)

-ㄹ수록 / -ㄹ 뿐이다

-게 하다 = make/let

-아 가는 = progressively changing

-지 마 = don't

7-day study plan

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

Day 2 — Grammar 1, 2 (-ㄹ수록 / -ㄹ 뿐이다, -게 하다 = make/let)

Day 3 — Vocab Set B + Grammar 3 (-아 가는 = progressively changing)

Day 4 — Grammar 4 (-지 마 = don't) + 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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