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NCT DREAM “Hello Future” Korean Lyrics

NCT DREAM · 2021 · Album: Hello Future · Intermediate

A greeting to the future — packed with encouragement phrases. Positivity textbook.

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Full lyrics (Korean, romanization, English translation)

Big dreams and big thrillsBig dreams and big thrillsBig dreams and big thrills
Flying high 터무니없는 상상해봐Flying high teomunieopsneun sangsanghaebwaFlying high — imagine the impossible
네 눈앞에 달려들고 있는 별ne nunape dalryeodeulgo issneun byeolStars rushing before your eyes
낚아 채 불을 태워 봐naka chae buleul taewo bwaSnatch it and set it ablaze
시작이라는 걸 넌 믿을 수 있겠니?sijakiraneun geol neon miteul su issgessni?Can you believe in 'beginnings'?
이제야 사랑을 알 것 같아ijeya sarangeul al geot gataOnly now do I feel I know love
Ready or not 가는 거야 나를 믿어Ready or not ganeun geoya nareul miteoReady or not, we're going — trust me
Soldiers knocking doors down yelling outSoldiers knocking doors down yelling outSoldiers knocking doors down yelling out
전쟁 전쟁 같던 시간들은 모두 뒤로 보내jeonjaeng jeonjaeng gatdeon sigandeuleun modu dwiro bonaeSend the war-like days all behind us
가슴이 소리치네gaseumi sorichineMy heart is shouting
달려가 날아 봐dalryeoga nala bwaRun, take flight
기다렸어 어서 와gidaryeosseo eoseo waI've waited — come on over
어디든 we're coming togethereodideun we're coming togetherAnywhere, we're coming together
아무 걱정 하지 마amu geokjeong haji maDon't worry at all
잘 될 거야 Hello Futurejal doel geoya Hello FutureIt'll be fine — hello future
너를 만나 같이 더 빛나 yeah yeahneoreul manna gati deo bitna yeah yeahMeeting you, we shine brighter, yeah
아름다운 시간만 쌓자 yeahareumdaun siganman ssatja yeahLet's stack up only beautiful moments, yeah
Ey 미래의 너를 조우하게 됐어Ey miraeui neoreul jouhage dwaesseoEy, I've come to meet the future you
경계 위로 손을 맞대면 우린 너무 닮아 있어gyeonggye wiro soneul matdaemyeon urin neomu dalma isseoHigh-five over the border — we're so alike
뭘 더 찾게 될지 결국 웃게 될지mwol deo chatge doelji gyeolguk utge doeljiWhat more we'll find, whether we'll laugh in the end
지금부턴 운명이라고 해jigeumbuteon unmyeongirago haeFrom now on, call it fate
Fire fire 자욱한 연기 속에 살아남은 키 작은 꽃처럼Fire fire jaukhan yeongi soke salanameun ki jakeun kkotcheoreomFire, fire — like a small flower that survived the smoke
같은 시간 속에 너를 사랑하고 있어gateun sigan soke neoreul saranghago isseoIn the same flow of time, I'm loving you
Here we go here we go 날개를 펼치고Here we go here we go nalgaereul pyeolchigoHere we go — spread the wings
또 꺾이고 다쳐도tto kkeokigo dachyeodoEven if I bend and get hurt again
누구보다 강한 너잖아nuguboda ganghan neojanhaYou're stronger than anyone, you know
미래의 미래에도 널 사랑할 나란 걸miraeui miraeedo neol saranghal naran geolEven in the future's future, I'll love you — that's me
기다렸어 어서 와gidaryeosseo eoseo waI've waited — come on over
어디든 we're coming togethereodideun we're coming togetherAnywhere, we're coming together
아무 걱정 하지 마amu geokjeong haji maDon't worry at all
잘 될 거야 Hello Futurejal doel geoya Hello FutureIt'll be fine — hello future
너를 만나 같이 더 빛나 yeah yeahneoreul manna gati deo bitna yeah yeahMeeting you, we shine brighter, yeah
아름다운 시간만 쌓자 yeahareumdaun siganman ssatja yeahLet's stack up only beautiful moments, yeah
Ey I'm tryna' center me hey where your center be?Ey I'm tryna' center me hey where your center be?I'm tryna find my center — where's yours?
흔들리지 않게 걸어 나아갈 수 있을지heundeulriji anhge geoleo naagal su isseuljiCan I walk on without wavering?
Too many cynical 거꾸로 갔던 EntropyToo many cynical geokkuro gassdeon EntropyToo many cynical, the entropy that ran backwards
그 어디쯤 너 기다리고 있을지geu eodijjeum neo gidarigo isseuljiSomewhere out there, maybe you're waiting
멀지 않아 눈을 떠 봐meolji anha nuneul tteo bwaNot far — open your eyes
내가 원한 모든 건 너뿐이라고 we're on our way upnaega wonhan modeun geon neoppunirago we're on our way upAll I ever wanted was you — we're on our way up
타 버린 채 여린 온기의 남은 잿더미 속에 ready to clap backta beorin chae yeorin ongiui nameun jaetdeomi soke ready to clap backIn the ashes still warm, ready to clap back
기다렸어 어서 와gidaryeosseo eoseo waI've waited — come on over
어디든 we're coming togethereodideun we're coming togetherAnywhere, we're coming together
아무 걱정 하지 마amu geokjeong haji maDon't worry at all
잘 될 거야 Hello Futurejal doel geoya Hello FutureIt'll be fine — hello future
너를 만나 같이 더 빛나 yeah yeahneoreul manna gati deo bitna yeah yeahMeeting you, we shine brighter, yeah
아름다운 시간만 쌓자 yeahareumdaun siganman ssatja yeahLet's stack up only beautiful moments, yeah

Vocabulary (32)

KoreanRomanizationEnglishNote
터무니없다teomunieopsdato be absurd / wild터무니없는 상상 = wild imagination
상상sangsangimagination상상력 = imagination (power)
달려들다dalryeodeuldato lunge atlunge at food
낚아 채다naka chaedato snatchsnatch the chance
믿다mitdato believe나를 믿어 = trust me
전쟁jeonjaengwarwar-like days
뒤로 보내다dwiro bonaedato send behind / move onput the past behind
가슴gaseumchest / heart가슴이 벅차다 = heart overflows
소리치다sorichidato shoutshout for freedom
기다리다gidaridato wait기다렸어 = I've been waiting
걱정geokjeongworry걱정 마 = don't worry
빛나다bitnadato shineshine like a star
아름답다areumdapdato be beautifulbeautiful moments
쌓다ssatdato stack / pile up경험을 쌓다 = build experience
조우하다jouhadato encounterSino-Korean: encounter
경계gyeonggyeborder / boundary경계심 = wariness
닮다dalmdato resemblewe're alike
운명unmyeongfatefated love
자욱하다jaukhadato be dense (smoke)dense smoke
연기yeongismokeAlso 'acting' (homograph)
살아남다salanamdato survive살아남은 자 = survivor
날개nalgaewings날개를 펼치다 = spread wings
꺾이다kkeokidato be bent / brokenbranch snaps
다치다dachidato get hurt다치지 마 = don't get hurt
강하다ganghadato be strongstronger than anyone
흔들리다heundeulridato waver마음이 흔들리다 = heart wavers
나아가다naagadato advancemove forward
cynicalcynicalcynicalLoanword
거꾸로geokkurobackwards / upside downsay it backwards
엔트로피enteuropientropyBorrowed from physics
잿더미jaetdeomiashes잿- = ash (old form)
온기ongiwarmthlingering warmth

Grammar notes (5)

잘 되다 = go well

잘 될 거야 Hello Future

잘 되다 = things go well. The universal comfort: 'it'll be fine.'

Pattern: 잘 되다 / 안 되다

Example: 다 잘 될 거야 (everything will be fine) / 이번엔 잘 됐어 (it went well this time)

-지 마 = don't

아무 걱정 하지 마

-지 마 = casual prohibition. Polite: 하지 마요.

Pattern: [noun] + 하지 마

Example: 걱정하지 마, 내가 있잖아 (don't worry, I'm here) / 시험 때문에 걱정하지 마 (don't stress over the exam)

누구보다 = more than anyone

또 꺾이고 다쳐도 누구보다 강한 너잖아

누구 + 보다 = more than anyone. Superlative structure.

Pattern: 누구보다 + [adj]

Example: 누구보다 빠르다 (faster than anyone) / 누구보다 널 이해해 (I get you more than anyone)

-ㄴ 걸 = the fact that (emphatic)

미래의 미래에도 널 사랑할 나란 걸

-ㄴ 걸 (from -ㄴ 것을) ends the sentence with emphasis: 'that's the me who'll love you.'

Pattern: [future verb] + ㄹ 걸

Example: 믿는 걸 (I do believe you'll win) / 그게 내 맘인 걸 (that's how I feel)

-아 보다 = try doing

멀지 않아 눈을 떠 봐

-아 보다 = give it a try: 'open your eyes and see.'

Pattern: [verb stem] + 아/어 보다

Example: 한번 입어 봐 (try it on) / 전화해 봐 (give them a call)

7-day study plan

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

Day 2 — Grammar 1, 2 (잘 되다 = go well, -지 마 = don't)

Day 3 — Vocab Set B + Grammar 3 (누구보다 = more than anyone)

Day 4 — Grammar 4 (-ㄴ 걸 = the fact that (emphatic)) + 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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