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BLACKPINK “Lovesick Girls” Korean Lyrics

BLACKPINK · 2020 · Album: THE ALBUM · Intermediate

Love is a windowless room: knowing it hurts, we still walk back in every time.

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What are the lyrics of “Lovesick Girls” about?

Love is a windowless room: knowing it hurts, we still walk back in every time.

How do I learn Korean with “Lovesick Girls”?

Sing along with the karaoke-synced lyrics, then study 15 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 “Lovesick Girls”?

A four-member YG group from 2016 and global streaming record-holders. Hard-hitting anthems with the most-subscribed music act on YouTube.

Full lyrics (Korean, romanization, English translation)

영원한 밤yeongwonhan bamAn endless night
창문 없는 방에 우릴 가둔 Lovechangmun eopsneun bange uril gadun LoveLove that locked us in a windowless room
매번 아파도 외치는 Lovemaebeon apado oechineun LoveLove I keep shouting for even though it hurts
다치고 망가져도 나dachigo manggajyeodo naEven hurt and broken, I
뭘 믿고 버티는 거야mwol mitgo beotineun geoyaWhat am I holding on by believing in?
어차피 떠나면 상처투성인eochapi tteonamyeon sangcheotuseonginLeave anyway and I'm covered in wounds
채로 미워하게 될걸chaero miwohage doelgeolI'll end up hating you just as I am
끝장을 보기 전 끝낼 순 없어kkeutjangeul bogi jeon kkeutnael sun eopseoWe can't end it before seeing it through
이 아픔을 기다린 것처럼i apeumeul gidarin geotcheoreomAs if we'd been waiting for this agony
We are the lovesick girlsWe are the lovesick girlsWe are the lovesick girls
네 멋대로 내 사랑을 끝낼 순 없어ne meotdaero nae sarangeul kkeutnael sun eopseoYou can't end my love on your own terms
이 아픔 없인 난 아무 의미가 없어i apeum eopsin nan amu uimiga eopseoWithout this pain, I'm nothing
But we were born to be aloneBut we were born to be aloneBut we were born to be alone
Yeah we were born to be aloneYeah we were born to be aloneYeah, we were born to be alone
But why we still looking for loveBut why we still looking for loveBut why are we still looking for love
아마 다 잠깐 일지도 몰라ama da jamkkan iljido molraMaybe it's all just for a moment
우린 무얼 찾아서 헤매는 걸까urin mueol chataseo hemaeneun geolkkaWhat are we wandering around searching for?
No love letters, no x and o'sNo love letters, no x and o'sNo love letters, no x's and o's
No love never, my exes knowNo love never, my exes knowNo love never — my exes know
Didn't wanna be a princess, I'm pricelessDidn't wanna be a princess, I'm pricelessDidn't wanna be a princess — I'm priceless
Love is a drug that I quitLove is a drug that I quitLove is a drug that I quit
No doctor could help when I'm lovesickNo doctor could help when I'm lovesickNo doctor could help when I'm lovesick
불안한 내 눈빛 속에 널 담어bulanhan nae nunbit soke neol dameoI hold you inside my anxious gaze
아프더라도 너만 있으면 돼apeudeorado neoman isseumyeon dwaeEven if it hurts — you're all I need
사랑은 Slippin' and fallin'sarangeun Slippin' and fallin'Love is slippin' and fallin'
사랑은 Killin' your darlin'sarangeun Killin' your darlin'Love is killin' your darlin'
아프다 아물면 또 찾아오는 이 겁 없는 떨림apeuda amulmyeon tto chataoneun i geop eopsneun tteolrimThis fearless thrill returns once the pain heals

Vocabulary (15)

KoreanRomanizationEnglishNote
영원하다yeongwonhadato be eternalan endless night
가두다gadudato lock up / confinelock in a room
외치다oechidato shout / cry outcry out for love
망가지다manggajidato break down / get wreckeda broken heart
버티다beotidato endure / hold outhold on believing in something
어차피eochapianyway / in any caseif you leave anyway
상처투성이sangcheotuseongicovered in woundsa heart covered in scars
미워하다miwohadato hate / resentend up resenting
끝장kkeutjangthe end / finishsee it through to the end
아픔apeumpainwait for this pain
헤매다hemaedato wander / be lostwander lost
lovesicklovesicklovesickthe lovesick girls
불안하다bulanhadato be anxiousan anxious gaze
눈빛에 담다nunbite damdato hold in one's gazehold you in my gaze
겁 없는geop eopsneunfearlessa fearless thrill

Grammar notes (4)

-기 전(에) = before ~ing

끝장을 보기 전 끝낼 순 없어

-기 전(에) sets a timeline: the ending can't happen before the story reaches its end.

Pattern: [stem] + 기 전에

Example: 자기 전에 (before sleeping)

-더라도 = even if

아프더라도 너만 있으면 돼

-더라도 concedes the pain, then lands on 너만 있으면 돼 — hurt and devotion at once.

Pattern: [stem] + 더라도

Example: 늦더라도 (even if late)

없이는 contracts to 없인 = without ~

이 아픔 없인 난 아무 의미가 없어

없이는 makes the condition absolute: take away the pain and meaning goes with it.

Pattern: [noun] + 없이는

Example: 네가 없이는 (without you)

멋대로 = as one pleases

네 멋대로 내 사랑을 끝낼 순 없어

멋대로 accuses: your one-sided whim doesn't get to decide my love.

Pattern: [noun] + 멋대로

Example: 멋대로 하다 (do as one pleases)

7-day study plan

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

Day 2 — Grammar 1, 2 (-기 전(에) = before ~ing, -더라도 = even if)

Day 3 — Vocab Set B + Grammar 3 (없이는 contracts to 없인 = without ~)

Day 4 — Grammar 4 (멋대로 = as one pleases) + 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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