Stray Kids “S-Class” Korean Lyrics

Stray Kids · 2023 · Album: ★★★★★ (5-STAR) · Advanced

A confidence anthem built on the character 특 (special) — dense wordplay for advanced learners.

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Full lyrics (Korean, romanization, English translation)

여긴 Seoul 특별시yeogin Seoul teukbyeolsiThis is Seoul, the Special City

수많은 기적을 일으켰지sumanheun gijeokeul ileukyeossjiWe've stirred up countless miracles

가려진 별들 사이 떠오르는 특별garyeojin byeoldeul sai tteooreuneun teukbyeolSpecial, rising among veiled stars

별난 것투성이 변함없지byeolnan geottuseongi byeonhameopsjiFull of oddballs, still unchanged

번화하는 거리beonhwahaneun georiThe bustling streets

거리거리마다 걸리적거리는 거georigeorimada geolrijeokgeorineun geoEvery street has its snag

Clean it up clean it up, get backClean it up clean it up, get backClean it up clean it up, get back

겉만 번지르르 텅텅 빈 깡통geotman beonjireureu teongteong bin kkangtongAll shimmer outside, hollow can inside

Kick it kick it kick itKick it kick it kick itKick it kick it kick it

Swerving, I'm speeding on Serpent RoadSwerving, I'm speeding on Serpent RoadSwerving, I'm speeding on Serpent Road

Luxurious like I'm an S-ClassLuxurious like I'm an S-ClassLuxurious like I'm an S-Class

Best of the best on First ClassBest of the best on First ClassBest of the best on First Class

I'm up above the world so highI'm up above the world so highI'm up above the world so high

I'll be there shining day and nightI'll be there shining day and nightI'll be there shining day and night

They wonder how my spotlight is so brightThey wonder how my spotlight is so brightThey wonder how my spotlight is so bright

Counting starsCounting starsCounting stars

특별의 별의 별의 별의 별의 별의 별의 별난 놈 That's meteukbyeolui byeolui byeolui byeolui byeolui byeolui byeolui byeolnan nom That's meSpecial-est star of stars of stars — that's me

별의 별의 별의 별의 별의 별의 별 일이 my workbyeolui byeolui byeolui byeolui byeolui byeolui byeol ili my workStar-of-star-level oddities are my work

(Bling Bling)(Bling Bling)(Bling Bling)

EverydayEverydayEveryday

빛깔 뻔쩍 빛깔 뻔쩍bitkkal ppeonjjeok bitkkal ppeonjjeokColors flashing bright

빛깔 뻔쩍해 class는 특bitkkal ppeonjjeokhae classneun teukColors flashing — our class is 'special'

빛깔 뻔쩍 빛깔 뻔쩍bitkkal ppeonjjeok bitkkal ppeonjjeokColors flashing bright

빛이 번져 더욱 빛나는 starbiti beonjyeo deouk bitnaneun starThe light spreads — an even brighter star

힙합 스텝 큼지막이 밟지 특출난 게 특기hiphap seutep keumjimaki balbji teukchulnan ge teukgiHip-hop steps stomping big — standing out is my specialty

내 집처럼 드나들지 특집nae jipcheoreom deunadeulji teukjipIn and out like it's my home — a special feature

작업실은 안 부러워 특실jakeopsileun an bureowo teuksilNo envy for the studio — a special room

득실득실거려 독보적인 특징deuksildeuksilgeoryeo dokbojeokin teukjingShowcasing one-of-a-kind traits

두리번두리번 어중떠중 띄엄띄엄 보는 애들이duribeonduribeon eojungtteojung ttuieomttuieom boneun aedeuliThe lookers-on glancing here and there

뻔쩍뻔쩍 빛나는 것들만 보면 달려 버릇이 no noppeonjjeokppeonjjeok bitnaneun geotdeulman bomyeon dalryeo beoreuti no noSpot something shiny and they bolt — habit, no no

빛나는 걸 쫓기보단 빛나는 쪽이bitnaneun geol jjotgibodan bitnaneun jjokiRather than chase the light, be the light

되는 게 훨씬 폼 잡기 편해 Shine like a diamond k?doeneun ge hwolssin pom japgi pyeonhae Shine like a diamond k?Way easier to strike a pose — shine like a diamond, k?

Swerving, I'm speeding on Serpent RoadSwerving, I'm speeding on Serpent RoadSwerving, I'm speeding on Serpent Road

Luxurious like I'm an S-ClassLuxurious like I'm an S-ClassLuxurious like I'm an S-Class

Best of the best on First ClassBest of the best on First ClassBest of the best on First Class

I'm up above the world so highI'm up above the world so highI'm up above the world so high

I'll be there shining day and nightI'll be there shining day and nightI'll be there shining day and night

They wonder how my spotlight is so brightThey wonder how my spotlight is so brightThey wonder how my spotlight is so bright

Counting starsCounting starsCounting stars

별의 별의 별의 별의 별의 별의 별 일이 my workbyeolui byeolui byeolui byeolui byeolui byeolui byeol ili my workStar-of-star-level oddities are my work

(Bling Bling)(Bling Bling)(Bling Bling)

EverydayEverydayEveryday

빛깔 뻔쩍 빛깔 뻔쩍bitkkal ppeonjjeok bitkkal ppeonjjeokColors flashing bright

빛깔 뻔쩍해 class는 특bitkkal ppeonjjeokhae classneun teukColors flashing — our class is 'special'

빛깔 뻔쩍 빛깔 뻔쩍bitkkal ppeonjjeok bitkkal ppeonjjeokColors flashing bright

I feel like the brightest star 빛이 쏟아지는 밤I feel like the brightest star biti ssotajineun bamI feel like the brightest star on a night of pouring light

하늘을 바라보면 내 모습 수놓아져 있어 yeah yeahhaneuleul barabomyeon nae moseup sunotajyeo isseo yeah yeahLook at the sky — my figure's embroidered there, yeah yeah

떨어지지 않고 한 자리에서 거뜬하게 STAY해 yeahtteoleojiji anhgo han jarieseo geotteunhage STAYhae yeahNot falling — staying put with ease, STAY yeah

빛날 광에 사람 인 그게 바로 우리 소개말 We're special yeahbitnal gwange saram in geuge baro uri sogaemal We're special yeahShining light, gathering people — that's our intro, we're special yeah

Stray Kids 내 뒤의 팀은 특수부대Stray Kids nae dwiui timeun teuksubudaeStray Kids — the team behind me is a special task force

Stage 위 그 자체로 이건 특별 무대Stage wi geu jachero igeon teukbyeol mudaeOn stage itself — this is a special stage

관중들은 따로 필요 없지 축제gwanjungdeuleun ttaro pilyo eopsji chukjeNo extra crowd needed — it's a festival

절제 따위 필요 없이 고삐 풀 때jeolje ttawi pilyo eopsi goppi pul ttaeNo restraint needed — reins let loose

Limited Edition 특이한 건 특별해져Limited Edition teukihan geon teukbyeolhaejyeoLimited edition — the peculiar become special

불투명함은 분명하게 바꿔 거듭 되새겨bultumyeonghameun bunmyeonghage bakkwo geodeup doesaegyeoTurn the opaque definite — chew it over, again

눈에 띄는 텐션 몰입하는 객석nune ttuineun tensyeon moliphaneun gaekseokEye-catching tension, seats absorbed

우리 빛이 하나가 돼 여기 모든 곳을 밝혀uri biti hanaga dwae yeogi modeun goteul balkhyeoOur lights become one, lighting every corner

Counting starsCounting starsCounting stars

(Bling Bling)(Bling Bling)(Bling Bling)

EverydayEverydayEveryday

빛깔 뻔쩍 빛깔 뻔쩍bitkkal ppeonjjeok bitkkal ppeonjjeokColors flashing bright

빛깔 뻔쩍해 class는 특bitkkal ppeonjjeokhae classneun teukColors flashing — our class is 'special'

빛깔 뻔쩍 빛깔 뻔쩍bitkkal ppeonjjeok bitkkal ppeonjjeokColors flashing bright

빛이 번져 더욱 빛나는 starbiti beonjyeo deouk bitnaneun starThe light spreads — an even brighter star

Vocabulary (38)

Korean	Romanization	English	Note
특별하다	teukbyeolhada	to be special	특별시 = special city (administrative)
별나다	byeolnada	to be peculiar	별난 놈 = an odd duck
기적	gijeok	miracle	기적 같은 일 = a miracle-like event
일으키다	ileukida	to stir up / cause	사고를 일으키다 = cause an accident
가려지다	garyeojida	to be veiled	Passive of 가리다 (cover)
떠오르다	tteooreuda	to rise / come to mind	태양이 떠오르다 = the sun rises
변함없다	byeonhameopsda	unchanging	변하다 (change) + 없다
번화하다	beonhwahada	to be bustling	번화가 = busy street
걸리적거리다	geolrijeokgeorida	to snag / get in the way	Emphatic form of 걸리다 (catch)
번지르르하다	beonjireureuhada	to be glossy	Mimetic adjective for glossiness
텅텅	teongteong	empty (mimetic)	텅 빈 = completely empty
깡통	kkangtong	empty can	Metaphor for hollow content
특출나다	teukchulnada	to be outstanding	Built on 특 (special)
특기	teukgi	specialty	특기 적성 = aptitudes and strengths
드나들다	deunadeulda	to go in and out	One verb for 'in and out'
특집	teukjip	special feature	TV 특집 프로그램 = special program
부럽다	bureopda	to envy	부러워 죽겠어 = dying of envy
득실거리다	deuksilgeorida	to flaunt / swarm	득실득실 mimetic word
독보적	dokbojeok	one of a kind	독 + 보 + 적 — 'solely dominant'
두리번두리번	duribeonduribeon	looking around	Reduplicative mimetic word
어중떠중	eojungtteojung	scattered groups	Often used for people
띄엄띄엄	ttuieomttuieom	sporadically	From 띄다 (space out)
버릇	beoreut	habit	입버릇 = verbal habit
쫓기다	jjotgida	to be chased	Passive of 쫓다 (chase)
폼	pom	form / pose	폼을 잡다 = strike a pose (trendy slang)
번지다	beonjida	to spread	불이 번지다 = fire spreads; feelings too
더욱	deouk	even more	더욱더 = even more (emphatic)
쏟아지다	ssotajida	to pour down	Passive of 쏟다 (pour)
수놓다	sunotda	to embroider	별로 수놓인 하늘 = sky embroidered with stars
거뜬하다	geotteunhada	to be easy / light	거뜬히 = with ease
절제	jeolje	restraint	절제된 아름다움 = restrained beauty
고삐	goppi	reins	고삐가 풀리다 = reins snap → abandon restraint
한계	hangye	limit	한계를 넘다 = push past the limit
불투명하다	bultumyeonghada	to be opaque	미래가 불투명해 = the future is murky
분명하다	bunmyeonghada	to be clear	분명히 말하지만 = to be clear, ...
되새기다	doesaegida	to chew over	말을 되새기다 = savor the words
몰입하다	moliphada	to be immersed	몰입감 = sense of immersion
객석	gaekseok	audience seats	극장 객석 = theater seats

Grammar notes (8)

여긴 = 여기는 contracted

여긴 Seoul 특별시

여기는 contracts to 여긴 in speech. Topic marking with place names.

Pattern: 여기는/여긴 + [noun]

Example: 여긴 내 자리야 (this is my spot) / 여긴 어디야? (where is this?)

수 + noun = countless

수많은 기적을 일으켰지

수많은 = countless (수 'number' + 많다 'many'). Fixed and frequent.

Pattern: 수많은 + [noun]

Example: 수많은 별 (countless stars) / 수많은 선택지 (countless options)

Past attributive -ㄴ/은

겉만 번지르르 텅텅 빈 깡통

빈 = attributive of 비다 (be empty): 'a hollow can.' -ㄴ marks a completed state.

Pattern: [adjective stem] + 은/ㄴ + [noun]

Example: 맛없는 음식 (bad food) / 예쁜 옷 (pretty clothes)

Rather than: -기보다는

빛나는 걸 쫓기보단 빛나는 쪽이 되는 게 훨씬 폼 잡기 편해

-기 nominalizes verbs for comparison: rather than chasing, becoming is better.

Pattern: -기보다는 / -는 게 훨씬 + [adj]

Example: 말하기보다는 행동이 중요해 (actions over words) / 혼자 있는 게 훨씬 편해 (alone is comfier)

더욱 = even more

빛이 번져 더욱 빛나는 star

더욱 is the emphatic 더, common in lyrics/writing: shine even more.

Pattern: 더욱 + [verb/adj]

Example: 더욱 노력할게 (I'll try even harder) / 더욱 밝아졌다 (it got even brighter)

-지 않고 = not X, and (do Y)

떨어지지 않고 한 자리에서 거뜬하게 STAY해

-지 않고 chains verbs with the first negated: not falling, and staying.

Pattern: [verb stem] + 지 않고

Example: 포기하지 않고 계속해 (keep going without giving up) / 울지 않고 견뎠어 (endured without crying)

-함 turns adjectives into nouns

불투명함은 분명하게 바꿔 거듭 되새겨

-함 nominalizes adjectives: 불투명함 = 'the opaque-ness.' Common in lyrics and essays.

Pattern: [adjective stem] + 함/ㅁ

Example: 중요함을 강조하다 (stress importance) / 따뜻함이 필요해 (I need warmth)

Become: -아/어지다

우리 빛이 하나가 돼 여기 모든 곳을 밝혀

하나가 되다 = become one. -아지다 marks a natural change of state.

Pattern: [noun] + 이/가 되다

Example: 물이 얼음이 됐어 (water became ice) / 좋은 어른이 되고 싶어 (want to be a good adult)

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 특별의 별의 별의 별난 놈 That's me
Write today's new words once

Day 2 — Grammar 1, 2 (여긴 = 여기는 contracted, 수 + noun = countless)

Review vocab set A
Learn 여긴 = 여기는 contracted and 수 + noun = countless
Notice these patterns while listening
Make two sentences with today's grammar

Day 3 — Vocab Set B + Grammar 3 (Past attributive -ㄴ/은)

Memorize S-Class keywords
Learn Past attributive -ㄴ/은
Sing the whole chorus
Sing the chorus along with the video

Day 4 — Grammar 4 (Rather than: -기보다는) + Vocab Set C

Learn Rather than: -기보다는
Read the lyrics aloud twice
Make a sentence with 특별 (特別)
Shadow the verses once

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

Learn 더욱 = even more and -지 않고 = not X, and (do Y)
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 특별 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

Stray Kids “S-Class” Korean Lyrics

Full lyrics (Korean, romanization, English translation)

Vocabulary (38)

Grammar notes (8)

여긴 = 여기는 contracted

수 + noun = countless

Past attributive -ㄴ/은

Rather than: -기보다는

더욱 = even more

-지 않고 = not X, and (do Y)

-함 turns adjectives into nouns

Become: -아/어지다

7-day study plan

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

Day 2 — Grammar 1, 2 (여긴 = 여기는 contracted, 수 + noun = countless)

Day 3 — Vocab Set B + Grammar 3 (Past attributive -ㄴ/은)

Day 4 — Grammar 4 (Rather than: -기보다는) + 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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