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INFINITE “The Eye” Korean Lyrics

INFINITE · 2016 · Album: INFINITE ONLY · Advanced

The eye of the storm as the center of memory: the storm has passed, yet you never left its eye. One of INFINITE's most literary songs.

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What are the lyrics of “The Eye” about?

The eye of the storm as the center of memory: the storm has passed, yet you never left its eye. One of INFINITE's most literary songs.

How do I learn Korean with “The Eye”?

Sing along with the karaoke-synced lyrics, then study 22 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 “Advanced” — every line comes with pronunciation, romanization and translation, aimed at advanced learners.

Which group sings “The Eye”?

Woollim's seven (2010), famous for knife-edge synchronized dancing and dramatic story-ballads.

Full lyrics (Korean, romanization, English translation)

다 끝났다 다 잊었다da kkeutnassda da iteossdaIt's all over, I've forgotten
이제야 너를 지운다ijeya neoreul jiundaOnly now I erase you
참 길었던 참 힘들었던 이별과 이별한다cham gileossdeon cham himdeuleossdeon ibyeolgwa ibyeolhandaFarewell to a parting so long, so hard
다 그쳤다 다 멎었다da geuchyeossda da meoteossdaIt has stopped, it has frozen
이제야 빛이 내린다ijeya biti naerindaOnly now the light comes down
태풍 같던 비바람이 이제야 끝났는데taepung gatdeon bibarami ijeya kkeutnassneundeThe typhoon-like storm has only just ended
너의 기억이 추억이 다시 나를 휘감아neoui gieoki chueoki dasi nareul hwigamaYour memory, your past — it winds around me again
한발만 가도 난 온통 너로 또 젖잖아hanbalman gado nan ontong neoro tto jeotjanhaOne step and I'm drenched in you all over again
네게서 떠나온 곳이 도망쳐 달려온 곳이negeseo tteonaon goti domangchyeo dalryeoon gotiThe place I left you is where I fled to
너의 기억 속 중심이란 걸 이제 깨닫는다neoui gieok sok jungsimiran geol ije kkaedatneundaIs the center of my memory of you — I finally realize
끝내지 못한 이별 뒤 이별과 이별kkeutnaeji mothan ibyeol dwi ibyeolgwa ibyeolAfter an unfinished goodbye, goodbye upon goodbye
내게 남겨진 인연과 인연naege namgyeojin inyeongwa inyeonFates left behind with me
너를 벗어나려 해도 멀리 도망치려 해도neoreul beoteonaryeo haedo meolri domangchiryeo haedoEven trying to shed you, to run far away
또 휩쓸려 네게로tto hwipsseulryeo negeroI'm swept back to you again
널 잊지 못해 지우지 못해neol itji mothae jiuji mothaeI can't forget you, can't erase you
눈에 담은 죄로nune dameun joeroGuilty of taking you into my eyes
네 눈 속에 갇힌 나 갇힌 나ne nun soke gathin na gathin naTrapped in your eyes — trapped
이토록 너는 아름다웠다itorok neoneun areumdawossdaYou were this beautiful
그토록 우린 행복했었다geutorok urin haengbokhaesseossdaWe were that happy
너의 기억 속에서 기억의 빛 속에서neoui gieok sokeseo gieokui bit sokeseoInside your memory, inside its light
난 살 수 있을 것만 같은데nan sal su isseul geotman gateundeI feel like I could live on there
또 반복해낼 자신이 없어tto banbokhaenael jasini eopseoI don't have the nerve to repeat it again
널 뚫고 나갈 자신이 없어neol ttulhgo nagal jasini eopseoNo nerve to break through you and leave

Vocabulary (22)

KoreanRomanizationEnglishNote
지우다jiudato eraseerase you
이별ibyeolpartinggoodbye after goodbye
그치다geuchidato stop (rain/wind)the storm stops
멎다meotdato halt / stand stillthe heart freezes
내리다naeridato come downlight descends
태풍taepungtyphoontyphoon-like days
휘감다hwigamdato wind around / entanglememory winds around
온통ontongall over / entirelydrenched entirely in you
젖다jeotdato get wetwet with tears
떠나오다tteonaodato leave (and come away)leave your side
도망치다domangchidato run awayrun away fleeing
깨닫다kkaedatdato realizerealize the truth
인연inyeonfate / bondfates connect
벗어나다beoteonadato break free ofbreak free of a bond
휩쓸리다hwipsseulridato be swept awayswept by emotion
눈에 담다nune damdato take into one's eyestake in the view
죄joesin / guiltcommit a sin
갇히다gathidato be trappedtrapped in the eyes
이토록itorokthis much / sothis beautiful
그토록geutorokthat much / so (referring back)that happy
뚫다ttulhdato pierce throughbreak through a wall
자신jasinconfidencelack confidence

Grammar notes (4)

-다 = plain assertion

다 끝났다 다 잊었다 이제야 너를 지운다

Staccato -다 lines read like a self-verdict; 이제야 reveals how late it came.

Pattern: [stem] + アッタ

Example: 끝났다 잊었다 (it ended, it's forgotten)

-아/어도 + 또 = even if, again

한발만 가도 난 온통 너로 또 젖잖아

The rain imagery continues: memory is weather, and no distance dodges it.

Pattern: [stem] + ア/オド + トト + [verb]

Example: 다시 봐도 또 설레 (my heart flutters again even seeing you)

-ㄴ 곳 = the place that ~

떠나온 곳이 도망쳐 달려온 곳이 너의 기억 속 중심이란 걸 이제 깨닫는다

Both 'places' collapse into one: where you flee to IS the eye of the storm.

Pattern: [stem] + ヌン コッ

Example: 처음 만난 곳 (the place we first met)

-ㄹ 자신이 없다 = no confidence to ~

널 뚫고 나갈 자신이 없어

Memory as a body to pierce through: leaving demands breaking the beloved apart.

Pattern: [stem] + (ヨ)ル ジシンイ オプタ

Example: 혼자 살 자신이 없어 (no confidence to live alone)

7-day study plan

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

Day 2 — Grammar 1, 2 (-다 = plain assertion, -아/어도 + 또 = even if, again)

Day 3 — Vocab Set B + Grammar 3 (-ㄴ 곳 = the place that ~)

Day 4 — Grammar 4 (-ㄹ 자신이 없다 = no confidence to ~) + 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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