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ILLIT “Tick-Tack” Korean Lyrics

ILLIT · 2024 · Album: I'LL LIKE YOU · Beginner

Choosing an outfit before seeing you: which version of me would you like? The flutter before love.

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FAQ

What are the lyrics of “Tick-Tack” about?

Choosing an outfit before seeing you: which version of me would you like? The flutter before love.

How do I learn Korean with “Tick-Tack”?

Sing along with the karaoke-synced lyrics, then study 7 key vocabulary, 2 grammar points and a 7-day study plan — free, no sign-up.

How hard is this song for Korean learners?

The level is “Beginner” — every line comes with pronunciation, romanization and translation, beginners can sing along.

Which group sings “Tick-Tack”?

A five-member girl group under BELIFT LAB (HYBE), debuted 2024. Debut single Magnetic swept Korean charts — short, colloquial lines with an English-Korean mix, the most beginner-friendly of the new generation.

Full lyrics (Korean, romanization, English translation)

저 멀리 네가 보여 내 맘은 비상사태jeo meolri nega boyeo nae mameun bisangsataeI see you in the distance — my heart's in emergency
So hurry 얼른 열어 나의 맘속의 cabinetSo hurry eolreun yeoleo naui mamsokui cabinetSo hurry, open my heart's cabinet
어떡해 tick tack ti-tack 시끄러운 옷장 속eotteokhae tick tack ti-tack sikkeureoun otjang sokWhat do I do? Tick tack in the noisy closet
너는 어떤 날 좋아할까neoneun eotteon nal jotahalkkaWhich version of me would you like?
It's my fitting room 바꿔 attitudeIt's my fitting room bakkwo attitudeIt's my fitting room — change the attitude
어떤 version의 날 좋아할까eotteon versionui nal jotahalkkaWhich version of me would you like?
무채색의 look 괜히 펼친 bookmuchaesaekui look gwaenhi pyeolchin bookA colorless look, a uselessly opened book
못 본척해 my heartmot boncheokhae my heartPretending not to see — my heart

Vocabulary (7)

KoreanRomanizationEnglishNote
비상사태bisangsataeemergency situationmy heart's in emergency
cabinetcabinetcabinet / wardrobecabinet in my heart
fitting roomfitting roomfitting roommy fitting room
attitudeattitudeattitudechange the attitude
versionversionversionwhich version of me
무채색muchaesaekcolorless / achromatica colorless look
못 본척하다mot boncheokhadato pretend not to seepretend not to see

Grammar notes (2)

비상사태 = emergency situation

저 멀리 네가 보여 내 맘은 비상사태

Seeing you = emergency: exaggeration for the flutter before love.

Pattern: [noun] + ヌン ビサンサテ

Example: 완전 비상사태 (total emergency)

어떤 날 = which version of me

너는 어떤 날 좋아할까

Which day's version of me: the multi-faceted self in the SNS era.

Pattern: オットン ナル + [好き]

Example: 어떤 날의 내가 좋아 (I like me on that day)

7-day study plan

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

Day 2 — Grammar 1, 2 (비상사태 = emergency situation, 어떤 날 = which version of me)

Day 3 — Vocab Set B + Grammar 3 (비상사태 = emergency situation)

Day 4 — Grammar 4 (어떤 날 = which version of me) + 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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