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ITZY

ITZY – Snowy (Lyrics + Translation)

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Yuna | Chaeryeong | Ryujin | Lia | Yeji

NOTE: this song contains a bunch of wordplays with “snow” and “eyes” (both are ‘눈‘ [nun] in Korean). In my interpretation, they’re singing as if they were the snow for someone else, taking over their feelings like an avalanche. Or it could be in the same following thought-line, which snow is just an allegory for falling in love or making someone fall in love for you.

몰아치는 꿈 속으로 와
morachineun kkum sogeuro wa
Come into my wild dreams now

눈 앞이 온통 나로 덮인 채로
nun api ontong naro deopin chaero
With everything in front of you covered with me

헤매게 될 환상 속으로
hemaege doel hwansang sogeuro
Wandering into the fantasy

Now-ow-o-ow

널 위한 막이 여기 올라
neol wihan magi yeogi olla
The curtain is rising up for you

Don’t you wanna be the star of my own show?
Yeah yeah yeah

휩쓸린 걸음 넌 거부 못해
hwipsseullin georeum neon geobu mothae
You just can’t deny the swept steps

Just follow 방향은 내가 정해
Just follow banghyangeun naega jeonghae
Just follow, I decide the way

왜 쉽게 스쳐갈 나를 기대해
wae swipge seuchyeogal nareul gidaehae
Why do you expect me to easily pass by?

네 전불 뺏을 텐데 I like that
ne jeonbul ppaeseul tende I like that
I would take your everything away, I like that

시작은 so sweet (사뿐 내린 첫 눈 같이)
sijageun so sweet (sappun naerin cheot nun gati)
The beginning is so sweet (like the first light snow)

갈수록 stormy (Don’t be scary, don’t be scary)
galsurok stormy (don’t be scary, don’t be scary)
Then it gets stormy (don’t be scary, don’t be scary)

방심한 순간 (끝도 없이 뒤덮이지)
bangsimhan sungan (kkeutdo eopsi dwideopiji)
And when you’re off guard (you get covered by endlessly)

Never stop walking

몰아치는 꿈 속으로 와
morachineun kkum sogeuro wa
Come into my wild dreams now

눈 앞이 온통 나로 덮인 채로
nun api ontong naro deopin chaero
With everything in front of you covered with me

헤매게 될 환상 속으로
hemaege doel hwansang sogeuro
Wandering into the fantasy

Now-ow-o-ow

널 위한 막이 여기 올라
neol wihan magi yeogi olla
The curtain is rising up for you

Don’t you wanna be the star of my own show?
Ah ah ah

(Yuna and Ryujin)
Nanana na na ra
Nanana nana na na ra
Nanana na na ra
Nanara nara nara

Must be a good boy

갇힌 줄 모르는 fool boy
gadhin jul moreuneun fool boy
A fool boy who doesn’t know he’s trapped

왜 아직 몰라
wae ajik molla
Why don’t you know it yet?

You’ll never break all my rules, ah!

겁먹은 듯이 휘청인 Step
geopmeogeun deusi hwicheongin Step
Staggering steps as if you’re scared

차가운 감각도 다 잊은 채
chagaun gamgakdo da ijeun chae
And forgetting all the cold sensations

은근한 호기심 나를 향해
eungeunhan hogisim nareul hyanghae
Your subtle curiosity towards me

한 치 앞 모르는 채
han chi ap moreuneun chae
Without knowing an inch ahead

네 맘은 So sick (뻗은 손이 아리겠지)
ne mameun So sick (ppeodeun soni arigetji)
Your mind is so sick (would it hurt your reaching hand?)

매서운 Feeling (어지러이 널 흔들지)
maeseoun Feeling (eojireoi neol heundeulji)
A cold feeling (will shake you up in a mess)

그래도 don’t stop (사랑이 늘 그런 거지)
geuraedo don’t stop (sarangi neul geureon geoji)
Still don’t stop (love is always like that)

Never stop walking

깨지 못할 꿈 속으로 와
kkaeji mothal kkum sogeuro wa
Come into the dream you can’t wake up from

두 발이 오직 내게 묶인 채로
du bari ojik naege mukkin chaero
With both feet tied up to me

춤추게 될 환상 속으로
chumchuge doel hwansang sogeuro
Dancing into the fantasy

Now-ow-o-ow

널 위한 무대 위로 올라
neol wihan mudae wiro olla
I’ll be up on stage for you

Don’t you wanna be the star of my own show?
Ah ah ah

(Yuna and Ryujin)
Nanana na na ra
Nanana nana na na ra
Nanana na na ra
Nanara nara nara

(Yuna and Ryujin)
Nanana na na ra
Nanana nana na na ra
Nanana na na ra
Nanara nara na ra

쌓인 내 맘에 찍힌 발자국 오직 너뿐이잖아
ssahin nae mame jjikhin baljaguk ojik neoppunijanha
The footsteps on my piled up heart are only yours

달아나도 넌 내 안인 걸 oh~ oh!
daranado neon nae anin geol oh~ oh!
You’re inside me even if I run away, oh~ oh!

깨지 못할 꿈 속으로 와
kkaeji mothal kkum sogeuro wa
Come into the dream you can’t wake up from

두 발이 오직 내게 묶인 채로
du bari ojik naege mukkin chaero
With both feet tied up to me

춤추게 될 환상 속으로
chumchuge doel hwansang sogeuro
Dancing into the fantasy

Now-ow-o-ow

널 위한 무대 위로 올라
neol wihan mudae wiro olla
I’ll be up on stage for you

Don’t you wanna be the star of my own show
Ah ah ah (like a movie star~)

(Yuna and Lia)
Nanana na na ra
Nanana nana na na ra (yeah it’s so snowy)
Nanana na na ra

Nanara nara na ra (깨지 못할 꿈 속으로 와)
Nanara nara na ra (kkaeji mothal kkum sogeuro wa)
Nanara nara na ra (come into the dream you can’t wake up from)

Nanana na na ra
Nanana nana na na ra
Nanana na na ra
Nanara nara nara

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Rom: creamcolorcoded
Eng: Inna @ creamcolorcoded (take out with credits)

BLACKPINK

BLACKPINK – Pink Venom (Lyrics + Translation)

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Lisa | Rosé | Jennie | Jisoo

BLACKPINK, BLACKPINK
BLACKPINK, BLACKPINK

Kick in the door, waving the coco

팝콘 이나 챙겨 껴들 생각 말고
papkon ina chaenggyeo kkyeodeul saenggak malgo
Just get your popcorn, don’t even think about getting involved

I talk that talk, runways I walk walk

눈 감고 pop pop 안 봐도 척
nun gamgo pop pop an bwado cheok
Close your eyes, pop pop, pretend you’re not looking

One by one, then two by two*

내 손끝 툭 하나에 다 무너지는 중*
nae sonkkeut tuk hanae da muneojineun jung*
Everything is collapsing at the flick of my fingertip*

가짜 쇼 치곤 화려했지
gajja syo chigon hwaryeohaetji
It was flashy for a fake show

Makes no sense, you couldn’t get a dollar outta me

자 오늘 밤이야 난 독을 품은 꽃
ja oneul bamiya nan dogeul pumeun kkot
It’s tonight, I’m a venomous flower

네 혼을 빼앗은 다음
ne honeul ppaeaseun daeum
After taking your soul

Look what you made us do

천천히 널 잠재울 fire (fire)
cheoncheonhi neol jamjaeul fire (fire)
A fire that will slowly put you to sleep (fire)

잔인할 만큼 아름다워
janinhal mankeum areumdawo
It’s so beautiful, it’s cruel

I bring the pain like

This that pink venom, this that pink venom
This that pink venom
Get ’em, get ’em, get ’em
Straight to ya dome like [L/JN] wow, wow, wow!
Straight to ya dome like [L/JN] ah, ah, ah!

Taste that pink venom, taste that pink venom
Taste that pink venom
Get ’em, get ’em, get ’em
Straight to ya dome like [L/JN] wow, wow, wow!
Straight to ya domе like [L/JN] ah, ah, ah!

Black paint and ammo, got bodies like Rambo
Rеst in peace, please light up a candle
This the life of a vandal, masked up and I’m still in CELINE
Designer crimes or it wouldn’t be me, ooh
Diamonds shining, drive in silence, I don’t mind it, I’m riding
Flying private side by side with the pilot up in the sky
And I’m wilding, styling on them and there’s no chance
‘Cause we got bodies on bodies like this a slow dance

자 오늘 밤이야 난 독을 품은 꽃
ja oneul bamiya nan dogeul pumeun kkot
It’s tonight, I’m a venomous flower

네 혼을 빼앗은 다음
ne honeul ppaeaseun daeum
After taking your soul

Look what you made us do

천천히 널 잠재울 fire (fire)
cheoncheonhi neol jamjaeul fire (fire)
A fire that will slowly put you to sleep (fire)

잔인할 만큼 아름다워
janinhal mankeum areumdawo
It’s so beautiful, it’s cruel

I bring the pain like

This that pink venom, this that pink venom
This that pink venom
Get ’em, get ’em, get ’em
Straight to ya dome like [L/JN] wow, wow, wow!
Straight to ya dome like [L/JN] ah, ah, ah!

Taste that pink venom, taste that pink venom
Taste that pink venom
Get ’em, get ’em, get ’em
Straight to ya dome like [L/JN] wow, wow, wow!
Straight to ya dome like [L/JN] ah, ah, ah!

원한다면 provoke us
wonhandamyeon provoke us
Provoke us if you want

감당 못해 and you know this
gamdang mothae and you know this
You can’t handle it, and you know this

이미 퍼져버린 shot that potion
imi peojyeobeorin shot that potion
It’s already spread, shot that potion

네 눈앞은 핑크빛 ocean
ne nunapeun pingkeubit ocean
Pink ocean right before your eyes

Come and give me all the smoke

도 아니면 모 like I’m so rock and roll
do animyeon mo like I’m so rock and roll
It’s this or that, I’m so rock and roll

Come and give me all the smoke

다 줄 세워 봐 자 [R/JS] stop, drop
da jul sewo bwa ja [R/JS] stop, drop
Everybody stand in line, [R/JS] stop, drop

I bring the pain like

[L/JN] Brra-ta-ta-ta, trra-ta-ta-ta
[L/JN] Brra-ta-ta-ta, trra-ta-ta-ta
[L/JN] Brra-ta-ta-ta, trra-ta-ta-ta
Straight to ya, straight to ya, straight to ya dome like
[L/JN] Brra-ta-ta-ta, trra-ta-ta-ta (BLACKPINK)
[L/R/JN] Brra-ta-ta-ta, trra-ta-ta-ta (BLACKPINK)
[L/R/JN] Brra-ta-ta-ta, trra-ta-ta-ta (BLACKPINK)
I bring the pain like

*Reference to Rihanna’s ‘Pon de Replay‘.

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Rom: creamcolorcoded
Eng: genius

ITZY

Bebe Rexha – Break My Heart Myself (ITZY Remix) (Lyrics)

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Ryujin | Yeji | Bebe Rexha

ITZY
Bebe, ya!

Hello, my name is Stevie
Actually, I’m lying, it’s really Bebe
It’s the meds, they make me really sleepy
Klonopin, my friend, yeah, she numbs the feeling
My doctor upped my dosage
My mom felt bad, so she sent me roses
Without it, I feel really hopeless
And 5.7 of Americans know it

Whoa-oh-oh, I’m living and I’m dreaming
Trying to stay even, oh

No, I don’t need your help
To make me sick, to make me ill
I don’t need anybody else
‘Cause I can break my heart myself
I don’t need your help
Getting off of this carousel
I don’t need anybody else
’Cause I can break my heart myself

Some days feeling like a misfit
Sometimes I might make a mess
But okay, I’m doing my best
‘Cause I still wake up everyday
Might need to take a vacation
To clear my mind, see new places
Issues won’t fit suitcases
So I’m gonna be okay-a-a-ay

Whoa-oh-oh, I’m living and I’m [BB/YJ] dreaming
Trying to stay [BB/YJ] even, oh
Whoa-oh-oh, I’m draining for no [BB/YJ] reason
Apologize, no [BB/YJ] feelings, oh

No, I don’t need your help
To make me sick, to make me ill
I don’t need anybody else
‘Cause I can break my heart myself
I don’t need your help
Getting off of this carousel
I don’t need anybody else
’Cause I can break my heart myself

Woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo
‘Cause I can break my heart myself

There’s a jumper on
Hollywood and the 101 and I’m scared
I could be that one, but I’m not

Sometimes I think I could use some help
Sometimes I think that I’m better than anybody else
Back and forth, in and out of my shell
‘Cause I can break my heart myself

I don’t need your help
To make me sick, to make me ill
I don’t need anybody else
[BB/YJ] ‘Cause I can break my heart myself
I don’t need your help
Getting off of this carousel
I don’t need anybody else
[BB/RJ] ‘Cause I can break my heart myself

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Lyrics: Transcribed

BTS · J-Hope

j-hope – Arson (방화) (Lyrics + Translation)

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J-Hope

(Arson)
Let’s burn, burn, burn, burn
Burn, burn, burn, burn (no)
It’s done, done, done, done
Done, done, done, done (arson)

Let’s burn 내 열정에 burn
Let’s burn nae yeoljeonge burn
Let’s burn, to my passion, burn

내 염원에 burn 내 삶 속을 burn
nae yeomwone burn nae salm sogeul burn
To my desire, burn, inside my life, burn

Everyday I ran

멈출 수 없던 그때 그 시절
meomchul su eoptdeon geuttae geu sijeol
In which I couldn’t stop, the old days

I burned it all and I wanted it all

명예는 first (first)
myeongyeneun first (first)
Fame came first (first)

돈? Of course (get it up)
don? Of course (get it up)
Money? Of course (get it up)

인기까지도 (woo)
ingikkajido (woo)
Even popularity (woo)

내 스스로가 과열이 될 수밖에 없던
nae seuseuroga gwayeori doel subakke eoptdeon
What gave me no other option but to overheat inside

뭣도 모른 무식한 내 야망의 원동력
mwotdo moreun musikhan nae yamangui wondongryeok
was the motivation fueled by my blind ambition

When I sweat, ooh

기름 샤워해 (hey) 불을 지필 수 있게 (oh)
gireum syawohae (hey) bureul jipil su itge (oh)
I shower with oil (hey), so I can ignite myself (oh)

On my feet, on my legs (oh)

더 뜨겁게 run my way (oh)
deo tteugeopge run my way (oh)
Make it even hotter, run my way (oh)

달아오르는 성적 또 인기는 정점 (ayy)
daraoreuneun seongjeok tto ingineun jeongjeom (ayy)
With my success heating up and my popularity at its new peak (ayy)

비례하는 born hater (ayy)
biryehaneun born hater (ayy)
increasing in proportion is the number of born haters (ayy)

매번 울리는 경적 (woo)
maebeon ullineun gyeongjeok (woo)
The constantly blasting noise coming from them (woo)

이마저 좋아 (woo)
imajeo joha (woo)
I love even this (woo)

‘Cause with my fans
With my label, with my fellas¹

같이 함께 타오르기에 all day
gati hamkke taoreugie all day
We burn through it all together, all day

합리적인 공범 방화범 was fun
haprijeogin gongbeom banghwabeom was fun
Rational accomplices, being an arsonist was fun

무서울 건 없어
museoul geon eopseo
There’s nothing to fear

한 치 앞 fuck off (fuck off, fuck off)
han chi ap fuck off (fuck off, fuck off)
Even if it’s an inch in front of me, fuck off (fuck off, fuck off)

If anyone asks me (asks me)

“Right, 내가 바로 불을 지폈지” (지폈지)
“Right, naega baro bureul jipyeotji” (jipyeotji)
“Right, I’m the one who lit up the flame” (who lit up)

이젠 나에게 물어 choose what?
ijen naege mureo choose what?
Now I ask myself, choose what?

그 불을 끌지 더 타오를지 (arson)
geu bureul kkeulji deo taoreulji (arson)
Do I put out the fire, or make it flare up even stronger? (Arson)

It’s done

나의 꿈도 done 큰 성과도 done
naui kkumdo done keun seonggwado done
My dreams, done, big accomplishments, done

내 할 몫도 done 더 이상은 none
nae hal moktdo done deo isangeun none
My share of the work, done, beyond this, none

과유불급이야 박수 칠 때 떠나는 게 곧 멋
gwayubulgeubiya baksu chil ttae tteonaneun ge got meot
Too much is as bad as too little, to know to quit while being ahead, that’s the style²

내가 불을 켰던 건 나를 위함이었어
naega bureul kyeotdeon geon nareul wihamieosseo
That I lit it up was for myself

세상이 타오를 줄 누가 알았겠어
sesangi taoreul jul nuga aratgesseo
That the world would burn in flames, who would’ve seen it coming?

잠시 식힐 때쯤 보니 내 흔적들이 보여
jamsi sikhil ttaejjeum boni nae heunjeokdeuri boyeo
Looking around as it cools down a bit, I see my own traces

끄기엔 너무 큰불 심한 방화였단 걸 ow shit!
kkeugien neomu keunbul simhan banghwayeotdan geol ow shit!
It was too big a fire to put out, too serious an arson, ow shit!

뜨거워 안돼 괴로워 잠 깨
tteugeowo andwae goerowo jam kkae
It’s too hot, stop, in agony, I wake up

내 이면과 contact 무서운 상태
nae imyeongwa contact museoun sangtae
Contact the hidden side of me, frozen in fear

Nobody can’t, nobody stop, shit

그 불을 끄기엔
geu bureul kkeugien
Putting out the fire,

오직 나만이 가능해 혼돈의 fireman (shit)
ojik namani ganeunghae hondonui fireman (shit)
I’m the only one who is capable of, a fireman in chaos (shit)

Oh, 진압해도 재처럼 어둠의 길일 거라고
Oh, jinaphaedo jaecheoreom eodumui giril georago
Oh, that it’d be like a soot-covered path of darkness even if the fire is put out

Tell myself

한 치 앞 큰 관문 필요한 나의 수
han chi ap keun gwanmun piryohan naui su
A big hurdle an inch before my nose calls for a strategic move from me

돌을 던질 판도 비껴가는 한 수
doreul deonjil pando bikkyeoganeun han su
A move to help me not give up on this game³

Let’s burn, burn, burn, burn, burn, burn, burn, burn
(If anyone asks me (asks me))

(“Right, 내가 바로 불을 지폈지” (지폈지))
(“Right, naega baro bureul jipyeotji” (jipyeotji))
(“Right, I’m the one who lit up the flame” (who lit up))

(이젠 나에게 물어 choose what)
(ijen naege mureo choose what)
(Now I ask myself, choose what?)

(그 불을 끌지 더 타오를지 (go))
(geu bureul kkeulji deo taoreulji (go))
(Do I put out the fire, or make it flare up even stronger? (Go))

It’s done, done, done, done, done, done, done, done
(If anyone asks me (asks me))

(“Right, 내가 바로 불을 지폈지” (지폈지))
(“Right, naega baro bureul jipyeotji” (jipyeotji))
(“Right, I’m the one who lit up the flame” (who lit up))

(이젠 나에게 물어 choose what)
(ijen naege mureo choose what)
(Now I ask myself, choose what?)

(그 불을 끌지 더 타오를지)
(geu bureul kkeulji deo taoreulji)
(Do I put out the fire, or make it flare up even stronger?)

Arson
Arson

Translator notes (credits to doolsetbangtan):

¹ Reference to ‘HANGSANG‘: “With ma label, our stepping stone; With ma fan, thank you; With ma team, always”.
² 과유불급 [gwa-yu-bul-geub] (過猶不及) is a phrase of Confucian wisdom that means to go beyond is as wrong as to fall short. A literal translation of the idiom used in 박수 칠 때 떠나다 [bak-su chil-ttae tteo-na-da] is “to leave when people still applaud.”
³ 돌을 던지다 [dol-eul deon-ji-da] (to throw a stone) is an old slang term used in the game of ‘Go‘ to describe a situation where a player acknowledges that there is zero chance for them to win the game and chooses not to proceed. A literal translation of the above line is “a move to help avoid a game where I’ll have to throw a stone.”

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Korean: Naver
Rom: creamcolorcoded
Eng: doolsetbangtan

BTS · J-Hope

j-hope – Future (Lyrics + Translation)

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J-Hope

Always, I need it too when I said I do

용기와 믿음 긍정의 리듬
yonggiwa mideum geungjeongui rideum
Courage and faith, the rhythm of positivity

Always, I need it too (I need it too!)
When I said I do (whoa~)

미래를 걷는 희망의 걸음 I was
miraereul geotneun huimangui georeum I was
Walking the future, my steps of hope, I was

I was, I was, I was, I was

그래 난 그냥 토박이였잖아 (uhm-uhm)
geurae nan geunyang tobagiyeotjanha (uhm-uhm)
Yeah, I was just a (Gwangju) native (uhm-uhm)¹

I was, I was, I was, I was

춤만 좋아하는 아이였잖아 (uhm-uhm)
chumman johahaneun aiyeotjanha (uhm-uhm)
Yeah, I was just a kid who only loved dancing (uhm-uhm)²

나다워-다워-다워-다워
nadawo-dawo-dawo-dawo
This is who I am, I am, I am, I am

주어진 삶에 대해 감사하는 (uhm-uhm)
jueojin salme daehae gamsahaneun (uhm-uhm)
Being thankful for the life that’s given to me (uhm-uhm)³

나다워-다워-다워-다워
nadawo-dawo-dawo-dawo
This is who I am, I am, I am, I am

지금 가장 적절하고 나다워-다워
jigeum gajang jeokjeolhago nadawo-dawo
It now feels most proper and most me, me

늘 스스로 주체가 되어 싸워
neul seuseuro juchega doeeo ssawo
I always lead the fight as my own boss

결국 내 마음은 멍투성이잖아
gyeolguk nae maeumeun meongtuseongijanha
In the end, my heart is covered in bruises

평소에 다른 옷 입듯 try on
pyeongsoe dareun ot ipdeut try on
Like how I’d put on different clothes, try on

좋아하는 운전처럼 한번 순리대로 밟어
johahaneun unjeoncheoreom hanbeon sunridaero balpeo
Like how I’d do on a leisurely drive, I go with the flow, stepping on the accelerator

내 피가 왜 돌겠어? 왜 움직이겠어?
nae piga wae dolgesseo? wae umjigigesseo?
Why would it be that my blood circulates? Why would it move?

결국 변화하고 영원한 건 없잖아 (ay)
gyeolguk byeonhwahago yeongwonhan geon eoptjanha (ay)
Everything eventually changes, and there’s nothing that lasts forever (ay)

You know, we know, I know

강을 거슬러 오르는 연어가 될 수 없단 걸
gangeul geoseulleo oreuneun yeoneoga doel su eoptdan geol
that I can’t be a salmon to swim against the stream*

Always, I need it too
When I said I do

용기와 믿음 긍정의 리듬
yonggiwa mideum geungjeongui rideum
Courage and faith, the rhythm of positivity

Always, I need it too (I need it too!)
When I said I do (whoa~)

미래를 걷는 희망의 걸음 (go! Future)
miraereul geotneun huimangui georeum (go! Future)
Walking the future, my steps of hope (go! Future)

그저 내 스스로 정할 수도
geujeo nae seuseuro jeonghal sudo
It’s not something that I alone

단정할 수도 없는 것 (future)
danjeonghal sudo eoptneun geot (future)
can just decide or assume about (future)

다가올수록 무섭기도
dagaolsurok museopgido
It’s something that can be scary as it gets closer,

홀로 버티기도 버거운 것 (future)
hollo beotigido beogeoun geot (future)
something that is beyond my own capacity to hold out against (future)

Man, you must go with the flow

그저 흐르는 대로 가보자고 (future)
geujeo heureuneun daero gabojago (future)
Let’s just go with the flow (future)

필요해 보여 나에게도
piryohae boyeo naegedo
It looks like I too would need it

용기와 믿음으로 희망에 건 (future)
yonggiwa mideumeuro huimange geon (future)
With courage and faith, I bet hope on (future)

(Na na na na na, na na na na)
(Na na na na na, na na na na na)
Future

(Na na na na na, na na na na)
(Na na na na na, na na na na na)
Future

그저 내 스스로 정할 수도
geujeo nae seuseuro jeonghal sudo
It’s not something that I alone

단정할 수도 없는 것 (future)
danjeonghal sudo eoptneun geot (future)
can just decide or assume about (future)

다가올수록 무섭기도
dagaolsurok museopgido
It’s something that can be scary as it gets closer,

홀로 버티기도 버거운 것 (future)
hollo beotigido beogeoun geot (future)
something that is beyond my own capacity to hold out against (future)

Man, you must go with the flow

흐르는 대로 가보자고 (future)
heureuneun daero gabojago (future)
Let’s go with the flow (future)

필요해 보여 나에게도
piryohae boyeo naegedo
It looks like I too would need it

용기와 믿음으로 희망에 건 (future)
yonggiwa mideumeuro huimange geon (future)
With courage and faith, I bet hope on (future)

Translator notes (credits to doolsetbangtan):

¹ Reference to ‘Airplane‘: “Gwangju native’s big admiration for aviation”.
² Reference to ‘Path/Road‘: “My steps head to Seoul; I, who started out just because of the love for dance, now stand on the stage”.
³ Reference to ‘Hope World‘: “A life of appreciation for what’s given; A life created by anticipation of life”.
*Salmon hatch in freshwater, migrate to the ocean to spend most of their adult life, and migrate back to the freshwater, swimming against the stream, to spawn. There’s a famous 1998 song, 거꾸로 강을 거슬러 올라가는 저 힘찬 연어들처럼 [geo-kku-ro gang-eul geo-seul-leo ol-la-ga-neun jeo him-chan yeon-eo-deul-cheo-reom] (literal translation: “like the energetic salmon tracing up the river”) by Kang San-eh.

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j-hope – Safety Zone (Lyrics + Translation)

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J-Hope | Jaicko Lawrence

Where’s my safe zone? (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
Let me know if you know (ooh-ooh-ooh)
Where’s my safe zone? (Ooh~ yeah)
Damn

내 20대를 바치며
nae isipdaereul bachimyeo
Dedicating my 20s,

무궁무진한 삶을 살고 있어
mugungmujinhan salmeul salgo isseo
I’m living an immeasurable life

다 보란 듯 응답하지만
da boran deut eungdaphajiman
As if it’s for everyone to look at, I respond, but,

날 돌아보란 듯 커지는 이명
nal doraboran deut keojineun imyeong
as if it’s telling me I should look back into myself, the ringing in my ears becomes louder

세상은 빠르게 변하고
sesangeun ppareuge byeonhago
The world changes fast,

그 순간 다르게 외로워
geu sungan dareuge oerowo
and at every moment, a different feeling of loneliness hits me

괴로워 아군은 없듯
goerowo aguneun eoptdeut
It’s painful, like there’s no ally,

내 삶이 적 적 해져가 Oh my gosh
nae salmi jeok jeok haejyeoga Oh my gosh
my life gets lonesome, oh my gosh¹

발맞춰 살아가지만, 삐걱대 (oh)
balmatchwo saragajiman, ppigeokdae (oh)
Living by keeping pace, but it creaks (oh)

애써 나를 위해 외치는 듯해 ‘Break a leg’
aesseo nareul wihae oechineun deuthae ‘Break a leg’
It’s as if I’m forcing myself to shout for myself, ‘Break a leg’

In my zone, 도심 속 잘 맞춰 사람도 만나지만
In my zone, dosim sok jal matchwo saramdo mannajiman
In my zone, I keep pace with the busy city and even meet people

교통정리가 안 된 차들처럼
gyotongjeongriga an doen chadeulcheoreom
But like those cars stuck with no traffic control

이리 치이고 저리 치이곤 해 (ow)
iri chiigo jeori chiigon hae (ow)
I’d get pushed and hit, left and right (ow)

난 왜 없는데? 어디 가면 있는데?
nan wae eoptneunde? eodi gamyeon itneunde?
Why is it that I don’t have one? Where should I go to find one?

게임마저 잘 보면 안전지대가 있던데
geimmajeo jal bomyeon anjeonjidaega itdeonde
Even in games, when you look around closely, you’d find a safe zone

그래 의미 없이 발만 구르지
geurae uimi eopsi balman gureuji
Yeah, I just meaninglessly stamp my feet in frustration

이건 마치 깡통 Porsche
igeon machi kkangtong Porsche
It’s like a tin can Porsche²

나도 가고 싶은데 where is that mindset?
nado gago sipeunde where is that mindset?
I also want to go, but where is that mindset?

내 심리 속에서도 있기는 한 걸까?
nae simri sogeseodo itgineun han geolkka?
Does such a place even exist in my mind as well?

그 누군가는 나에게 아낌없이 줬을 터인데
geu nugunganeun naege akkimeopsi jwosseul teoinde
I too must have had someone who was my Giving Tree,

잠시 돌이켜보기 위한 내 그루터기는 어딨나?
jamsi dorikyeobogi wihan nae geuruteogineun eoditna?
but where’s the stump for me to sit on and look back for a moment?³

어둠 속 안도의 한줄기 빛은 어디일까?
eodum sok andoui hanjulgi bicheun eodiilkka?
Where’s the ray of light to relieve me in the darkness?

고즈넉한 home? 아니면 저 먼 blue일까?
gojeuneokhan home? animyeon jeo meon blueilkka?
Is it a tranquil home? Or the blue that is far, far away?*

Where’s my safe zone?

왼쪽 오른쪽 go straight?
oenjjok oreunjjok go straight?
Left, right, go straight?

What’s my safe zone?

이곳? 저곳? Or X? (X)
igot? jeogot? Or X? (X)
Here, there, or X? (X)

어둠 속 안도의 한줄기 빛은 어디일까?
eodum sok andoui hanjulgi bicheun eodiilkka?
Where’s the ray of light to relieve me in the darkness?

고즈넉한 home? 아니면 저 먼 blue일까?
gojeuneokhan home? animyeon jeo meon blueilkka?
Is it a tranquil home? Or the blue that is far, far away?

Where’s my safe zone?

왼쪽 오른쪽 go straight?
oenjjok oreunjjok go straight?
Left, right, go straight?

What’s my safe zone?

이곳? 저곳? Or X?
igot? jeogot? Or X?
Here, there, or X?

믿어주는 사람들의 응원?
mideojuneun saramdeurui eungwon?
The cheers of people who believe in me?

(그들도 등을 돌리면 차갑고)
(geudeuldo deungeul dollimyeon chagapgo)
(But it’ll feel cold when even they turn their back on me)

날 이끈 people?
nal ikkeun people?
The people who’ve led me?

(잘 생각해 보면 두려워)
(jal saenggakhae bomyeon duryeowo)
(But thinking carefully, I feel afraid)

피를 나눈 사람도 털어놓을 순 없는 사명감
pireul nanun saramdo teoreonoheul sun eoptneun samyeonggam
Even with someone who shares blood, there’s a sense of mission that I can’t share

요즘은 사람보다 동물이 좋더라
yojeumeun saramboda dongmuri johdeora
These days, I tend to like animals over humans

But 느껴 자멸감
but neukkyeo jamyeolgam
But I feel, a sense of self-despise

임종을 앞둔 노을 같아 (shine, goes dark)
imjongeul apdun noeul gata (shine, goes dark)
It’s like a sunset about to draw its last breath, (shine, goes dark)

밤과 새벽을 달래줄 light (right, for mine)
bamgwa saebyeogeul dallaejul light (right, for mine)
A light to comfort night and dawn (right, for mine)

Where’s that zone?

큰 재해도 피해 가는 나의 green zonе
keun jaehaedo pihae ganeun naui green zonе
My green zone that even big disasters find a way around**

But 이 길을 선택하는 순간
but i gireul seontaekhaneun sungan
But the moment I choose this path,

있기는 할까? 나의 safe zone
itgineun halkka? naui safe zone
will it even exist? My safe zone

어둠 속 안도의 한줄기 빛은 어디일까?
eodum sok andoui hanjulgi bicheun eodiilkka?
Where’s the ray of light to relieve me in the darkness?

고즈넉한 home? 아니면 저 먼 blue일까?
gojeuneokhan home? animyeon jeo meon blueilkka?
Is it a tranquil home? Or the blue that is far, far away?

[JH/JL] Where’s my safe zone?

왼쪽 오른쪽 go straight?
oenjjok oreunjjok go straight?
Left, right, go straight?

[JH/JL] What’s my safe zone?

이곳? 저곳? Or X?
igot? jeogot? Or X?
Here, there, or X?

어둠 속 안도의 한줄기 빛은 어디일까?
eodum sok andoui hanjulgi bicheun eodiilkka?
Where’s the ray of light to relieve me in the darkness?

(Oh yeah) 고즈넉한 home?
(Oh yeah) gojeuneokhan home?
(Oh yeah) Is it a tranquil home?

아니면 저 먼 blue일까? (Ha-ha-ha)
animyeon jeo meon blueilkka? (Ha-ha-ha)
Or the blue that is far, far away? (Ha-ha-ha)

[JH/JL] Where’s my safe zone?

왼쪽 오른쪽 go straight?
oenjjok oreunjjok go straight?
Left, right, go straight?

What’s my safe zone?

이곳? [홉/재] 저곳? Or X?
igot? [JH/JL] jeogot? Or X?
Here, [JH/JL] there, or X?

Where’s my safe zone?
Where’s my safe zone?
Where’s my safe zone, zone?
Tell me if you know, ooh
Where’s my safe zone~

Ohh-hoo-hoo-hoo
Ooh-hoo-hoo-hoo (ha-ha-ha)
Where’s my safe zone?
Where’s my safe zone?
(Where’s my, where’s my safe zone…)

Translator notes (credits to doolsetbangtan):

¹ 적 [jeok] (敵) means enemy, and 적적하다 [jeok-jeok-ha-da] means to feel empty/lonely. So alternatively this line would mean “my life gets filled with enemy after enemy”.
² 깡통 [kkang-tong] (tin can) is a slang term for the cheapest, entry models of luxury car brands. All looks and no substance.
³ Reference to ‘The Giving Tree‘. The Korean title of the book is ‘아낌없이 주는 나무’ [a-kkim-eobs-i ju-neun na-mu], a literal translation of which is a tree that gives unsparingly.
*Reference to ‘HOME: ‘a tranquil, peaceful space of mine; yeah, I remember the time when I used to feel I could do everything’, and Blue Side: ‘Inside my heart, comforting me now, Blue’.
**Reference to ‘Green Zone‘, which used to be known as the safest area of Baghdad.

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j-hope – What if… (Lyrics + Translation)

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J-Hope

(Incoming)

수십 번 내게 질문을 해 Am I really like that?
susip beon naege jilmuneul hae Am I really like that?
Tens of times, I ask myself ‘am I really like that?’

희망, 긍정, 늘 웃는 얼굴의 상태
huimang, geungjeong, neul utneun eolgurui sangtae
Hope, positivity, my ever-smiley face

그저 할 수 있는 부분이라고 생각했어
geujeo hal su itneun bubunirago saenggakhaesseo
I just thought these were things I could do

So my music, my speech, my feel
I made it myself

But 의문이 들어 제이홉에게 물어
but uimuni deureo jeihobege mureo
But, I start to have doubts, I ask j-hope:

‘너라면 네가 말한 부분들을 지킬 수 있어?’
‘neoramyeon nega malhan bubundeureul jikil su isseo?’
‘If it were you, would you be able to keep those words you said?’

어쩌면 내 자의가 아닌
eojjeomyeon nae jauiga anin
Perhaps, it was not my own will

무수한 환경으로 탄생한 나
musuhan hwangyeongeuro tansaenghan na
but those countless environmental factors that birthed me

Ayy, 당당히 비춰 너의 persona Hold up
Ayy, dangdanghi bichwo neoui persona, hold up
Ayy, proudly shine a light on your persona, hold up

(Can I do this?) Let me think
(Can I do it?) Even in this case (what?)

What if, what if, what if, what if
What if I have no hope? (What?)
What if, what if, what if, what if
What if I have no dream? (What?)
What if, what if, what if, what if
What if I have no passion? (What?)
What if, what if, what if, what if
What if I have no vision? (What?)

How you doin’, bro?

요즘은 살 만한가 봐 멋 부리고
yojeumeun sal manhanga bwa meot burigo
It looks like you’re living a comfortable life these days, being all fancied up

너에게 풍파와 시련이란 건 뭘까
neoege pungpawa siryeoniran geon mwolkka
Challenges and trials, what would they even mean to you?

온전한 계단으로만 올라왔기에
onjeonhan gyedaneuroman ollawatgie
Because you’ve only climbed stairs that are intact and sturdy,

그건 모를 수도 있는 거야
geugeon moreul sudo itneun geoya
it’s fair that you might not know what they mean

정작 넌 지금 다 가졌지
jeongjak neon jigeum da gajyeotji
In reality, you have it all now

돈 명예 부 네가 좋은 사람들의 following까지
don myeongye bu nega joheun saramdeurui following-kkaji
Money, fame, wealth, and the following of people who like you

나 자신을 사랑하고 희망을 가지라는 거
na jasineul saranghago huimangeul gajiraneun geo
“Love yourself and have hope”

저 모든 게 박탈이 되고 밑바닥이어도
jeo modeun ge baktari doego mitbadagieodo
Even if you had all those things taken from you and found yourself at rock bottom,

말할 수 있을까 넌? (I wish) Hold up
malhal su isseulkka neon? (I wish) Hold up
would you still be able to say such words? (I wish) Hold up

(Can I do this?) Let me think
(Can I do it?) Even in this case (what?)

What if, what if, what if, what if
What if I have no hope? (What?)
What if, what if, what if, what if
What if I have no dream? (What?)
What if, what if, what if, what if
What if I have no passion? (What?)
What if, what if, what if, what if
What if I have no vision? (What?)

And what if, what if, what if, what if
What if I have no money? (What?)
What if, what if, what if, what if
What if I have no house? (House)
What if, what if, what if, what if
What if I have no car?
What if, what if, what if, what if
What if I have nothing

Can I do that shit?

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j-hope – = (Equal Sign) (Lyrics + Translation)

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J-Hope

우린 서로 갖춰 시선들을 맞춰
urin seoro gatchwo siseondeureul matchwo
We prepare to see each other and meet each other’s eyes

사람 위에 사람 없고
saram wie saram eoptgo
No one is above anyone else,

사람 밑에 사람 없어 Let’s roll
saram mite saram eopseo Let’s roll
and no one is below anyone else, let’s roll

(With love, with trust)
(With respect, step by step)

우린 아직 세상에 무심해 (무심해)
urin ajik sesange musimhae (musimhae)
We’re still indifferent to the world (indifferent)

관심이 필요해 우리에겐 (우리에겐)
gwansimi piryohae uriegen (uriegen)
We need to pay attention to ourselves

변화의 시작은 곧이기에
byeonhwaui sijageun godigie
because a change is soon to begin,

어쩌면 우리의 몫이기에
eojjeomyeon uriui moksigie
because perhaps it’s on us

목쉬게 외쳐도 소리 없는 아우성
mokswige oechyeodo sori eoptneun auseong
Though I try crying out until I lose my voice, it’s a silent outcry

피부로 느끼는 다른 점
piburo neukkineun dareun jeom
That I’m different, it’s palpable¹

정당하게 올라 솜뭉치로 가슴 치며 갸우뚱
jeongdanghage olla sommungchiro gaseum chimyeo gyauddung
Risen to the top by playing fair, I tilt my head in confusion and hit my chest in frustration

세상은 넓고 사람 마음 참 좁다
sesangeun neolpgo saram maeum cham jopda
It’s such a big, wide world, and such narrow minds people have

꼭 같을 필요는 없어도 다른 게 왜 죄일까?
kkok gateul piryoneun eopseodo dareun ge wae joeilkka?
We don’t necessarily have to be the same, but why is it a sin to be different?

나이를 넘어 uh 성별을 넘어 uh
naireul neomeo uh seongbyeoreul neomeo uh
Beyond age, uh, beyond gender, uh

국경을 넘어 uh 어쩌면 모두의 숙제 같은 것
gukgyeongeul neomeo uh eojjeomyeon moduui sukje gateun geot
beyond nationality, uh, perhaps this is homework for everyone

나부터 깨우쳐 차별 아닌 차이인 것
nabuteo kkaeuchyeo chabyeol anin chaiin geot
I should first awaken myself to the truth, that it’s not to be discriminated, it’s just different

편견의 피해자 알아야 해 그건 우리인 것 please
pyeongyeonui pihaeja araya hae geugeon uriin geot please
That the victim of prejudice is no one else but us, we need to know, please

Hate’ll paralyze your mind
Gotta see the other side
It costs ya nothin’ to be kind
Not so different, you and I
Lookin’ for love in a different light
Until we find that equal sign

(Same…) 우리가 쉬는 숨들
(Same…) uriga swineun sumdeul
(Same…) The breaths we breathe

(Same…) 우리가 꾸는 꿈들
(Same…) uriga kkuneun kkumdeul
(Same…) The dreams we dream

(Same…) 삶 속 웃음과 눈물
(Same…) salm sok useumgwa nunmul
(Same…) The laughters and tears in our lives

(Same…) 다 존중받을 품들
(Same…) da jonjungbadeul pumdeul
(Same…) Each and every one of them deserves to be respected

Just a piece to give strength
In the puzzle of our hearts
It’ll all make sense one day
So I’m singing for love in this world~

Ay, come on
Let’s come together
Ooh, ooh~
Equality is you and me

Translator notes (credits to doolsetbangtan):

¹ 피부로 느끼다 [pi-bu-ro neu-kki-da], which literally means to feel something with/through someone’s skin, means to feel something first-hand. Given the theme of this track, I think it’s not a stretch to also read this line as “the (color of) my skin made me feel I’m different.”

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BTS · J-Hope

j-hope – STOP (There Are No Bad People In The World) (세상에 나쁜 사람은 없다) (Lyrics + Translation)

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J-Hope

Right 힘든 게 있어 내 친구에 대해
Right himdeun ge isseo nae chingue daehae
Right, there’s this tricky thing when it comes to a friend of mine

가치관 성격 대립 매일 우정 자연재해
gachigwan seonggyeok daerip maeil ujeong jayeonjaehae
Conflicting values and personalities, every day our friendship is hit by a natural disaster

좋게 좋게 말해도 의문이 드는 reaction
johge johge malhaedo uimuni deuneun reaction
No matter how nicely it’s said, it calls for a skeptical reaction

베푸는 건 내(ㅔ) 쪽 애써 감추려 red sun
bepuneun geon nae(e) jjok aesseo gamchuryeo red sun
Each thinks they’re being easy on the other, trying hard to hide, red sun¹

Please stop, stop, stop stop, stop, stop, stop
Don’t fight, fight, fight, fight, fight, fight, fight

밉고 야속하지만 한 번 더 생각을 해 huh
mipgo yasokhajiman han beon deo saenggageul hae huh
Though I feel hurt and bitter, I think about it again, huh

어떻게 다 비슷하고 huh 어떻게 다 똑같아?
eotteohge da biseuthago huh eotteohge da ttokgata?
How would it be even possible that everyone is similar and everyone is the same?

본질은 바뀔 순 없어 인지해가 be myself
bonjireun bakkwil sun eopseo injihaega be myself
One’s essence cannot change, I come to realize it, be myself

단 한 톨의 믿음이 날 지배해
dan han torui mideumi nal jibaehae
It’s the single grain of faith that governs me

(“There are no bad people in the world”)²

그래 나도 뉴스는 봐 But what’s that?
geurae nado nyuseuneun bwa but what’s that?
Yeah, I too watch the news, but what’s that?

Deadly criminal 정말 사람이 저래?
deadly criminal jeongmal sarami jeorae?
Deadly criminal, can a human being act like that?

짐승보다 못한 인간들의 행위
jimseungboda mothan ingandeurui haengwi
The acts of humans that even animals wouldn’t do

참 더럽더라고
cham deoreopdeorago
It seriously disgusted me

심하게 말해 사람 새끼인가 싶더라고 나도
simhage malhae saram saekkiinga sipdeorago nado
To put it harshly, I too wondered how they can even be considered humans

Wait, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop
Calm down, down, down, down, down, down, down

그래 이건 원초적으로 돌아가 다시 그들을 봐
geurae igeon wonchojeogeuro doraga dasi geudeureul bwa
Yeah, let’s take it back to the origin and see them again

살아온 환경 교육 시스템
saraon hwangyeong gyoyuk siseutem
The environment they’ve lived within, education and system,

나와 다른 부분은 무엇인가?
nawa dareun bubuneun mueosinga?
what made us different?

의지해 보는 거야 하나만
uijihae boneun geoya hanaman
Try relying on it, just one thing,

인간 본연의 모습 그 하나만
ingan bonyeonui moseup geu hanaman
The true human nature, just that thing

Please be right

요즘은 smart 한 세상 But not smart 한 게 태반
yojeumeun smart han sesang but not smart han ge taeban
It’s a smart world these days, but there are too many not-smart things all over

분노의 비대면 회담 희생은 시간문제야
bunnoui bidaemyeon hoedam huisaengeun siganmunjeya
Virtual meetings filled with anger, sacrifices are just a matter of time

불안전한 area So too many viruses
buranjeonhan area So too many viruses
Unsafe area, so, too many viruses

무의식적인 오염 나도 피할 순 없는 거야 이젠
muuisikjeogin oyeom nado pihal sun eoptneun geoya ijen
Being contaminated inadvertently, even I cannot avoid it anymore

Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop
Change our minds, minds, minds, minds, minds, minds, minds

인과법칙에 의하여 세상에 나온 우리
ingwabeopchige uihayeo sesange naon uri
We’re out in this world as a result of a cause

그렇다 한들 일체유심조 우리가 만드는 거지
geureohda handeul ilcheyusimjo uriga mandeuneun geoji
Even so, everything is made of mind, it’s up to us to make³

작은 시작이 큰 발걸음이기에
jageun sijagi keun balgeoreumigie
Because a small start leads to a big step,

세상은 변해 나쁜 사람은 없기에 That’s right?
sesangeun byeonhae nappeun sarameun eoptgie That’s right?
the world will change because there are no bad people in the world, that’s right?

(Ah-ha-ha-ha)

Translator notes (credits to doolsetbangtan):

¹ “Red sun” is a signal/catchphrase that a hypnotist used on TV to send someone into a hypnotic trance (the person would then immediately fall under hypnosis like magic). The term gained traction and became to be associated with hypnosis or the moment of falling under hypnosis.
² Explanation here.
³ 일체유심조 [il-che-yu-sim-jo] (一切唯心造) is an idea in Buddhism that mind and mind only is what determines everything.

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BTS · J-Hope

j-hope – Pandora’s Box (Lyrics + Translation)

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J-Hope

They call me hope
Do you know why I am hope?

판도라의 history 그게 내 born
pandoraui history geuge nae born
Pandora’s history, that’s what I was born out of*

인간에게 주어진 큰 신들의 성심
inganege jueojin keun sindeurui seongsim
The good faith given by the great gods to mankind

판도라가 남긴 상자 속의 한 빛
pandoraga namgin sangja sogui han bit
A ray of light left in the box by Pandora

때 묻지 않은 소년에게 대입
ttae mutji anheun sonyeonege daeip
projected onto an innocent young boy

Till the end 방탄의 희망이 되라는 frame
Till the end bangtanui huimangi doeraneun frame
Till the end, the frame had him become the hope of Bangtan

그렇게 주어진 운명의 수여식 That’s my name
geureohge jueojin unmyeongui suyeosik That’s my name
The ceremony where the fate was given to the boy just like that, that’s my name

신화로 깊어지는 의미와 함께 On my way
sinhwaro gipeojineun uimiwa hamkke On my way
With its meaning deepening with the embedded myth, on my way

(J to the hope

정 to the 희망 Jack in the box
jeong to the huimang Jack in the box
Jung to the hope, Jack in the box

판도라의 손
pandoraui son
Pandora’s hand

하나 남은 희망 Jack in the box)
hana nameun huimang Jack in the box)
The only thing remaining, hope, Jack in the box)

Someone’s light, someone’s smile

Someone’s hope 내 활동들은 someone’s life
Someone’s hope nae hwaldongdeureun someone’s life
Someone’s hope, what I do become someone’s life**

시간은 이름대로 흘러가 someone’s star
siganeun ireumdaero heulleoga someone’s star
Time flows true to its name, someone’s star

내 영혼이 다듬어지며 생기는 모토와 바이브 yeah
nae yeonghoni dadeumeojimyeo saenggineun motowa baibeu yeah
With my soul getting refined, there come motto and vibe, yeah¹

그렇게 제출해 내 이력서 비로소
geureohge jechulhae nae iryeokseo biroso
Like that, I finally submit my resume²

첫 도약 hope world 필요했던 필연성
cheot doyak hope world piryohaetdeon piryeonseong
The first leap, hope world, the inevitability that was necessary

계속 발전을 꿈꿔 ‘What’s my path?’
gyesok baljeoneul kkumkkwo ‘What’s my path?’
I keep dreaming of growth ‘What’s my path?’

‘What do I have to say?’
Just keep on doing my thang

Hmmm 내가 그린 그림
Hmmm naega geurin geurim
Hmmm, the picture I have painted

이 dream은 제우스가 그린 유일무이 큰 그림인가?
i dreameun jeuseuga geurin yuilmui keun geuriminga?
Is this dream the one and only big picture that Zeus has painted?

Hmmm 나를 불러들인 주인의 호기심
Hmmm nareul bulleodeurin juinui hogisim
Hmmm, the curiosity of the owner that summoned me

이건 마치 판도라의 운명적인 criminal
igeon machi pandoraui unmyeongjeogin criminal
It’s like a fateful criminal action by Pandora

그래 겪어보니 세상이 보여
geurae gyeokkeoboni sesangi boyeo
Yeah, now that I’ve lived through it, I can see through the world

인간을 끓게 하는 수만 가지의 고열
inganeul kkeulhge haneun suman gajiui goyeol
The tens of thousands of high fevers that fire people up

욕심 시기 원한 질투
yoksim sigi wonhan jiltu
Greed, jealousy, resentment, envy

복수 또 미움 어쩌면 no reason
boksu tto mium eojjeomyeon no reason
Revenge, and hatred, maybe there’s no reason

We need hope 그게 많든 아님 적든
We need hope geuge manhdeun anim jeokdeun
We need hope, whether there’s a lot or not enough,

우린 뒤로 걸어도 무섭지 않을 벤자민 버튼
urin dwiro georeodo museopji anheul benjamin beoteun
we’re Benjamin Button, unafraid of walking backwards³

앞장서 조금이나마 느낄 수 있다면은
apjangseo jogeuminama neukkil su itdamyeoneun
I stand at the forefront, and if people could feel it even just a bit

일깨워 주고파 각자 숨은 작은 영웅을
ilkkaewo jugopa gakja sumeun jageun yeongungeul
I’d like to let them know that there’s a little hero hidden inside every one of them

이 상자란 우물 안속 frog
i sangjaran umul ansok frog
A frog in a well that is this box***

큰 세상 밖으로 jump
keun sesang bakkeuro jump
Jump out into the big world

재앙을 마주해도 부딪치고 싶어
jaeangeul majuhaedo buditchigo sipeo
Even if I face disaster, I want to run up against it

Jack in the box, uh, look at my title

열어 본 다음 이젠 믿어보는 나의 이름
yeoreo bon daeum ijen mideoboneun naui ireum
With the box already opened, I now get to believe in name

Ayyy, J to the hope

정 to the 희망 Jack in the box
jeong to the huimang Jack in the box
Jung to the hope, Jack in the box

판도라의 손
pandoraui son
Pandora’s hand

하나 남은 희망 Jack in the box
hana nameun huimang Jack in the box
The only thing remaining, hope, Jack in the box

J to the hope

정 to the 희망 Jack in the box
jeong to the huimang Jack in the box
Jung to the hope, Jack in the box

판도라의 손
pandoraui son
Pandora’s hand

하나 남은 희망 Jack in the box
hana nameun huimang Jack in the box
The only thing remaining, hope, Jack in the box

(Yeah!) J to the hope

정 to the 희망 Jack in the box
jeong to the huimang Jack in the box
Jung to the hope, Jack in the box

(Yeah yeah) 판도라의 손
(Yeah yeah) pandoraui son
(Yeah yeah) Pandora’s hand

하나 남은 희망 Jack in the box
hana nameun huimang Jack in the box
The only thing remaining, hope, Jack in the box

(Ya!) J to the hope

정 to the 희망 Jack in the box
jeong to the huimang Jack in the box
Jung to the hope, Jack in the box

판도라의 손
pandoraui son
Pandora’s hand

하나 남은 희망 Jack in the box
hana nameun huimang Jack in the box
The only thing remaining, hope, Jack in the box

Translator notes (credits to doolsetbangtan):

*This is potentially a cross-language wordplay using “born” and 본 (本; pronounced bon), where 본 means the origin or essence.
**Piece of Peace Pt.1: “If I can give strength to someone, can be a light to someone, I wish, I could be a Piece of Peace”
¹ Hope World: “My father mother; I resemble their blood; A baton handed over to me, I run to this motto; this is my own ecstasy; Cheers to my world”
² Hip-Hop Phile: “Writing the resume of my clumsy self, break out from my nameless self and fly over the stage”
³ Reference to ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’.
*** Reference to ‘The Frog in the Well‘, also used in HANGSANG.

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