Love Lee — AKMU: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync우산 없이 비가 와 홀딱 다 젖어도 좋아u·san eop·ssi bi·ga wa hol·ttak da jeo·jeo·do jo·aEven soaked to the skin in the rain with no umbrella, I'm happyListen to this line with the translationNo sign-upWhat the song is about
“Love Lee” by AKMU is a playful, giddy love song about a devotion so happy that discomfort and small losses stop mattering. The singer would sit through music and food they dislike, get soaked without an umbrella, and shrug off spilled coffee or a lost necklace, even spending everything on the loved one. Honey and bright yellow sweeten the picture, and the title playfully splits the English word “lovely” into Love and Lee.
Key lines
4 lines from the song in Korean, with how they sound and what they mean. The full line-by-line breakdown lives in the app.
우산 없이 비가 와 홀딱 다 젖어도 좋아Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): u·san eop·ssi bi·ga wa hol·ttak da jeo·jeo·do jo·a
Meaning: Even soaked to the skin in the rain with no umbrella, I'm happy
Words in this line- 우산u·sanumbrella
- 없이eop·ssiwithout
- 비가bi·garain
- 와wacomes
- 홀딱hol·ttakcompletely
- 다daall
- 젖어도jeo·jeo·doeven if soaked
- 좋아jo·agood
The ending -아도/-어도 means 'even if', and 좋아 means 'good, fine'. Together: 'even if that happens, it's still good to me'.
눈빛만 봐도 알면서 my loveListen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): nun·bin·man bwa·do al·myeon·seo my love
Meaning: You know it just from one look, my love
Words in this line- 눈빛만nun·bin·manjust the gaze
- 봐도bwa·doeven looking
- 알면서al·myeon·seoknowing already
알면서 literally means 'while knowing'; the -면서 ending adds a teasing 'you already know, and yet...' tone.
한 번 더 같은 것 사준 걸 다시 또 잃어도 좋아Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): han beon deo ga·teun geot sa·jun geol da·si tto i·reo·do jo·a
Meaning: Even if I buy you the same thing again and you lose it again, it's fine
Words in this line- 한hanone
- 번beontime
- 더deomore
- 같은ga·teunsame
- 것geotthing
- 사준sa·junbought for
- 걸geolthe fact that
- 다시da·siagain
- 또ttoagain
- 잃어도i·reo·doeven if you lose
- 좋아jo·ait's fine
좋아 literally means 'good', but here it means 'I'm fine with it, I don't mind'.
누구 사랑 먹고 그리 이쁘게 컸니?Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): nu·gu sa·rang meok·kko geu·ri i·ppeu·ge keon·ni?
Meaning: Whose love did you grow up on to become so pretty?
Words in this line- 누구nu·guwhose
- 사랑sa·ranglove
- 먹고meok·kkoeating
- 그리geu·riso
- 이쁘게i·ppeu·geprettily
- 컸니?keon·ni?did you grow?
먹고 컸니 literally means 'ate and grew'; together it means 'grew up nourished by someone's love.'
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 곁에 | gyeo·te | beside |
| 관계 | gwan·gye | relationship |
| 꽃송이가 | kkot·ssong·i·ga | blossom |
| 날갯짓 | nal·gaet·jjit | wing flapping |
| 노랗게 | no·ra·ke | yellow |
| 누가 | nu·ga | who |
| 눈에 | nu·ne | in the eyes |
| 될게 | doel·kke | I'll become |
| 들어도 | deu·reo·do | even if I listen |
| 뛰어들었어 | ttwi·eo·deu·reo·sseo | jumped in |
| 만들어줘 | man·deu·reo·jwo | make for me |
| 매일 | mae·il | every day |
| 먹어도 | meo·geo·do | even if I eat |
| 목걸이를 | mok·kkeo·ri·reul | necklace (object) |
| 박수갈채 | bak·ssu·gal·chae | applause |
| 불러도 | bul·leo·do | even if you call |
| 어때 | eo·ttae | how is it |
| 이름만 | i·reum·man | just the name |
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Questions about “Love Lee”
What is “Love Lee” by AKMU about?
“Love Lee” by AKMU is a playful, giddy love song about a devotion so happy that discomfort and small losses stop mattering.
What does “우산 없이 비가 와 홀딱 다 젖어도 좋아” mean in “Love Lee”?
Even soaked to the skin in the rain with no umbrella, I'm happy.
What does “눈빛만 봐도 알면서 my love” mean in “Love Lee”?
You know it just from one look, my love.
How do you pronounce “한 번 더 같은 것 사준 걸 다시 또 잃어도 좋아”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “han beon deo ga·teun geot sa·jun geol da·si tto i·reo·do jo·a”: that's how it's actually sung by AKMU, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “Love Lee” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Youngjae goes through all 40 lines word by word, in sync with the song; the first verse is free and needs no sign-up.
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Credits and sources
- Artist
- AKMU
- Official video
- AKMU · YouTube
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