LOOK AT ME — ALLDAY PROJECT: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync날 향한 시선, it's ALLDAYnal hyang·han si·seon, it's ALLDAYThe eyes turned toward me — it's ALLDAYListen to this line with the translationNo sign-upWhat the song is about
“LOOK AT ME” by ALLDAY PROJECT is a swaggering song about a group who enjoy being watched and are sure they deserve every glance. They flaunt jewelry, a big ride and money that keeps piling up, and they challenge admirers to show they mean it. The mood stays cool and self-assured, ending as if a camera has just started rolling.
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.
날 향한 시선, it's ALLDAYListen from this lineRomanization (as sung): nal hyang·han si·seon, it's ALLDAY
Meaning: The eyes turned toward me — it's ALLDAY
Words in this line- 날nalme
- 향한hyang·handirected at
- 시선,si·seon,gaze
Word for word: Me-directed gaze, it's ALLDAY.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 향한 means 'directed toward' and 시선 means 'gaze', so together they mean stares pointed at her. ALLDAY means 'all day long' but is also the group's name, so it is a pun.
날 바라볼 때, 집중해 넌 뚫어질 듯Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): nal ba·ra·bol ttae, jip·jjung·hae neon ttu·reo·jil tteut
Meaning: When you look at me, you focus as if piercing right through me
Words in this line- 날nalme
- 바라볼ba·ra·bolto look at
- 때,ttae,when
- 집중해jip·jjung·haefocus
- 넌neonyou
- 뚫어질ttu·reo·jilpierce through
- 듯tteutas if
Word for word: Me look-at when, concentrate you will-be-pierced as-if.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 뚫어질 comes from 뚫다 'to pierce' and 듯 means 'as if', so together they mean 'as though boring right through'. Korean puts verbs last, so the literal order reads backwards.
투자금 억대 bet (bet), 뺄 거면 지금 빼 (빼)Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): tu·ja·geum eok·ttae bet bet ppael kkeo·myeon ji·geum ppae (ppae)
Meaning: Hundreds of millions invested, bet. If you're pulling out, do it now
Words in this line- 투자금tu·ja·geuminvestment
- 억대eok·ttae100M-scale
- 뺄ppaelto pull out
- 거면kkeo·myeonif you plan to
- 지금ji·geumnow
- 빼ppaepull out
- (빼)(ppae)pull out
Word for word: Investment-money hundred-million-scale bet, pull-out if-intend now pull-out.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 억대 combines 억 'a hundred million' and 대 'scale', meaning sums in the hundreds of millions of won. 빼 literally means 'pull out', but in investing it means withdraw your money, and bet signals confidence.
생태계 파괴잔데, 아무도 멸종시킬 방법을 모르는데Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): saeng·tae·gye pa·goe·jan·de, a·mu·do myeol·jong·si·kil bang·beo·beul mo·reu·neun·de
Meaning: I'm an ecosystem wrecker, and nobody knows how to wipe me out
Words in this line- 생태계saeng·tae·gyeecosystem
- 파괴잔데,pa·goe·jan·de,destroyer, but
- 아무도a·mu·donobody
- 멸종시킬myeol·jong·si·kilto make extinct
- 방법을bang·beo·beulmethod
- 모르는데mo·reu·neun·dedoesn't know
Word for word: Ecosystem destroyer-but, nobody extinct-make method doesn't-know-but.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 생태계 means 'ecosystem' and 파괴자 means 'destroyer', a boast that she upends the whole scene. 멸종 'extinction' pushes the image: she can't be removed. The ending -는데 leaves the thought hanging with a tone of defiance.
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 가까이 | ga·kka·i | close |
| 눈부셔 | nun·bu·syeo | dazzling |
| 눈뽕이 | nun·ppong·i | eye-glare |
| 말해 | ma·rae | say |
| 뽑아다가 | ppo·ba·da·ga | drawing out |
| 수혈해줄게 | su·hyeo·rae·jul·kke | I'll transfuse |
| 어때 | eo·ttae | how about |
| 어쩔 | eo·jjeol | what to do |
| 언제나 | eon·je·na | always |
| 없네 | eom·ne | there isn't |
| 여유를 | yeo·yu·reul | leisure |
| 오지 | o·ji | come |
| 올라가 | ol·la·ga | climb up |
| 우려낸 | u·ryeo·naen | steeped |
| 위로 | wi·ro | upward |
| 잔의 | ja·nui | cup's |
| 천장에 | cheon·jang·e | on the ceiling |
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Questions about “LOOK AT ME”
What is “LOOK AT ME” by ALLDAY PROJECT about?
“LOOK AT ME” by ALLDAY PROJECT is a swaggering song about a group who enjoy being watched and are sure they deserve every glance.
What does “날 향한 시선, it's ALLDAY” mean in “LOOK AT ME”?
The eyes turned toward me — it's ALLDAY. 향한 means 'directed toward' and 시선 means 'gaze', so together they mean stares pointed at her.
What does “날 바라볼 때, 집중해 넌 뚫어질 듯” mean in “LOOK AT ME”?
When you look at me, you focus as if piercing right through me. 뚫어질 comes from 뚫다 'to pierce' and 듯 means 'as if', so together they mean 'as though boring right through'.
How do you pronounce “투자금 억대 bet (bet), 뺄 거면 지금 빼 (빼)”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “tu·ja·geum eok·ttae bet bet ppael kkeo·myeon ji·geum ppae (ppae)”: that's how it's actually sung by ALLDAY PROJECT, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “LOOK AT ME” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Chaea goes through all 52 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
- ALLDAY PROJECT
- Official video
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