ALPHA DRIVE ONE
BORN DIRE — ALPHA DRIVE ONE: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync전부 제껴 봐jeon·bu je·kkyeo bwaI'll leave them all behind, watchListen to this line with the translationNo sign-upWhat the song is about
ALPHA DRIVE ONE’s “BORN DIRE” is a bold track about breaking past limits and charging down a road of their own. They shrug off anyone who sees them as weak, turn burning passion into fuel, and describe being rebuilt from ashes into something stronger. The mood is confident and driven, a group racing ahead without fear and leaving everyone else behind.
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.
전부 제껴 봐Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): jeon·bu je·kkyeo bwa
Meaning: I'll leave them all behind, watch
Words in this line- 전부jeon·bueverything
- 제껴je·kkyeooutdo
- 봐bwalook
제끼다 alone means 'to cast aside' and in slang 'to outdo, leave behind'; here it is a cocky challenge.
난 안 해 뻔한 step by stepListen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): nan an hae ppeon·han step by step
Meaning: I don't do the obvious step by step
Words in this line- 난nanI
- 안annot
- 해haedo
- 뻔한ppeon·hanpredictable
두려움 따윈 벗어둔 채Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): du·ryeo·um tta·win beo·seo·dun chae
Meaning: I've shed fear and the like
Words in this line- 두려움du·ryeo·umfear
- 따윈tta·winand such
- 벗어둔beo·seo·duntaken off
- 채chaeas is
따윈 means 'and such', dismissive: fear isn't worth caring about.
우린 그저 모른 채 질주해 uhListen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): u·rin geu·jeo mo·reun chae jil·ju·hae uh
Meaning: We just race on without knowing
Words in this line- 우린u·rinwe
- 그저geu·jeojust
- 모른mo·reunnot knowing
- 채chaewhile
- 질주해jil·ju·haerace
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 경계를 | gyeong·gye·reul | the boundary |
| 과감히 | gwa·gam·hi | boldly |
| 깨뜨려 | kkae·tteu·ryeo | smash |
| 끝까지 | kkeut·kka·ji | to the end |
| 나약해 | na·ya·kae | weak |
| 날카롭게 | nal·ka·rop·kke | sharply |
| 넘어 | neo·meo | go over |
| 다른 | da·reun | different |
| 달아오르는 | da·ra·o·reu·neun | heating up |
| 덤비는 | deom·bi·neun | charging |
| 몰아치듯 | mo·ra·chi·deut | like a storm |
| 뭔가 | mwon·ga | something |
| 바꿔 | ba·kkwo | change |
| 보여 | bo·yeo | seem |
| 부딪혀 | bu·di·chyeo | collide |
| 비틀어진 | bi·teu·reo·jin | twisted |
| 찢어 | jji·jeo | tear |
| 펼쳐지는 | pyeol·chyeo·ji·neun | unfolding |
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Questions about “BORN DIRE”
What is “BORN DIRE” by ALPHA DRIVE ONE about?
ALPHA DRIVE ONE’s “BORN DIRE” is a bold track about breaking past limits and charging down a road of their own.
What does “전부 제껴 봐” mean in “BORN DIRE”?
I'll leave them all behind, watch.
What does “난 안 해 뻔한 step by step” mean in “BORN DIRE”?
I don't do the obvious step by step.
How do you pronounce “두려움 따윈 벗어둔 채”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “du·ryeo·um tta·win beo·seo·dun chae”: that's how it's actually sung by ALPHA DRIVE ONE, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “BORN DIRE” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Jian goes through all 83 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
- ALPHA DRIVE ONE
- Official video
- ALPHA DRIVE ONE · YouTube
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