BESTie
Love Options (연애의 조건) — BESTie: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync그 애는 너무 성격 좋아 여자가 많을 것 같아geu ae·neun neo·mu seong·gyeok jo·a yeo·ja·ga ma·neul kkeot ga·taThat kid has such a good personality, it seems there must be lots of girls aroundListen to this line with the translationNo sign-upWhat the song is about
BESTie's “Love Options” is a sassy confession from a single woman who insists her standards for a partner are barely anything. Her list sounds modest, yet it keeps growing, and when friends hint she's the problem, she brushes it off with a laugh. Underneath the humor sits a self-absorbed wish for someone who adores only her, all delivered with a playful, cheeky swagger and a bouncy chant of a hook.
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.
그 애는 너무 성격 좋아 여자가 많을 것 같아Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): geu ae·neun neo·mu seong·gyeok jo·a yeo·ja·ga ma·neul kkeot ga·ta
Meaning: That kid has such a good personality, it seems there must be lots of girls around
Words in this line- 그 애는geu ae·neunthat kid
- 너무neo·muso
- 성격seong·gyeokpersonality
- 좋아jo·agood
- 여자가yeo·ja·gagirls
- 많을ma·neulwill be many
- 것kkeotthing
- 같아ga·taseems
Word for word: That child too personality good, girls will be many thing seems.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 성격 좋아 is 'personality good', meaning easy to get along with. '것 같아' is 'thing' plus 'is like', but together it is the soft 'it seems/probably'. That tail marks a guess, not a fact.
다 있는 거야 다 있을 거야 다 있는 거야Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): da in·neun geo·ya da i·sseul kkeo·ya da in·neun geo·ya
Meaning: Everyone has their reasons, everyone's got something.
Words in this line- 다daall
- 있는in·neunexisting
- 거야geo·yait is
- 다daall
- 있을i·sseulwill exist
- 거야kkeo·yait will be
- 다daall
- 있는in·neunexisting
- 거야geo·yait is
Word for word: All existing it is, all will-exist it is, all existing it is.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 다 means 'all' and 있는 means 'existing', while 거야 is an ending of confident assertion. Alone they sound like 'all exists', but together they mean 'everybody's got something', i.e. there's a reason for everything. The 거야 ending adds a reassuring, certain tone.
돈 조금 많고 큰 이벤트는 말고Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): don jo·geum man·ko keun i·ben·teu·neun mal·go
Meaning: Somewhat rich, but no big events
Words in this line- 돈donmoney
- 조금jo·geuma little
- 많고man·koplenty and
- 큰keunbig
- 이벤트는i·ben·teu·neunevent
- 말고mal·gonot
Word for word: Money a-little plenty and big event not.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 돈 조금 많고 literally 'money a little plenty' sounds odd but means 'comfortably well-off'. 이벤트 is not any event but a planned romantic surprise. 말고 means 'not that, please', a soft refusal.
나를 아껴줄 그런 너면 돼Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): na·reul a·kkyeo·jul geu·reon neo·myeon dwae
Meaning: Someone who'll cherish me — that's all I need.
Words in this line- 나를na·reulme
- 아껴줄a·kkyeo·julwho will cherish
- 그런geu·reonsuch a
- 너면neo·myeonif it's you
- 돼dwaeit's fine
Word for word: Me will-cherish such if-you-are becomes.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 아껴줄 means 'will cherish', 그런 means 'such', and 너면 돼 literally means 'if it's you, it becomes'. Together 너면 돼 means 'as long as it's you, that's enough', which no single word says.
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 나가는 | na·ga·neun | going out |
| 나만 | na·man | only me |
| 남자 | nam·ja | man |
| 다이아 | da·i·a | diamond |
| 닮고 | dam·kko | resembling and |
| 맘을 | ma·meul | heart |
| 모임에 | mo·i·me | to a gathering |
| 목걸이나 | mok·kkeo·ri·na | necklace or |
| 못하는 | mo·ta·neun | can't do |
| 뭐가 | mwo·ga | what |
| 바라는 | ba·ra·neun | wished-for |
| 반지 | ban·ji | ring |
| 별로 | byeol·lo | not really |
| 사람 | sa·ram | person |
| 사랑 | sa·rang | love |
| 살짝 | sal·jjak | slightly |
| 없어요 | eop·sseo·yo | there isn't |
| 이유 | i·yu | reason |
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Questions about “Love Options”
What is “Love Options” by BESTie about?
BESTie's “Love Options” is a sassy confession from a single woman who insists her standards for a partner are barely anything.
What does “그 애는 너무 성격 좋아 여자가 많을 것 같아” mean in “Love Options”?
That kid has such a good personality, it seems there must be lots of girls around. 성격 좋아 is 'personality good', meaning easy to get along with.
What does “다 있는 거야 다 있을 거야 다 있는 거야” mean in “Love Options”?
Everyone has their reasons, everyone's got something. 다 means 'all' and 있는 means 'existing', while 거야 is an ending of confident assertion.
How do you pronounce “돈 조금 많고 큰 이벤트는 말고”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “don jo·geum man·ko keun i·ben·teu·neun mal·go”: that's how it's actually sung by BESTie, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “Love Options” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Bomi goes through all 56 lines word by word, in sync with the song; the first verse is free and needs no sign-up.
Official music video
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Credits and sources
- Artist
- BESTie
- Official video
- 1theK (원더케이) · YouTube
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