MONSTER — BIGBANG: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
What does “MONSTER” by BIGBANG mean?
“MONSTER” by BIGBANG is about a man begging the woman he loves not to leave him, even as she looks at him with cold pity and fear. Shunned by everyone around him, he says the deepest hurt is that she has become like the others.
What the song is about
Life without her feels like a lifelong prison sentence and an illness that never heals, and the mood is desperate and shaky.
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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 미치게 하는 너란 달Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): nal mi·chi·ge ha·neun neo·ran dal
Meaning: You, the moon that drives me mad.
Words in this line- 날nalme (object)
- 미치게mi·chi·geto madness
- 하는ha·neunthat makes
- 너란neo·ranone called you
- 달dalmoon
Word for word: Me to madness making, one called you, moon.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 미치다 alone means to go mad and 달 means moon. Joined, and with 너란 (the kind of thing called you), they form an image of an unreachable moon that makes you lose your mind. Moon hints both at lunacy and at a light you are drawn to but cannot hold.
넌 알잖아 예전 내 모습을Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): neo nal·ja·na ye·jeon nae mo·seu·beul
Meaning: You know what I used to be like.
Words in this line- 넌neoyou (topic)
- 알잖아nal·ja·nayou know, right
- 예전ye·jeonformerly
- 내naemy
- 모습을mo·seu·beulappearance
Word for word: You know-after-all former my appearance.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 알잖아 is 알다 (to know) plus the ending -잖아, which has no meaning alone but together gives you know this already, don't you. That adds a mix of reproach and plea. 모습 literally means appearance, but here it stands for who I used to be, not how I looked.
너 마저 버리면 난 죽어버릴 텐데Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): neo ma·jeo beo·ri·myeon nan ju·geo·beo·ril ten·de
Meaning: If you abandon me too, I'll die.
Words in this line- 너neoyou
- 마저ma·jeoeven
- 버리면beo·ri·myeonif you throw away
- 난nanI
- 죽어버릴ju·geo·beo·rilwill die for good
- 텐데ten·deand yet
Word for word: You even if throw-away, I die completely and yet
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 마저 means 'even (the last one)', 버리다 is 'to throw away', and as an auxiliary in 죽어버릴 it adds 'for good'. With 텐데 it is not a threat but a desperate 'I'd be finished, you know'. Each word alone is much drier.
멀어진 채로 사랑은 걸러진 채로Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): meo·reo·jin chae·ro sa·rang·eun geol·leo·jin chae·ro
Meaning: We've drifted apart, and love has been filtered away
Words in this line- 멀어진meo·reo·jingrown distant
- 채로chae·rowhile remaining
- 사랑은sa·rang·eunlove
- 걸러진geol·leo·jinfiltered out
- 채로chae·rowhile remaining
Word for word: Having grown distant while remaining, love having been filtered while remaining.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 채로 alone means 'while staying in a state', and the song repeats it twice. 걸러지다 means 'to be strained', like through a sieve. Together they paint a picture of growing distance while real feeling gets drained away.
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Song facts
- Lines
- 66
- Key lines explained
- 4
- Words explained
- 18
- Length
- 3:51
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 가득 | ga·deuk | fully |
| 가버려 | ga·beo·ryeo | go away for good |
| 가장 | ga·jang | most |
| 가지 | ga·ji | go |
| 같아졌단 | ga·ta·jeot·ttan | became like |
| 같지않아 | gat·jji·a·na | isn't like |
| 내게 | nae·ge | to me |
| 때도 | ttae·do | even when |
| 마지막 | ma·ji·mak | last |
| 말아 | ma·ra | don't |
| 버릴 | beo·ril | will end up |
| 보여 | bo·yeo | looks |
| 사라져 | sa·ra·jeo | vanishing |
| 시간이 | si·ga·ni | time |
| 아픔은 | a·peu·meun | pain |
| 이렇게 | i·reo·ke | like this |
| 지나면 | ji·na·myeon | if passes |
| 찾지 | chat·jji | look for |
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Questions about “MONSTER”
What is “MONSTER” by BIGBANG about?
“MONSTER” by BIGBANG is about a man begging the woman he loves not to leave him, even as she looks at him with cold pity and fear. Shunned by everyone around him, he says the deepest hurt is that she has become like the others. Life without her feels like a lifelong prison sentence and an illness that never heals, and the mood is desperate and shaky.
What does “날 미치게 하는 너란 달” mean in “MONSTER”?
In “MONSTER” by BIGBANG, “날 미치게 하는 너란 달” means: You, the moon that drives me mad. 미치다 alone means to go mad and 달 means moon. Joined, and with 너란 (the kind of thing called you), they form an image of an unreachable moon that makes you lose your mind. Moon hints both at lunacy and at a light you are drawn to but cannot hold.
What does “넌 알잖아 예전 내 모습을” mean in “MONSTER”?
In “MONSTER” by BIGBANG, “넌 알잖아 예전 내 모습을” means: You know what I used to be like. 알잖아 is 알다 (to know) plus the ending -잖아, which has no meaning alone but together gives you know this already, don't you. That adds a mix of reproach and plea. 모습 literally means appearance, but here it stands for who I used to be, not how I looked.
How do you pronounce “너 마저 버리면 난 죽어버릴 텐데”?
“너 마저 버리면 난 죽어버릴 텐데” from “MONSTER” by BIGBANG is romanized as “neo majeo beorimyeon nan jugeobeoril tende”: that is how it is actually sung, sound changes included, not the textbook spelling.
Where can I see every line of “MONSTER” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Hyunwoo goes through all 66 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
- BIGBANG
- Official video
- BIGBANG · YouTube
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