Golden Hour(황금기) — BOL4: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync어쩔 수 없이 하는 선택이 있죠eo·jjeol ssu eop·ssi ha·neun seon·tae·gi it·jjyoThere are choices you make because you have no other way.Listen to this line with the translationNo sign-upWhat the song is about
BOL4's “Golden Hour(황금기)” is a tender promise to stay beside someone whose bright days are slipping away, choosing love even when the ending is clear. She holds a tearful partner close, sails with them toward a faraway light, and treats every fragile moment as love. Quiet, steady and bittersweet, the song settles into acceptance and a gentle farewell.
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.
어쩔 수 없이 하는 선택이 있죠Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): eo·jjeol ssu eop·ssi ha·neun seon·tae·gi it·jjyo
Meaning: There are choices you make because you have no other way.
Words in this line- 어쩔eo·jjeolwhat to do
- 수ssuway
- 없이eop·ssiwithout
- 하는ha·neundoing
- 선택이seon·tae·gichoice
- 있죠it·jjyothere is
어쩌다 is what to do, 수 is a way or means, 없이 is without. Together: with no way out, helplessly.
꼭 껴안고 또 한 번 견뎌내겠어Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): kkok kkyeo·an·kko tto han beon gyeon·dyeo·nae·ge·sseo
Meaning: I'll hold you tight and endure it once more.
Words in this line- 꼭kkoktightly
- 껴안고kkyeo·an·kkohugging
- 또ttoagain
- 한 번han beononce
- 견뎌내겠어gyeon·dyeo·nae·ge·sseowill endure
견디다 means to bear and 내다 means to carry through. Together: to endure until the end.
우린 한배를 타고 바다를 항해할 거예요Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): u·rin han·bae·reul ta·go ba·da·reul hang·hae·hal kkeo·ye·yo
Meaning: We'll sail across the sea in the same boat.
Words in this line- 우린u·rinwe
- 한배를han·bae·reulsame boat
- 타고ta·goriding
- 바다를ba·da·reulthe sea
- 항해할hang·hae·halto sail
- 거예요kkeo·ye·yowill be
한배 means 'one boat' and 타다 means 'to ride'. 한배를 타다 is an idiom for sharing the same fate, so the boat is both literal and figurative.
파도에 몸을 맡긴 채 저 먼 불빛을 따라Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): pa·do·e mo·meul mat·kkin chae jeo meon bul·bi·cheul tta·ra
Meaning: Giving myself to the waves, I follow the distant light.
Words in this line- 파도에pa·do·eto the waves
- 몸을mo·meulbody
- 맡긴mat·kkinentrusted
- 채chaewhile
- 저jeothat
- 먼meondistant
- 불빛을bul·bi·cheullight
- 따라tta·rafollowing
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 거라면 | geo·ra·myeon | if it is that |
| 건네겠어 | geon·ne·ge·sseo | I will offer |
| 걸까요 | geol·kka·yo | I wonder |
| 그대 | geu·dae | you |
| 그래도 | geu·rae·do | even so |
| 기꺼이 | gi·kkeo·i | gladly |
| 눈물 | nun·mul | tears |
| 말겠어 | mal·ge·sseo | will surely |
| 모두 | mo·du | all |
| 사랑을 | sa·rang·eul | love |
| 사랑하고 | sa·rang·ha·go | love and |
| 아무 | a·mu | any |
| 아주 | a·ju | completely |
| 있다면 | it·tta·myeon | if it is |
| 지나고 | ji·na·go | passing |
| 찬란한 | chal·lan·han | dazzling |
| 황금기가 | hwang·geum·gi·ga | golden age |
| 흘리는 | heul·li·neun | shedding |
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Questions about “Golden Hour(황금기)”
What is “Golden Hour(황금기)” by BOL4 about?
BOL4's “Golden Hour(황금기)” is a tender promise to stay beside someone whose bright days are slipping away, choosing love even when the ending is clear.
What does “어쩔 수 없이 하는 선택이 있죠” mean in “Golden Hour(황금기)”?
There are choices you make because you have no other way.
What does “꼭 껴안고 또 한 번 견뎌내겠어” mean in “Golden Hour(황금기)”?
I'll hold you tight and endure it once more.
How do you pronounce “우린 한배를 타고 바다를 항해할 거예요”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “u·rin han·bae·reul ta·go ba·da·reul hang·hae·hal kkeo·ye·yo”: that's how it's actually sung by BOL4, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “Golden Hour(황금기)” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Ari goes through all 29 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
- BOL4
- Official video
- 1theK (원더케이) · YouTube
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