Oneulman I LOVE YOU (오늘만 I LOVE YOU) — BOYNEXTDOOR: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync그날 이후로 난 이렇게 살고geu·nal i·hu·ro nan i·reo·ke sal·goSince that day, I've been living like thisListen to this line with the translationNo sign-upWhat the song is about
BOYNEXTDOOR's “Oneulman I LOVE YOU” is about someone stuck in a slump after a breakup, who can't bring themselves to make music and gives in to confessing love just for one day. They live in a haze of piled-up laundry and messy hair while the world outside carries on, even the cherry blossoms. Songwriting feels like selling off memories, and every attempt at fresh lyrics circles back to the same person. Scorning music as pointless, they still let the feeling slip out, half-ashamed and half-relieved.
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.
그날 이후로 난 이렇게 살고Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): geu·nal i·hu·ro nan i·reo·ke sal·go
Meaning: Since that day, I've been living like this
Words in this line- 그날geu·nalthat day
- 이후로i·hu·rosince
- 난nanI
- 이렇게i·reo·kelike this
- 살고sal·golive and
Word for word: That day after-from I like-this live and
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 이후 alone means 'after' and 로 means 'from/by', together 'ever since'. The ending 고 ('and') leaves the sentence hanging like a sigh. The literal version is clumsy, while natural English just says 'since that day'.
당장에 내가 내일 환생할 리 만무해도Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): dang·jang·e nae·ga nae·il hwan·saeng·hal ri man·mu·hae·do
Meaning: Even though there's no way I'll be reborn tomorrow as someone new
Words in this line- 당장에dang·jang·eright away
- 내가nae·gaI
- 내일nae·iltomorrow
- 환생할hwan·saeng·halbe reborn
- 리rilikelihood
- 만무해도man·mu·hae·doeven if none
Word for word: Right-now I tomorrow be-reborn reason none even-if
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 환생 alone is 'reincarnation', but here it is a wry way to say 'become a new person'. 리 만무하다 means 'there is no reason it could happen', stating total certainty. Literally it reads like a Buddhist treatise.
더는 기타 한 번도 들지 못하고Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): deo·neun gi·ta han beon·do deul·ji mo·ta·go
Meaning: And never once picked up a guitar again
Words in this line- 더는deo·neunanymore
- 기타gi·taguitar
- 한hanone
- 번도beon·doeven time
- 들지deul·jipick up
- 못하고mo·ta·gounable and
Word for word: Anymore guitar one time even lift unable and
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 들다 alone means 'to lift', but with a guitar it means 'to pick up'. 못하고 means 'unable to', so it's inability rather than refusal. 한 번도 literally 'even one time' strengthens the negation.
억지스러운 감동 코드로 변질될 것 같아서 이만할래Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): eok·jji·seu·reo·un gam·dong ko·deu·ro byeon·jil·doel kkeot ga·ta·seo i·man·hal·lae
Meaning: I fear it'll turn into a forced, sentimental cliché, so I'll stop here.
Words in this line- 억지스러운eok·jji·seu·reo·unforced
- 감동gam·dongemotion
- 코드로ko·deu·rointo a code
- 변질될byeon·jil·doelwill degrade
- 것kkeotthing
- 같아서ga·ta·seoseems, so
- 이만할래i·man·hal·laeI'll stop here
Word for word: Forced emotion into code will-degrade seems-so I'll-do-this-much.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: On its own 감동 means 'emotion' and 코드 means 'code', but together they describe a formulaic tear-jerking trope. 변질될 것 같아서 literally 'it seems it will degrade, so' is a soft 'I'm afraid that'. 이만할래 literally 'I'll do this much' really means 'that's enough, I'll stop'.
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 가득히 | ga·deu·ki | full |
| 가사 | ga·sa | lyrics |
| 가사를 | ga·sa·reul | lyrics |
| 감정 | gam·jeong | emotion |
| 곡이나 | go·gi·na | just a song |
| 괜찮을까 | gwaen·cha·neul·kka | will it be okay? |
| 그런데 | geu·reon·de | but |
| 말하고 | ma·ra·go | saying, and |
| 사랑해라 | sa·rang·hae·ra | say 'I love you' |
| 살아 | sa·ra | live |
| 싫은데 | si·reun·de | I hate it |
| 쓰는 | sseu·neun | writing |
| 오늘만 | o·neul·man | only today |
| 웃기지 | ut·kki·ji | funny, right? |
| 죽기보다 | juk·kki·bo·da | than dying |
| 추억 | chu·eok | memories |
| 팔아서 | pa·ra·seo | by selling |
| 후회하면 | hu·hoe·ha·myeon | if I regret |
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Questions about “Oneulman I LOVE YOU”
What is “Oneulman I LOVE YOU” by BOYNEXTDOOR about?
BOYNEXTDOOR's “Oneulman I LOVE YOU” is about someone stuck in a slump after a breakup, who can't bring themselves to make music and gives in to confessing…
What does “그날 이후로 난 이렇게 살고” mean in “Oneulman I LOVE YOU”?
Since that day, I've been living like this. 이후 alone means 'after' and 로 means 'from/by', together 'ever since'.
What does “당장에 내가 내일 환생할 리 만무해도” mean in “Oneulman I LOVE YOU”?
Even though there's no way I'll be reborn tomorrow as someone new. 환생 alone is 'reincarnation', but here it is a wry way to say 'become a new person'.
How do you pronounce “더는 기타 한 번도 들지 못하고”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “deo·neun gi·ta han beon·do deul·ji mo·ta·go”: that's how it's actually sung by BOYNEXTDOOR, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “Oneulman I LOVE YOU” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Hyunwoo goes through all 48 lines word by word, in sync with the song; the first verse is free and needs no sign-up.
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- BOYNEXTDOOR
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