CBZ (Prime Time) (청바지) — BSS (SEVENTEEN): meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync싹 다 갈아입고 나와ssak tta ga·ra·ip·kko na·waChange out of everything and come outPlay the first verse with translationNo sign-upWhat does “CBZ (Prime Time)” by BSS (SEVENTEEN) mean?
“CBZ (Prime Time)” by BSS (SEVENTEEN) is a cheeky song about shrugging off nagging and pressure and living fully in the present. The title is short for 청바지, the Korean word for jeans, which the group wears as a badge of loose, unbothered youth. They grumble about piling-up tasks, after-hours messages and worried parents, then answer with restless, playful energy and a wish to fill the present with youth.
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.
싹 다 갈아입고 나와Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): ssak tta ga·ra·ip·kko na·wa
Meaning: Change out of everything and come out
Words in this line- 싹ssakcompletely
- 다ttaall
- 갈아입고ga·ra·ip·kkochange into and
- 나와na·wacome out
Word for word: Completely all having changed-into, come out
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 싹 alone means 'completely' and 다 means 'all', and together they stress 'every last item'. 갈아입다 means 'to change clothes', not just 'to put on', so the natural English is 'change out of everything'.
맘대로 해 아무렴 어때Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): mam·dae·ro hae a·mu·ryeo meo·ttae
Meaning: Do as you please, who cares
Words in this line- 맘대로mam·dae·roas you like
- 해haedo
- 아무렴a·mu·ryeowhatever
- 어때meo·ttaehow about
Word for word: By-heart-way do, whatever how
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 맘대로 literally 'in the way of the heart', meaning 'as you wish'. 아무렴 어때 reads word for word as 'any which way, how?', but it is a fixed phrase for 'so what, it doesn't matter'.
왜 벌써 안 해Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): wae beol·sseo an hae
Meaning: Why haven't you started worrying yet?
Words in this line- 왜waewhy
- 벌써beol·sseoalready
- 안annot
- 해haedo
Word for word: Why already not do
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 벌써 means 'already' and 안 해 means 'don't do', so the literal gives the odd 'why already not do'. The missing object is 'worry' from the previous verse, which the natural version restores.
오늘 드레스 코드는 청바지라네Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): o·neul deu·re·seu ko·deu·neun cheong·ba·ji·ra·ne
Meaning: Today's dress code is jeans.
Words in this line- 오늘o·neultoday
- 드레스deu·re·seudress
- 코드는ko·deu·neuncode
- 청바지라네cheong·ba·ji·ra·nejeans, you see
Word for word: Today dress code-as-for is jeans, you see.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 드레스 and 코드 are borrowed words that individually sound like 'dress' and 'code' but together form the familiar 'dress code'. The tail -라네 has no word-level meaning; it adds a lively 'so it is, you know' tone that English has to convey through phrasing alone.
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 가득히 | ga·deu·ki | fully |
| 거칠어지는 | geo·chi·reo·ji·neun | getting rough |
| 걱정을 | geok·jjeong·eul | worry |
| 날이 | na·ri | day |
| 눌러도 | nul·leo·do | even pressing |
| 바로 | ba·ro | right |
| 보고 | bo·go | seeing |
| 부숴준 | bu·swo·jun | smashed |
| 사춘기야 | sa·chun·gi·ya | puberty |
| 소개합니다 | so·gae·ham·ni·da | we introduce |
| 우리는 | u·ri·neun | we |
| 이분들입니다 | i·bun·deu·rim·ni·da | it is these people |
| 잔소리 | jan·so·ri | nagging |
| 청두는 | cheong·du·neun | Chengdu |
| 청바 | cheong·ba | jea(ns) |
| 청바지 | cheong·ba·ji | jeans |
| 하나 | ha·na | one |
| 행복은 | haeng·bo·geun | happiness |
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Questions about “CBZ (Prime Time)”
What is “CBZ (Prime Time)” by BSS (SEVENTEEN) about?
“CBZ (Prime Time)” by BSS (SEVENTEEN) is a cheeky song about shrugging off nagging and pressure and living fully in the present.
What does “싹 다 갈아입고 나와” mean in “CBZ (Prime Time)”?
Change out of everything and come out. 싹 alone means 'completely' and 다 means 'all', and together they stress 'every last item'.
What does “맘대로 해 아무렴 어때” mean in “CBZ (Prime Time)”?
Do as you please, who cares. 맘대로 literally 'in the way of the heart', meaning 'as you wish'.
How do you pronounce “왜 벌써 안 해”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “wae beol·sseo an hae”: that's how it's actually sung by BSS (SEVENTEEN), not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “CBZ (Prime Time)” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Taejun goes through all 55 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
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- BSS (SEVENTEEN)
- Official video
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