Fighting (feat. Lee Young Ji) (파이팅 해야지) — BSS (SEVENTEEN): meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync눈 감았다 뜨니 해가 중천인데nun ga·mat·tta tteu·ni hae·ga jung·cheo·nin·deI closed my eyes, opened them, and the sun is already high.Play the first verse with translationNo sign-upWhat does “Fighting (feat. Lee Young Ji)” by BSS (SEVENTEEN) mean?
BSS (SEVENTEEN)'s “Fighting (feat. Lee Young Ji)” is a cheerful pep talk for worn-out mornings, when everyone online seems to be doing better than you. Tired people drift around like zombies with earphones in, while the group jokes about coffee, laziness and vitamins and calls bad luck unnecessary. Life is likened to jumpy stocks and an unfinished piece of music, and the song is offered as a light push to keep going.
Key lines
3 lines from the song in Korean, with how they sound and what they mean. The full line-by-line breakdown lives in the app.
눈 감았다 뜨니 해가 중천인데Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): nun ga·mat·tta tteu·ni hae·ga jung·cheo·nin·de
Meaning: I closed my eyes, opened them, and the sun is already high.
Words in this line- 눈nuneyes
- 감았다ga·mat·ttaclosed
- 뜨니tteu·nion opening
- 해가hae·gathe sun
- 중천인데jung·cheo·nin·deat midheaven
Word for word: Eyes having-closed opening sun middle-of-sky-though
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 눈 is 'eyes', 감았다 is 'closed' and 뜨니 is 'upon opening'; together it means 'in the blink of an eye'. 해가 중천 literally says 'the sun is in the middle of the sky', i.e. it is already midday. The ending -인데 adds a sense of surprise that it happened so fast.
파이팅 해야지 파이팅 해야지Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): pa·i·ting hae·ya·ji pa·i·ting hae·ya·ji
Meaning: Gotta shout 'Fighting!', gotta shout 'Fighting!'
Words in this line- 파이팅pa·i·tingfighting (cheer)
- 해야지hae·ya·jigotta do
- 파이팅pa·i·tingfighting (cheer)
- 해야지hae·ya·jigotta do
Word for word: Fighting do-must, fighting do-must.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 파이팅 is borrowed from English 'fighting', but in Korean it isn't about combat; it's a cheer meaning 'You can do it!'. 해야지 means 'should do', so literally it's 'must do fighting'. The real sense is 'we have to cheer ourselves on'.
우린 다 이어폰 꽂은 ZombieListen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): u·rin da i·eo·pon kko·jeun Zombie
Meaning: We're all zombies with earphones plugged in.
Words in this line- 우린u·rinwe
- 다daall
- 이어폰i·eo·ponearphones
- 꽂은kko·jeunplugged in
Word for word: We all earphones plugged-in Zombie
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 꽂은 means 'plugged in' and in Korean sits before the noun as a long modifier: 'earphone-plugged-in zombie'. 'Zombie' is not a horror reference here but an image of people glued to gadgets and oblivious to the world. Word for word it is clumsy; the meaning is a pointed joke about modern life.
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 같지 | gat·jji | like |
| 나만 | na·man | only me |
| 내어보자 | nae·eo·bo·ja | let's try putting out |
| 노래 | no·rae | song |
| 모두 | mo·du | everyone |
| 반복되는 | ban·bok·ttoe·neun | repeating |
| 보여 | bo·yeo | look |
| 부석순 | bu·seok·ssun | BSS (unit name) |
| 불러주겠어 | bul·leo·ju·ge·sseo | I'll sing for you |
| 속에 | so·ge | inside |
| 시작이 | si·ja·gi | beginning |
| 아등바등 | a·deung·ba·deung | struggling |
| 아메 | a·me | Americano |
| 어쩌겠어 | eo·jjeo·ge·sseo | what can I do |
| 옆에서 | yeo·pe·seo | beside |
| 하루에 | ha·ru·e | in a day |
| 힘내야지 | him·nae·ya·ji | gotta cheer up |
| 힘을 | hi·meul | strength |
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Questions about “Fighting (feat. Lee Young Ji)”
What is “Fighting (feat. Lee Young Ji)” by BSS (SEVENTEEN) about?
BSS (SEVENTEEN)'s “Fighting (feat. Lee Young Ji)” is a cheerful pep talk for worn-out mornings, when everyone online seems to be doing better than you.
What does “눈 감았다 뜨니 해가 중천인데” mean in “Fighting (feat. Lee Young Ji)”?
I closed my eyes, opened them, and the sun is already high. 눈 is 'eyes', 감았다 is 'closed' and 뜨니 is 'upon opening'; together it means 'in the blink of an eye'.
What does “파이팅 해야지 파이팅 해야지” mean in “Fighting (feat. Lee Young Ji)”?
Gotta shout 'Fighting!', gotta shout 'Fighting!'. 파이팅 is borrowed from English 'fighting', but in Korean it isn't about combat; it's a cheer meaning 'You can do it!'.
How do you pronounce “우린 다 이어폰 꽂은 Zombie”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “u·rin da i·eo·pon kko·jeun Zombie”: that's how it's actually sung by BSS (SEVENTEEN), not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “Fighting (feat. Lee Young Ji)” explained?
This page explains 3 key lines. In the theIDOL app Sunwoo goes through all 70 lines word by word, in sync with the song; the first verse is free and needs no sign-up.
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- BSS (SEVENTEEN)
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