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그리워하다 — BTOB: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync너 없인 안될 것 같던 내가 이렇게 살아neo eop·ssin an·doel kkeot gat·tteon nae·ga i·reo·ke sa·raI, who thought I couldn't do without you, live like thisListen to this line with the translationNo sign-upWhat the song is about
BTOB's “그리워하다”, named after the Korean verb for missing someone, is about days and then a whole year slipping by while longing for a person who is gone. They try to shake it off, yet the past turns into a prison, daily life is as messy as bed hair, and traces of the one who left are everywhere. Still remembering the outfit and hairstyle from their first meeting, they pray to meet again and plead for a return, even if it ends the same way.
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.
너 없인 안될 것 같던 내가 이렇게 살아Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): neo eop·ssin an·doel kkeot gat·tteon nae·ga i·reo·ke sa·ra
Meaning: I, who thought I couldn't do without you, live like this
Words in this line- 너neoyou
- 없인eop·ssinwithout
- 안될an·doelwon't work
- 것kkeotthing
- 같던gat·tteonseemed
- 내가nae·gaI
- 이렇게i·reo·kelike this
- 살아sa·ralive
안될 것 같던 literally 'seemed like it wouldn't work': 같다 alone means 'be like', but after 것 it softens into 'it seemed that...'.
아직도 내 마음속엔 너 Oh ohListen from this lineRomanization (as sung): a·jik·tto nae ma·eum·so·gen neo Oh oh
Meaning: You're still in my heart, oh oh
Words in this line- 아직도a·jik·ttostill
- 내naemy
- 마음속엔ma·eum·so·geninside the heart
- 너neoyou
Word for word: Still-even my heart-inside-in-as-for you, oh oh
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 마음 means 'heart/mind' and 속 means 'inside', so 마음속 is 'deep within my heart'. The ending 엔 is 에 ('in') plus 는 (a topic marker), and the line has no verb at all. The literal version sounds broken, while the natural one fills in the missing 'are': you're still in my heart.
사실 좀 허전해 넌 여전히 여기 있나 봐Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): sa·sil jom heo·jeon·hae neon yeo·jeon·hi yeo·gi in·na bwa
Meaning: Honestly it feels a bit empty — you seem to still be here
Words in this line- 사실sa·silactually
- 좀joma bit
- 허전해heo·jeon·haefeels empty
- 넌neonyou
- 여전히yeo·jeon·histill
- 여기yeo·gihere
- 있나in·nabe (I wonder)
- 봐bwaseems
있나 봐 is a grammar tail: 있다 is 'to be there' and 보다 is 'to look', and together they mean 'it seems that...', a guess based on a feeling.
또 다시 같은 엔딩이라 해도 너Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): tto da·si ga·teun en·ding·i·ra hae·do neo
Meaning: Even if it's the same ending again, you...
Words in this line- 또ttoagain
- 다시da·sionce more
- 같은ga·teunsame
- 엔딩이라en·ding·i·raending (being)
- 해도hae·doeven if
- 너neoyou
해도 means 'even if'. 같은 엔딩 is 'the same ending', meaning the story would again end in a breakup.
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 가는 | ga·neun | going |
| 가두는 | ga·du·neun | locking up |
| 가버려도 | ga·beo·ryeo·do | even if it's gone |
| 가버렸어 | ga·beo·ryeo·sseo | has gone away |
| 감옥이 | ga·mo·gi | prison |
| 거기 | geo·gi | there |
| 거라 | geo·ra | that (it will) |
| 것이 | geo·si | thing |
| 곳에 | go·se | in places |
| 그렇게 | geu·reo·ke | like that |
| 그리워하다 | geu·ri·wo·ha·da | while missing |
| 년이 | nyeo·ni | year |
| 아직 | a·jik | still |
| 원해 | won·hae | want |
| 지났어 | ji·na·sseo | passed |
| 책임져 | chae·gim·jyeo | take responsibility |
| 하다 | ha·da | doing |
| 하루가 | ha·ru·ga | a day |
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Questions about “그리워하다”
What is “그리워하다” by BTOB about?
BTOB's “그리워하다”, named after the Korean verb for missing someone, is about days and then a whole year slipping by while longing for a person who is gone.
What does “아직도 내 마음속엔 너 Oh oh” mean in “그리워하다”?
You're still in my heart, oh oh. 마음 means 'heart/mind' and 속 means 'inside', so 마음속 is 'deep within my heart'.
What does “너 없인 안될 것 같던 내가 이렇게 살아” mean in “그리워하다”?
I, who thought I couldn't do without you, live like this.
How do you pronounce “사실 좀 허전해 넌 여전히 여기 있나 봐”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “sa·sil jom heo·jeon·hae neon yeo·jeon·hi yeo·gi in·na bwa”: that's how it's actually sung by BTOB, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “그리워하다” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Taejun goes through all 50 lines word by word, in sync with the song; the first verse is free and needs no sign-up.
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