CRAVITY
LOUDER — CRAVITY: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync커져가는 떨림 Nobody knowskeo·jyeo·ga·neun tteol·lim Nobody knowsThis growing tremor — nobody knowsListen to this line with the translationNo sign-upWhat the song is about
CRAVITY's “LOUDER” is about giving in to an unfamiliar tremor that swells until the whole group feels fully alive. Heat rises, breath and rhythm pull them along, and they sink into the wave while inviting someone to climb higher with them. Instead of holding back, they commit completely, and the feeling builds into a confident, driving rush.
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.
커져가는 떨림 Nobody knowsListen from this lineRomanization (as sung): keo·jyeo·ga·neun tteol·lim Nobody knows
Meaning: This growing tremor — nobody knows
Words in this line- 커져가는keo·jyeo·ga·neungrowing
- 떨림tteol·limtrembling
Word for word: growing-continuing trembling / Nobody knows
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 커져가는 fuses 커지다 'to grow' with 가다 'to keep going' — literally 'keeps growing', softened to 'growing'. The Korean phrase has no verb of its own and simply sits beside the English line — the link is carried by the vocal pause, not grammar.
심장을 박찬 이 순간Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): sim·jang·eul bak·chan i sun·gan
Meaning: This moment that made my heart race
Words in this line- 심장을sim·jang·eulheart
- 박찬bak·chanthat spurred
- 이ithis
- 순간sun·ganmoment
Word for word: heart-OBJ that-spurred this moment
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 박차다 literally means 'to spur' (as a horse); here it's a metaphor for the heart suddenly racing because of this moment. Taken literally, 'the moment that spurred the heart' sounds like it's about horseback riding, not feelings.
숨결 따라 흘러가Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): sum·gyeol tta·ra heul·leo·ga
Meaning: Flowing along with my breath
Words in this line- 숨결sum·gyeolbreath
- 따라tta·raalong
- 흘러가heul·leo·gaflows away
Word for word: Breath along flows-goes.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 흘러가 clumsily renders as "flows-goes" because it fuses 흐르다 (to flow) with 가다 (to go) into one verb, and 따라 (along) trails after 숨결 (breath) the way Korean particles do. The natural translation smooths this into "drifting along with my breath." Key words: 숨결 (breath) and 흘러가 (drifts along).
파도 끝 편에 널 찾아Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): pa·do kkeut pyeo·ne neol cha·ja
Meaning: At the edge of the wave, I'm searching for you
Words in this line- 파도pa·dowave
- 끝kkeutend
- 편에pyeo·neat the side
- 널neolyou
- 찾아cha·jalooking for
Word for word: Wave end side-at you search-for.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 끝 편 literally means 'end-side,' i.e. the far edge of the wave — an image that doesn't translate word-for-word and naturally becomes 'the edge of the wave.' 찾아 (from 찾다) implies an ongoing search, not a single discovery.
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 거듭된 | geo·deup·ttoen | repeated |
| 거침없이 | geo·chi·meop·ssi | boldly |
| 고요를 | go·yo·reul | stillness |
| 끝없이 | kkeu·deop·ssi | endlessly |
| 날을 | na·reul | the blade |
| 낯선 | nat·sseon | unfamiliar |
| 던져 | deon·jyeo | throwing |
| 뒤바꿔 | dwi·ba·kkwo | flip/transform |
| 떨림은 | tteol·li·meun | this trembling |
| 뜨겁게 | tteu·geop·kke | hotly |
| 리듬 | ri·deum | rhythm |
| 마주하는 | ma·ju·ha·neun | facing |
| 번져가 | beon·jyeo·ga | spreads |
| 새롭게 | sae·rop·kke | anew |
| 속에 | so·ge | inside |
| 온몸을 | on·mo·meul | whole body |
| 올려 | ol·lyeo | raise |
| 휘몰아쳐 | hwi·mo·ra·chyeo | sweeps over |
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Questions about “LOUDER”
What is “LOUDER” by CRAVITY about?
CRAVITY's “LOUDER” is about giving in to an unfamiliar tremor that swells until the whole group feels fully alive.
What does “커져가는 떨림 Nobody knows” mean in “LOUDER”?
This growing tremor — nobody knows. 커져가는 fuses 커지다 'to grow' with 가다 'to keep going' — literally 'keeps growing', softened to 'growing'.
What does “심장을 박찬 이 순간” mean in “LOUDER”?
This moment that made my heart race. 박차다 literally means 'to spur' (as a horse); here it's a metaphor for the heart suddenly racing because of this moment.
How do you pronounce “숨결 따라 흘러가”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “sum·gyeol tta·ra heul·leo·ga”: that's how it's actually sung by CRAVITY, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “LOUDER” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Youngjae goes through all 67 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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- CRAVITY
- Official video
- STARSHIP · YouTube
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